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  • $12 DIY Miniature Metal Millennium Falcon Model
    May 14, 2013
    This is the $12 laser-cut Millennium Falcon model sold by Strapya World. It comes as two sheets of flat metal, but with enough time and patience, you can turn it into a little little Millennium Falcon. With less time and patience you can turn it into accidentally stabbing you... / Continue →
  • 150,000-Piece Working (It Moves) LEGO Jet Engine
    July 18, 2012
    This is a 152,455-piece, 677-pound, cross-section, cross-legged, wonk-eyed, 1:2 scale LEGO model of a Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 airplane engine. That's the same engine that powers Boeing's 787 but NOT choo-choo trains. Choo-choo trains run on the imaginations of children. It's t... / Continue →
  • Steampunk Wonder Woman & Lasso Of Tesla
    March 30, 2011
    Those...are some serious cans. NOTE: Full-size version HERE in case those things aren't big enough for you already. This is a steampunk Wonder Woman (digitally) painted by deviantARTist papaninja (aka Serge Birault) using his wife as a model because she wouldn't let him use... / Continue →
  • NOT The Model We Were Looking For: Stormtrooper Poses For A Drawing Class
    March 24, 2011
    This is sped-up video of a Stormtrooper posing for a Life Drawing Class. "Who cares." WHO CARES?! There's a hot young lady under all that molded plastic! "You lie!" I do, totally a dude. Still, I took an art class in college once and we actually had nude models. Mostly ma... / Continue →
  • Wonder How Big A Blue Whale's Heart Is?
    March 11, 2011
    This big. Around 1,300 lbs to be inexact. Plus "its heartbeat can be detected from two miles away and a human can fit in its arteries." Not only that, I heard their sperm are the size of jet-skis. Just kidding, I'd still ride on one though. MyWhaleWeb (hey mine shoots webs... / Continue →
  • Do Want: Artist's DIY Plastic Model Of Himself
    January 11, 2011
    Of me. Not of him, weirdo. Fine, one of him too. But if you think I'm not gonna put his legs where his arms should go then TOO BAD. Artist Wayne Chisnall went and made a full-scale plastic model of himself, still on the little plastic danglers (SPRUE) and everything. I'm n... / Continue →
  • A Peek Inside The Plumber: Mario's Anatomy
    September 22, 2010
    Ever wonder what Mario looks like on the inside? Jesus, you're a braver wonderer than I am. But if you have, consider yourself lucky, because here's a peek at the plumber's plumbing courtesy of anatomical artist extraordinaire Jason Freeny. As you can see, there's nothing re... / Continue →
  • 10-Foot Gundam Made Entirely Out Of Those Little Plastic Model Piece Hanger Thingies
    August 31, 2010
    Lookin' good, Gundam. Especially considering you were made entirely out of trash. Haha, your parents lied to you! Now kill them. It took over 250 man-hours to build the RG (Recycle Grade) RX-78-2 Gundam, which measures in at nearly 10-feet tall. Of course, it was built almo... / Continue →
  • Dammit Mario, Stop Stealing D's!: Mario In 3-D
    June 14, 2010
    First he steals all the copper pipe out of my grandparents' house, now he's stealing extra dimensions! WTF, MARIO?! You have an invincibility star addiction we don't know about? Haha, what do you mean you're depressed? It doesn't have anything to do with me and the Princess... / Continue →
  • Computer Modeling: Is This Jesus' Face?
    March 26, 2010
    This a computer model of Jesus' face using information from the blood on the Shroud of Turin to create the image. He looks like somebody I know. The image has been created for the History Channel's upcoming special, "The Real Face of Jesus," which is set to air next week. ... / Continue →