Category: Kit
With maximum Rancor?
Here’s a rather interesting example of cosplay-to-the-max at Comic-Con . . . meet, The Rancor! SFX master Frank Ippolito designed and built this foam costume in less than 28 days, based on references from an original test costume used for the Star Wars: Return of the Jedi production people.
Now you’ve Gorn and done it – Gnome Alone.
If you are one of those Middle Class types who think that garden gnomes are tacky and demeaning then you may want to look away right now – because we’ve only Gorn and done it with this series of Star Trek-themed Garden Gnomes from US retailer Think Geek. Looks great, but I don’t expect to […]
3D printed poison dart pistol.
Inspired by President Obama’s proposed ban on sharing firearm drawings on the internet, this 3D printed poison dart pistol which shoots that shoots 40mm poison-tipped darts fabbed by Peter Alaric is invisible to metal detectors and can be manufactured by anyone in the comfort of home. Isn’t that also known as an air pistol?
Peru’s glass mountain-mounted hotel.
If you thought that meeting the Shining Path guerillas might be the most interesting thing you could do while on holiday in Peru, think again, camper. Because here’s a glass mountain-mounted hotel room via the firm Natura Vive, which you might like to stay in. Or not, as the case may be. I guess that […]
Dino-bike for sale, non-lethal.
Here’s a ride for you if you have a spare $2000 to blow – a dino-bike, custom of course, on sale via that bastion of free trade, Craiglist. Here’s what the owner has to say about this ‘opportunity’. Presenting your chance to be the proud owner of the only dinosaur skeleton that has been reanimated […]
Knight Rider charging KITT! The USB car charger.
US retailer ThinkGeek is now flogging The Knight Rider KITT Car USB Charger – which turns your dash into the Hoff’s original A.I-self-driving vehicle – and more practically, possesses two USB ports capable of charging USB-powered devices. But it’s the signature light sequence from KITT’s voicebox, synced to respond to 11 different audio phrases from […]
Snoopy flies … for real.
Not sure whether to file this under ‘too cool for school’, or ‘too much time on a designer’s hands’, but Otto Dieffenbach has now built a remote control quadcopter that looks a heck of a lot like a flying Snoopy on his dog-house, aka Charlie Brown’s dog in Peanuts. Snoopy even has his trademark Red […]
Star Trek Bluetooth communicator: as in, fully working!
The Wand Company has unveiled its fully functioning Bluetooth Star Trek: Original Series Communicator today at Comic-Con in San Diego. For those lucky enough to be in San Diego, the device can be experienced first-hand at ThinkGeek’s booth (#3351). Using the new product, Trek fans will be able to make and receive mobile telephone calls […]
M48 Tactical War Hammer . . . better than Daryl Dixon’s crossbow?
So, we ask, is this better than Daryl Dixon’s crossbow for the dark days of the zombie apocalypse? The M48 Tactical War Hammer from United Cutlery is the hammer/axe combination! The cast 2Cr13 stainless steel black oxide-coated head can pummel almost anything with ease. The handle features a defensive war hammerhead and a devestating piercing […]
That deaf, dumb and blind droid sure plays a mean pinball.
If you’ve got a spare $10k to toss away and you’re a hedge fund billionaire or Russian mafia oligarch, then might we suggest you could do a lot worse than blowing your wad on this amazing R2-D2-themed home-crafted Star Wars Pinball machine. It’s made by Altar Furniture and as the video shows, has lots of […]
