Category Archives: Toys
Left 4 Dead toys
Custom made action figures. I sometimes think I want to do something like this as a hobby. But I think I’d get beat up if I told the other roughnecks my hobbies include playing with dolls. I got some money … Continue reading
Brains…
1/6 scale zombie attack. I sort of would like to do this. But I’m not sure I can really justify playing with dolls.
Truck repairs
Before I left Georgia, I took the truck to get the yearly emissions test. But the Emissions testing computer couldn’t talk to the truck computer. So I just asked Margo to handle it. Take it to our regular mechanic and … Continue reading
I broke my camera
After almost a year of gallivanting around the world and being dropped, crushed, folded, spindled and mutilated, my Canon SD1000 died. I took it apart and found out the plastic was cracked around where the gears made the lens move. … Continue reading
Mecha Combat
This is pretty cool. Similar to the Tank Combat, but with robots! I think I’d rather them use IR instead of airsoft. Still, I think I need to finish my tank first. I did find a DIY Lasertag system. I … Continue reading
Bicycles
We’ve thought about getting bicycles for each other for a while now, and we decided that this time we really are going to do it. We’ve rented bikes from a bicycle rental place near a bike trail before and enjoyed … Continue reading
Radio Controlled VTOL
I like things like this. Makes me wish I had the time to do it. Or the talent. Or the money. Or the ability to finish things.
Little Bits
These are pretty cool. They remove the hard part of electronic design. It would be neat if this could be used and pushed by teachers into school science programs and try to get more kids interested in electronics in time … Continue reading
The Last Lecture
Amazon pushes a blog to every Kindle. Mostly it is just about what new books have been released or some author doing whatever it is they do. Sometimes, it is really cool stuff. When Randy Pausch died, they made his … Continue reading
+2 Bag of Holding
As I said, I’m not happy with my backpack. I like the Targus, but it isn’t working out so well. After I’ve looked around for different options including these little cubes. But after playing with them in a luggage store, … Continue reading