LEGO Apple Macintosh iPad Stand

It’s a perfect companion for those who love iPad and LEGO bricks. If you’re curious, let’s go on checking the LEGO Apple Macintosh iPad stand. Jason Kinsella and Charlotte Bakken recreated the scale model of the 1984 classic Apple Macintosh with LEGO bricks.

Jason Kinsella and Charlotte Bakken recreated the scale model of the 1984 classic Apple Macintosh with LEGO bricks. As we can see from the images, the Apple Macintosh model features its original design along with nice details, and comes with a opening on the side in order to become a competent iPad stand to hold an iPad in landscape viewing mode for handsfree entertaining. After the break, check out the following demo video. Maybe you can also create an LEGO Macintosh for your iPad Air.

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Star Wars Miniature Metal Model Kits

Apparently not every one can build R2-D2 or Millennium Falcon with LEGO bricks, but if you want to make some models by yourself, the Star Wars miniature metal model kits should be suitable for you.

 This is a collection of miniature metal DIY model kits themed by Star Wars. As we can see from the images, the collection contains four different metal model kits, each one sports an iconic vehicle or character, including Millennium Falcon, AT-AT, R2-D2, and TIE Fighter, and each completed Star Wars model features exquisite details and eye-catching glossy finish. Moreover, each model kit comes with 2 sheets of metal parts, just using needle nose pliers you can easily assemble them into a Star Wars mini model.

Each of the Star Wars miniature metal model kits is priced at $14.99 USD. If you’re interested, jump to ThinkGeek for more details.

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Homemade Life-Size Portal Turret Replica

We have introduced a few Portal and Portal 2 inspired gadgets. But the most impressive one is the following homemade life-size Portal turret replica. If you’re also curious, let’s go on checking.

This is highly-detailed, life-size Portal turret replica made by mydian_nightshade, a product designer living in Arlington. The Portal Turret replica took the talented maker a good 200 hours in his spare time over the course of several months and several hundred dollars for the materials. The life-size Portal Turret replica is about 48″ tall at the top of the egg, and has another 10″ of antenna above that.

As we can see from the images, the replica features subtle details and perfect color scheme from the original turret in Portal and Portal 2 video games. Most importantly, the maker has released the whole making process. If you also want to make a Portal turret model, jump to his page of instructables for further info.

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Kano is all-ages computer and coding kit

While we live in an age where technology is ever-changing, many people are being left in the dust. Computers are bought without much insight as to what’s in them, and people are hoping that sales representatives are steering them in the right direction. Everyone is taught from the top down, and is expected to figure things out on their own.

There are plenty of books, classes, and programs that can walk you through what makes everything tick, but they’re not really fun, and are usually targeted to a specific age bracket.

It almost seems funny that the current generation of children know how to work technology better than their parents, but the big difference is that it wasn’t accessible to everyone when we were young. If you want to actually learn about computers, then Kano is an excellent first step.

Rather than teaching you about how they work, this is a kit that will have you building one. It comes with an 8GB SD card, a DIY speaker, keyboard, custom case, Raspberry Pi Model B, HDMI and Mini USB cables, a smart power plug, and WiFi power-up.

Of course, there are manuals, but everything is presented in a way similar to storytelling. Once you get everything booted up, you’ll be able to learn about coding, and modify simple games. One full kit will cost you $99, or you can toss in $199, and get a kit for a child somewhere in the world.

Seeing that this idea was prompted by a 7-year-old boy who wanted building a computer to be as easy and fun as LEGOs, I’d say this can be a great learning tool for anyone.

Available for crowdfunding through Kickstarter, found via Technabob

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Steampunk LEGO X-Wing and TIE Fighters

We have featured a few wonderful Star Wars themed LEGO creations. But if you like unique steampunk style, the following steampunk LEGO X-wing and TIE fighters may be able to draw your more attention.

Sean Jensen, a skillful LEGO artist used LEGO brick to build the two awesome starfighters from the universe of Star Wars, including X-wing starfighter and TIE fighter, but the difference is that both the fighters feature unique steampunk style, and with exquisite details and matching color schemes, while those iconic details from the original starfighters allow you to easily identify they come from the universe of Star Wars.

Additionally, also don’t miss other Star Wars LEGO creations like LEGO X-wing starfighter and LEGO Clone Turbo Tank

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Make Your Own Portal Gun

You can directly purchase a P-body Portal gun replica on the Internet. Of course, if you wish, you can also following the crafter’s steps, and making your own Portal Gun by yourself.

This is an awesome homemade replica based on Portal Gun, the iconic weapon in the universe of Portal video game series, and homemade by backwards lamb. As we can see from the image, the replica features subtle details and beautiful colors from the original portal gun, you even can see gorgeous light effect.

The maker used various material to build the Portal Gun replica including blue insulation foam, PVC pipes, tube, plastic acrylic shell and more, and all the steps have been released. If you want to make your own Portal Gun, jump to instructables for more details.

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The Awesome Warhammer 40K Space Marine Costume

The Space Marine has come to exterminate orcs on the earth, although they just exist in video games. Want to know how to make the awesome Warhammer 40K Space Marine costume? Let’s keep checking.

Gary Sterley, an artist from Orlando spent about seven months to build the remarkable Warhammer 40K Space Marine costume. As we can see from the images, the Space Marine costume features exquisite details including a fully articulated Power Fist, and realistic coating with weathering effect.

Moreover, the costume stands approx 7ft tall, and all parts are designed via 3D software. Gary has unveiled the whole making process. If you’re interesting, jump to his instructables page for more details.

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Amazing Cyborg Ninja Costume with Motorized Face Shield

You must have had a pretty cool costume for upcoming Halloween party, but if you’re also a fan of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, you may like to check the cyborg ninja costume with motorized face shield.

Mizunohadouken, a member from instructables built this awesome costume based on Raiden, the cyborg ninja from video game Metal Gear: Revengeance. As we can see from the images, the cyborg ninja costume features extremely subtle detail and eye-catching coating from the original character, and the sword and motorized face shield make the cosplayer look really coming from the fast-paced action game.

The cosplayer has released the whole making steps. If you’re interesting, jump to his instructables page for detailed description or check out the following demo video first.

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Awesome Diablo 3 Fan-Made Action Figures

Blizzard hasn’t released its official Diablo III based action figures, but apparently some fans couldn’t wait and made their own Diablo 3 action figures. If you’re curious, let’s go on checking.

Samo Kramberger, a versatile artist from Slovenia created these awesome action figures based on Diablo III, the third installation in Diablo video game series. As we can see from the images, the fan-made figure series contains all the five classes in Diablo 3 including Barbarian, Wizard, Monk, Demon Hunter, and the Witch Doctor, and you can also see the Skeleton King, the first boss in the first episode. All the Diablo 3 custom figures features exquisite details and gorgeous colors from their original design, and those iconic weapons and armor make them more vivid.

After the break, check out these amazing Diablo III figures or jump to Samo’s deviantART gallery for more images.

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Make Your Own Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter Paper Craft

We have featured several cool X-wing starfighter inspired creations, but if you want to make your own Star Wars X-wing starfighter, the following paper craft should be more suitable for you.

This is a pretty cool Star Wars X-wing starfighter paper model made by uhu02, a Japanese papercraft artist. As we can see from the images, the X-wing starfighter paper craft features exquisite details and gorgeous colors from its original design in the universe of Star Wars, it even has an openable cabin door, while the cockpit can fit a mini R2-D2, of course, you can also set the cute droid behind the cockpit as a repair robot. The maker has released all the templates and detailed instructions.

Want to make your own X-wing starfighter? Jump to uhu02′s blog for the templates.

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Lomography Konstruktor DIY 35mm SLR Camera

Lomography has released Konstruktor, the world’s first 3mm do-it-yourself SLR camera. If you want to detailedly learn the internals of a camera or build a camera by yourself, the DIY 35mm SLR camera should be able to catch your eyes.

This is an innovative and unique SLR camera that measures 121 x 33 x 65mm. Of course, as we can see from the images, before building up the camera you just get a creative toolbox full of various parts for a fully working 35mm SLR camera, and it can usually be completed in 1-2 hours, in this process you will begin to understand the intricate mechanics behind the amazing photos you shoot. Moreover, the finished 35mm camera features 0.5m – infinity focus distance, 1/80s shutter speed with multiple exposure and a detached 50mm f/10 lens.

Konstruktor DIY 3mm SLR camera is priced at $35 USD. If you’re interested, jump to Lomography official site for more details or check out the following demo video first.

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Make Your Own 3D Printed SLR Camera

Are you thinking about making an awesome model using your new 3D printer? If you’re an enthusiastic shutterbug, you may like to make your own 3D printed SLR camera.

The OpenReflex is a 3D printed SLR camera designed and made by Bozardeux. As we can see from the images, the 3D printed SLR camera features a unique design, and all parts of the camera body are printed via the crafter’s 3D printers, and assembled together by hand, moreover, using custom designed mount ring the SLR camera is compatible with any photographic lens.

Most importantly, the kind artist has released all files and making steps about the 3D printed SLR camera. If you also want to make an SLR camera with your 3D printer, jump to Bozardeux’s instructables page for more details.

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Build-a-Zombie Paper Craft 2014 Calendar

Want to form your zombie army to infect the whole world? Take a look at Build-a-Zombie paper craft 2014 calendar, these terrible zombies are waiting for you to hire.

This is a very interesting 2014 wall calendar inspired by zombies. The 12-month 2014 calendar measures 12 x 12 x 0.2 inches, and comes with 24 pages in total in order to remind you those important events and dates, of course, also don’t forget to deploy your zombie solider per month. Taking out the pieces of the papercraft zombies in a handy pocket at the back of the 2014 calendar, you can fold them into ghastly paper zombies.

The Build-a-Zombie paper craft 2014 calendar is priced at $14.99 USD. If you’re interested, jump to ThinkGeek for more details.

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The LEGO Adventure Time BMO Powered by Raspberry Pi

No doubt, BMO is a pretty cute character in Adventure Time, but do you know what is the game console powered? Take a look at the LEGO BMO with Raspberry Pi, it may be a reasonable answer.

Michael Thomas, a LEGO artist from Canada built the adorable Beemo with LEGO bricks. As we can see from the images, the LEGO BMO features subtle details and gorgeous colors, but most importantly, the LEGO BMO is also a fully functional portable Raspberry Pi Linux computer. This means you can use the video game console character to watch videos, play games, surf on the Internet and do many cool things because he is BMO powered by Raspberry Pi. After the break, check out the following demo video about the LEGO creation or jump to Michael’s Flickr gallery for his more projects.

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Lumifold is portable DIY 3D printing at its finest

Is your need to create so great that you can’t stand the thought of being away from your supplies? It’s always best to work at home where all of your tools and equipment are readily available, but that doesn’t always suit your situation. Going on the road and not being able to work on projects can be very frustrating, which is why having portable versions of gear is so helpful.

There are a multitude of 3D printers on the market now, but how many of them could you put in your bag and walk off without feeling over-encumbered? The Lumifold is a DIY 3D printing setup that will allow you to print small parts, toys, or whatever may suit your fancy out of a photo-initiated polymer resin. You do need to have all your ducks in a row to be able to use this quickly and efficiently, but the hardest part will  be getting a projector.
Thankfully, they do have an overhead projector in the works to go with this setup, and it is said to cost half than a normal projector. The whole setup with the Lumifold, USB cable, resin basins (which are actually not necessary as you can use a plastic coffee cup), interchangeable tray, and the software will all cost you around $390-400. Of course, you will need to get a hold of resin and the projector still, but it’s a pretty sweet setup. Check out this video to see how it works.

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DIY Vampire Styled Halloween Pumpkins

 Halloween is around the corner. Do you want to add some matching elements in your house? For instance, making some vampire styled Halloween pumpkins.

Mikeasaurus, a member of instructables created the pretty cool Halloween pumpkins. As we can see from the images, each the Halloween pumpkin features a terrible big mouth, and the exposed vampire teeth look like a sharp blade that targets your blood. The skillful crafter has released the whole making steps. If you also want to make these vampire styled Halloween pumpkins, jump to his instructables page for more details.

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The RC A-Team Van Built with LEGO Bricks

We have featured many nice remote control cars made with LEGO bricks, but if you’re a fan of the A-Team, the following RC A-Team van may be able to draw your more attention.

Vimal Patel, a LEGO artist from New Zealand built the awesome remote control car with LEGO bricks based on the iconic van from the A-Team, a famous action-adventure television series.

As we can see from the images, the LEGO version of the iconic van features gorgeous details and classic colors from its original design. Most importantly, the LEGO van is remote controlled so it can perform some lightweight tasks, but unfortunately, the LEGO A-Team Van project hasn’t meet LEGO Cuusoo’s standards. After the break, check out the following images and video about the van.

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Team Fortress 2 Pyro Paper Craft

We believed you have finished the papercrafts of Scout, Sniper and Spy. Need more characters from Team Fortress 2? The following Pyro paper craft should be able to meet your requirements.

Chris Gilman, an artist from Unite Kingdom created the awesome papercraft based on Pyro, one of the iconic characters in Team Fortress 2 the popular multiplayer FPS video game.

The artist extracted the original model and textures from the video game so the papercraft features highly accurate details and colors from its original design. Most importantly, the template of the Pyro paper craft has been released, which contains 27 pages and 259 pieces. If you also want to make the paper figure, jump to Chris’s deviantART page for more details. BTW, the finished Pyro is 40cm tall.

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Star Wars AT-ST Mini Model Made with Popsicle Sticks

You can easily purchase a detailed Star Wars AT-ST model on the Internet, but if you’re a DIY lover, the following AT-ST mini model made with popsicle sticks may be able to draw your more attention.

Popsicle mini models, the member of instructables created the amazing mini model based on All Terrain Scout Transport (AT-ST), one of the most iconic vehicles in the universe of Star Wars. As we can see from the images, the mini model features accurate details, and has two really skinny mechanical legs. Most importantly, the talented crafter just used some general tools and easy-to-access material: popsicle sticks for the awesome mini model.

The crafter has unveiled the while steps to create the AT-ST model. If you also want to make it by yourself, jump to the page of instructables for more details.

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Mass Effect Character Paper Crafts

We have featured many nice Mass Effect themed action figures, but if you like making something by yourself, the following Mass Effect character paper crafts may be more suitable for you.

This is a set of awesome papercrafts themed by Mass Effect video game series, and made by Chris Gilman, the maker of the Pyro papercraft. As we can see from the images, the paper craft set contains 6 iconic characters from the universe of Mass Effect trilogy including Shepard, Javik, Mordin, Tali, Liara, and Garrus. Each finished character model measures over 40cm tall, and features subtle details and gorgeous colors from their original design. Most importantly, the skillful artist has released all the templates of the papercrafts.

If you also want to bring the characters from Mass Effect onto your desktop, jump to deviantART for more details.

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