Gaming

How-To: Cast your own miniatures from a master model

How-To: Cast your own miniatures from a master model

I’ll admit to having wargame minis on the brain this morning. As a commenter on my earlier post pointed out, a cheaper alternative to Shapeways printing of your entire computer-modeled miniature army is to print just one of each unit type, then use the print as a master to make your own mold and cast a bunch of duplicates. Heck, while you’re at it, you might even just print the mold itself. This page provides a set of pretty good tutorials about duplicating miniatures by casting. [Thanks, RichB!]

Nintendo Zapper-controlled pinball

The 24/7 hardware hacking juggernaut known as Jeri Ellsworth whipped up this controller hack for a Star Trek pinball game. You fire a Nintendo Zapper light gun at some IR sensors that trigger the flipper switches. Jeri shows you the simple circuit she used and the operation of the machine. Set phasers to frustration… er… […]

Third-scale pinball emulator

Third-scale pinball emulator

Ryan O’Horo of New York, NY, built this 1/3-scale pinball machine running XP and a pinball emulator. Major Features: Custom Plywood Cabinet 19″ LCD 16:9 Display Speakers with Amplifier Backglass with LED Backlight Wrapped Cabinet Graphics LED Marquee Display Shooter Coin Acceptor Lighted Start Button Joystick and A/B Controls Flipper Buttons with Solenoid Feedback Accelerometer […]