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Recycled Steel Ravage Transformer: An Oldie but a Goldie
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For his day job, Alan Yang sells hand-painted bone China wares, but this robot is anything but that. He’s also one of those Chinese guys who likes to make awesome steel Transformers…, and is part of the crew that made some of those gigantic IRL metallic bots. This Ravage |
October 4th, 2011
Metal Wall-E Assembled from the Scrap Heap He Was Made to Clean Up
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We’re suckers for Wall-E. The little robot from the distant future is just the robot we can stake the future of humanity on. Now, assuming you’ve got the money to spare, you can have your very own Wall-E – in sculpture form.… |
September 20th, 2011
$10,000+ Space Invaders Watch: Drop Down, Reverse Direction and Empty Bank Account!
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This wouldn’t be the first Space Invaders watch I’ve featured on the site. It’s not even the first rare Space Invaders… watch. But it is – for sure – the first one to cost $10,000. Actually, the guys over at Perpetuelle are just guessing at that price. It could be |
June 23rd, 2011
Is Raleigh, NC Building a Death Star?
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The Death Star plans may not be in the main computer, but it does look like they are floating around Raleigh, North Carolina these days. I spotted the first of these mysterious photos over on Flickr and they sure make it look like a junior Death Star is under construction… |
June 13th, 2011
Cylon T.P. Dispenser: Bathroomstar Galactica
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I have no idea what would compel someone to either make or buy this thing, but the sheer absurdity of it made me want to mention it. What you’re looking at, my friends, is what I’m reasonably certain is the first (and last) ever Cylon Centurion toilet paper dispenser. Yep,… |
December 23rd, 2010
Handmade Steel at-at Model Ftw
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Ok, we have a new champion in the race to build the coolest AT-AT model ever. Weighing in at a whopping 40lbs and measuring about 28″ tall, Supertrone’s handmade AT-AT sculpture is built from steel parts, all neatly welded together. Nothing you see was painted on, and all details were… |
May 24th, 2010
Kinekt Gear Ring: the Only Ring a Geek Would Ever Want
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This unique creation looks to me like one cool ring, one of the rare rings that I’m actually interested in, other than the One ring to rule them all. It’s called the Kinekt Gear Ring, and it’s a perfect gift for any tinkerer or mechanically-inclined geek. In fact, anyone that… |
February 1st, 2010
Kingk N99 Phone has a Round Screen and Random Logos
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This mobile phone from China features an unusual visual touch – and no, I’m not talking about that Transformers logo on the front. I’m talking about that funky round LCD screen. The KINGK N99 has a screen that’s unlike most phones I’ve come across in my travels. While it’s definitely… |
December 16th, 2009
The Real Mac Tablet is a Coffee Table [Casemod]
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With all of the buzz on the ‘nets about Apple’s upcoming tablet Mac, I think I’ve got the scoop on the original Mac Tablet. Yvan of Switzerland’s Cosm!k’ Art Deco Team built his Tablet Mac… into a coffee table. The Tablet Mac was built using the brains of an old |
September 5th, 2009
Intricate Movie Icon Sculptures Made From Recycled Steel
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These amazing pop culture art works feature familiar movie and TV characters hand-sculpted from reclaimed metal. The guys over at Art From Steel create over 450 different creatures out of recycled steel, ranging from Wall-E to the Terminator to Gundam and everyone in between. While the small sculptures might be… |
August 19th, 2009
