The creator describes the process of making this explosive LEGO head as “cheering up my BBQ bottle with a little Lego lovin’”. Works for me. Via Instructables.
Star Trek: TNG makeup test reel
Before any show starts filming in earnest they’ll test the look of the characters; different hair styles, clothes and accessories. In the case of Star Trek: The Next Generation this also means different eye colours for androids and visors for Geordi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lvG0jm0B5Y YouTube calls this “creepy TNG test footage”. Do you agree? There’s certainly some […]
Lego StarCraft Hydralisk
The Hydralisk is a front-line zerg. Evolved from the peaceful Slothien, the Hydralisk is a bit slow on the battlefield but burrows to find a tactical advantage. This Hydralist is made out of LEGO and created by Mike Nieves. He’s got a talent but I wonder if he should be creating more of these dangerous […]
A stunning first look at Cyberpunk 2077
It seems like a long time since we heard the news that the Cyberpunk RPG would become a computer game. The developers were the Polish outfit CD Projekt who had brought us the stunning cRPG The Witcher. Now we have a first teaser for the forthcoming computer game. What do you think? Have they captured […]
Is it funny when they die? Roleplayers’ famous last words
“What a useless scroll. It just says HASTUR HASTUR HASTUR over and over again…” “Hey you! Bitch queen of the spiders!” These comic strips are from Geek Native’s 10 week long famous last words Friday. These quotes come from the famous last words archive from GameWyrd which dates back to 2003 and a user generated […]
Fickle fate! Try to win a copy of Glass Thorns: Touchstone
Glass Thorns: Touchstone tells the story of the part elf, part fae, part wizard and entirely rebellious Cayden Silversun. Silversun is a magical performer, a sorcerer of the stage, and he’s trying to build a company good enough to perform in the Royal Courts. You can win a copy of the book, published for the […]
Star Wars helmets steampunk style
Kevin Mowrer describes the process of creating these steampunk Star Wars helmets as a “total blast”. Writing on his blog he says that the Stormtrooper was actually the most challenging to do and that it was son who had the idea for a giant monocle for the eye. I think it makes the piece work […]
Anime in HMV’s BlueCross sale
UK retailer HMV is launching their BlueCross sale today. It finishes at Midnight on the 3rd of February. If you’ve got HMV vouchers for Christmas then I think spending them in this sale would be wise. Hopefully HMV has had a good Christmas, will do well in this sale and will please the bankers that […]
The fantastical Creatures from El
The Creatures from El are the creation of Ellen June. June displays her creations on deviant art. Better stil, you can actually order the creatures from Ellen’s store in craft marketplace Etsy. Via Geek Art Gallery.
Microsoft’s IllumiRoom to hypnotise gamers
This video is for a real life Microsoft research project. IllumniRoom is a proof-of-concept project that shows how the area around a TV screen can be augmented with extra visualisations. It’s really one of those videos you need to watch to fully understand. After all; “augmented with extra visualisations” doesn’t really do the experience justice. […]
