The Marquis is a LEGO construction that hangs from a tripod of plastic pipes. You can see the effect in Peter Mowry’s Flickr. Or you can skip the suspense and see what the 56 inch tall build looks like against a backdrop. Mowry’s giant build reflects what a spaceship designed to be part of a […]
Archives for July 2013
Competition: Win one of three Pacific Rim novels
Pacific Rim is getting early rave reviews; giant mech fight for mankind against the Kaiju. Have you seen it yet? It looks like even the Jaegers, those giant mechs, aren’t enough to fight off the threat but mankind has one last chance – a washed up has-been pilot and an untested trainee coupled with a […]
Short film: The Flying Man
Marcus Alqueres (follow at @Marcus Alqueres) gets a load of credits here; director, producer, editor, story and he financed this himself. The Flying Man is an excellent short film. Is The Flying Man a superhero? If he is then he is here on his terms and they may not be terms we like. You can […]
Steampunk M.O.D.O.K. figure
MODOK aka Mobile Organism Designed Only for Killing is a Marvel villain. He was created by Kirby and Lee and usually associated with AIM. As comic book fans would have noticed AIM was introduced in the most recent Iron Man (3) film. This impressive steampunk MODOK was created by Pack Rat Studios and gives us […]
An art deco style keyboard
This keyboard is called The “Streamline” but it appears on Datamancer a site that uses the tagline; “Prestidigital Datamancery & Paraphrenalic Technofetishism”. I think that latter is far more evocative. Not even sure the heavily used “steampunk” is appropriate. It’s art deco, after all. This reminds me much more of styles we’ve seen in The […]
Portal 2 posters in the Portal style
I think Sam Huckle has done a great job at capturing the atmosphere in the game with these Portal 2 posters. There’s some of the best phrases too; “Are you still there?” asks the gun that would like to shoot you and “It’s been a looong tiime”.
Make your own dinosaur serving dish
Got any spare dinosaurs in the house? You might well do. These toys have the habit of either hiding or multiplying across the bedroom floor. As it happens you can take one of these dinosaur spawn and turn him into a cheeky looking plate for your gaming cookies. Full instructions can be found at Three […]
Savage Worlds Competition: Win a copy of Shaintar – Legends Arise
Ed Greenwood, the guy who created the hugely popular The Fogotten Realms setting, said of Shaintar: Legends Arise; Just paging through the Players Guide makes you want to play, and it’s genuinely hard to create a boring character using this book; everything works together to make your Hero interesting. And that’s even before you get […]
Your very own home made G36 coilgun rifle
This G36 is a fully functional coilgun that uses electricity to fire metal bolts. It feels very much like a weapon from the future. The three lasers making aiming straight forward and the view finder is impressive. The power? It’s not bad and you can imagine how it could be ramped even higher.
What if Disney princesses wore historically accurate outfits
The deviant artist Claire Hummel has taken on the challenge of drawing Disney princesses wearing historically accurate outfits. It’s an interesting redesign project. It gives us a look at alternative, slightly less Disney versions of the Disney icons, a bit of history and plenty of food for thought. I can see the appeal in the […]
