Squirt gun modding
This Instructable shows you how easy it is to turn a cheap plastic squirt gun into a much fancier, more realistic accessory for cosplay, using faux wood finishing and aged metal technique. Steampunk Pirate Gun Mod – Link
Toys and Games
Make An Xbox360 Arcade Joystick
Here is a step-by-step tutorial for converting a Street Fighter arcade-style joystick controller to work with your Xbox360. Although they started with a Street Fighter joystick, which you most likely don’t have, the pictures of the Xbox controller ripped apart are all labeled. This should definitely help you get a jump start on your own […]
Rayguns from lamp shades
Personally, I find the Indy Mogul/Backyard FX videos a lot of smoke with little heat or fire, but YMMV. Here they make some retro rayguns from junkshop parts. Retro Ray Guns – [via] Link
LEGO Millennium Falcon build in time-lapse
Boing Boing Gadget’s Joel Johnson celebrates 50 years of LEGO by tackling the Ultimate Collectors Millennium Falcon LEGO set, the biggest building set LEGO has ever produced. The results are a furry of time-lapsed bricking to some great bleep music. While on BBtv, also check out the coverage of the recent Crucible fire-themed fashion show. […]
Film Can Cannon
Aah, explosive thermodynamics have a special way of bringing father and son closer together. Example – This utilitarian film can launcher Make Flickr member kthxema built with his son Andy. See kids? There’s that parental supervision we’re always talking about! – Link further instructions –Link Related: (non-combustible) Film Can Cannon –Link
Office supply trebuchet
From the MAKE Flickr pool, a desktop trebuchet made from coffee stirring sticks, paper clips, string, zip ties, etc. Office Supply Trebuchet – Link Related: Lazyperson’s Kaden Harris – Link The Eccentric Cubicle: The Philosophy of Improvisational Fabrication – Link From The Maker Store: Eccentric Cubicle by Kaden Harris Price: $29.99 Buy: Maker store – […]
Homebrew toy blaster
Steve writes – I am learning about electronics by building a toy laser gun. This is the sound and light effects circuitry in development. The top board has a 555 monostable timer, which turns on a bright red LED, a laser, and the sound effect. It also triggers a second board, which has 555 oscillator […]
