If you’ve ever heard about or seen Tamiya’s models, kits and learning products you’re in for a treat! MAKE visited the 9th annual Tamiya fair in Japan! From the Wikipedia: Tamiya Incorporated (æ ªå¼ä¼šç¤¾ã‚¿ãƒŸãƒ¤, Kabushiki gaisha Tamiya?) is a Japanese manufacturer of plastic model kits, radio controlled cars, battery- and solar-powered educational models, sailboat models, acrylic […]
The Museum of London is having a holiday Party on December 6th until 9pm. Enjoy chamber choir Christmas carols and Klezmer music celebrating the second day of Chanukah while you: “shop for unique gifts for yourself or loved ones. The cream of London’s design talent are coming together to sell their stunning work; from Timothy […]
Roboexotica opened last night with the best party ever. 40 gallons of alchohol were spilled, the fire department was called in and a good time was had by all. Roboexotica showcases innovative coctail robots from around the world. It’s also a great excuse to get some daring and innovative minds in the same room to […]
MAKE will be visiting Gakken, the famous Japanese kit makers. Every time we post one of these kits everyone goes nuts in the comments trying to figure out where to buy them and it’s usually impossible or very expensive. Today I will see if we can arrange for the kits to be in the Maker […]
Another stop on the MAKE tour was the Tsukiji fish market, it’s one of the largest in the world and it’s pretty crazy. You need to arrive before 4am to get a really good experience. There are hundreds of old-style bicycle with roller type brakes, I’m not sure why but they were all the same […]
Here are some of the photos from our visit to Akihabara as known as “electric town”. While there are tons of new electronics stores the real fun was the hundreds of parts shops crammed in to massive buildings. We picked up some rare parts which usually are impossible to find elsewhere or are 10 times […]
Paul Badger, creator of the Arduino-compatible Bare Bones Board, is speaking at tonight’s Providence Geek Dinner. Come early (4:30pm), build a Bare Bones Board (kits will be available for $15, and we’ll have soldering stations on hand and knowledgeable people around to help you if you’re new to this), and get a chance to win […]
