In this video the Backyard Scientist uses every day items to build a series of rifles. Are they powerful? By the time the video finishes we’re able to launch golf balls further than the video can track and we’re blasting holes in beer cans. Also; pretty blue flame. If you want to build one of […]
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Game of Thrones art from Kay Huang
Titan of Braavos. Kay Huang is an illustrator and concept artist based in China. You can (and should) check out his full gallery over at Deviant Art. I’m sharing some of his Game of Thrones as they’re among my favourites. There is a mix of book and TV show inspiration here. Cold Hands The War […]
Short film: Death and the Robot
A stop-motion animation in which a bored robot and an equally bored Death are the last two people left on the world. There are plants, here and there, but Death has the habit of killing them off. Fate brings the two together. Death and the Robot was directed and animated by Austin Taylor, written and […]
A Guide to Surviving Your First Anime Convention [infographic]
London Comic Con is this weekend. Uh-oh! There’s also the first national rail strike in 20 years with some parts of the UK entirely without rail coverage the following day. Here’s some tips on how to cope. Keep an eye on the official MCM London page Join the MCM Expo group on Facebook Download a […]
Cersei Lannister as Slave Leia cosplay
Long blonde hair, a wine glass in her hand and carefully perched on a velvet padded chair. Sounds like Cersei Lannister, right? Hold up. Swap in a Slave Leia bikini and all of a sudden you’ve a daring cosplay that strides across geek favourites. That’s what AlyCat has managed to do with these two fan […]
Luzbel d’Auvergne is Red Sonja
A great cosplay submission from Luzbel d’Auvergne as Red Sonya. You can see more of Luzbel at her Facebook Page and check out the work of photographer Dani Diaz at his. Sonja first appeared back in 1973, created by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith after they were inspired by Robert E. Howard’s charater “Red Sonya […]
Life-sized Mad Max motorcycle sculpture
[Show me moar!] This giant motorcycle model is some 55″h x 94″L x 33″w and was created by American sculptor Bruce Gray. The cycle was made from heavy steel objects the artist found; including railroad gears and the remains of a BMW R75/5. This feels entirely Mad Max to me. The creation is a TV […]
9 of the best Resistance Ingress t-shirts
Play Ingress? Want to show your loyalty to the Resistance? Geek Native’s looked through a bunch of tee sites and found 9 of the best Resistance t-shirts on RedBubble. Ingress: Dragon By Precociousmouse [I want this one] Ingress Resist Portal By Mstrlargo [Show me the Tee] Smurfs On Tour, Birmingham By Precociousmouse [Make this mine] […]
Poster: Alien
This remarkable poster is the work of Joshua Budich. It’s well worth checking out his site. Here’s an artist that’s born to illustrate. You can find him on Facebook and Instagram too. There’s plenty of art on the latter. A Xenomorph like this hanging on the wall of your gaming den is sure to be […]
Can a bedside lamp be cute?
[I want this] This Big Hero 6 Baymax USB nightlight is super cute. This Baymax will do a number of things; brightness controls at 25%, 50% and 75% plus a fade out mode, breathing mode, flash mode and even a soothing sleep mode. Nightlights don’t often let you move their head and hands but you […]
