Crafts

In Real Life

How Tall Is Link? If This Life-Size Papercraft Is Any Indication, He’s 5’5″

3:00AM September 18, 2011 | Owen Good

Requiring more than 200 pages, 12 hours of work per day for a solid month, and what must have been gallons of printer ink, is this jaw-dropping life-size papercraft Link that the artist Michaela M. completed this week. Yes, she has a template for those with the time and the patience to try to re-create her masterpiece. More »

PC

The Talking Wheatley Puppet Overcomes Valve’s Design Flaws

4:00AM August 11, 2011 | Mike Fahey

During the creator’s commentary in Portal 2, Valve animator Richard Lord called the eye portion of loveable personality sphere Wheatley’s design a physical impossibility. Cosplayer Furin’s talking Wheatley puppet seems to have done well enough. More »

In Real Life

Nintendo: It’s For Dresses, Now

12:00PM August 4, 2011 | Owen Good

Honey, if I bought this for you, would you wear it for me? This Game Boy-themed tube dress costs about as much as the original device — $US70. It’s made by HereandThereVintage and available on Etsy. More »

In Real Life

Show Her You Love Her With A Pus-Filled Zombie

3:20AM May 26, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Women love jewellery. Women love large, shambling, goo-filled undead creatures. Combine the two and you’ve got a one-way ticket to a night of messy romance, thanks to this charming Left 4 Dead Boomer necklace. More »

In Real Life

This Coffee Table Is A Giant Working Nintendo Controller

2:40AM April 12, 2011 | Mike Fahey

The original Nintendo Entertainment System controller is a thing of beauty, an exercise in simple elegance and efficiency. Apparently that’s exactly what Reddit user Cybergern’s friend Jocke was looking for in a coffee table, so he built this. More »

In Real Life

Five-Inch Space Invaders Doesn’t Have To Compensate For Anything

6:00AM March 6, 2011 | Owen Good

This acrylic Space Invaders coin bank is just five inches tall, etched on 3 mm acrylic using a laser cutter hobby kit. By Thingiverse contributor Krusty, who designed the patterns himself and has posted them, and instructions, on the site. [Seen via Craziest Gadgets, thanks Paul.] More »

In Real Life

Scare Yourself To Sleep With This Dead Space Night Light

9:00AM February 27, 2011 | Owen Good

Dead Space 2 Isaac Clarke Lamp, by DeviantArt’s TeamLando. Sculpted for a contest and a friend, says the Lando bros. “Nothing fancy, just super sculpey, acrylic paint and LED-shoelaces, with 70 hours worth of batteries in the back,” say the creators. More »

In Real Life

The T-Virus Makes For A Charming Specimen

3:30PM February 19, 2011 | Owen Good

Resident Evil T-Virus charm. “The vial is about 1 and a quarter inches long… filled with my special, homemade, crystal clear goo, which has a few tiny real bubbles suspended in them to give the charm a more futuristic look to it. It has a double helix design embedded inside that almost seems to glow in the light.” As seen on Wasabi Sunshine.

In Real Life

Piranha Plant Scarf Will Keep You Warmer Than A Fire Flower

3:00PM January 21, 2011 | Owen Good

Custom piranha plant scarf by An Enemy Airship, whose work we’ve featured before. Though this item is not available in her Etsy shop, she has supplied the pattern if you’re a knitter. Seen via Hot Blooded Gaming More »

In Real Life

These LEGO Brick Birds Are Angrier Than Ever

7:20AM January 19, 2011 | Mike Fahey

LEGO artisan Tsang Yiu Keung has discovered the secret to success in Rovio’s ridiculously popular Angry Birds: If throwing birds doesn’t stop the pigs, throw bricks instead. More »