The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
I did a massive double take when I saw this jaw-dropping model on Dinosaurs and Robots. “Wait, that’s a Leman Russ battle tank! From Warhammer 40K!,” I squealed to myself. Warhammer 40,000 is the “dark gothic sci-fi” tabletop wargame that almost put me in the poorhouse a few years back. One of the coolest things […]
This cool-looking GameGrip for iPhone came out today in Japan from Trinity, a company that makes lots of cool-looking accessories for Apple products
With the weather getting nicer every day, it’s time to get out the toys, and a perfect time to revisit a great project from back in CRAFT Volume 08: DIY Stilts! Written by veteran stilters Molly Graber and Chris Merrick, this project shows you how to use a pair of your own shoes, along with […]
Here’s a robo-blimp that some students at Colorado State University designed. They score points just for coming up with the name infraLED Zeppelin. The article includes PDF build instructions and a complete parts list. Gadget Freak Case 139: The Autonomous Blimp [Thanks, Phillip!]
MAKE HQ reports that they had a nice turnout and a fine time this past weekend at Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo. Our compadre Kent Barnes took these photos and has more in his photostream. It was a great opportunity to reach out to people who might otherwise not have previous exposure to MAKE. […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Joining the modular forces of Arduino and Lego, Greg and Rael built the above-seen motor shield with a convenient plastic brick interface. Head over to Flickr for more project pics. In the Maker Shed: MotorShield for Arduino Kit
From the MAKE Flickr pool Andy posted pics of this here classically styled elastic launcher with a tung oil/selective stain finish. He notes it’s still a work in progress – either way, looks pretty darn ‘snappy’ as is.
