We’re giving away amazing kits from our new Make: Ultimate Kit Guide EVERY DAY — thousands of dollars worth of merchandise, including MakerBots!

To celebrate the release of our latest publication, the Make: Ultimate Kit Guide 2012 (and its companion website), we’re giving away at least one of the cool kits reviewed in the issue each day during the holiday season.
Today’s kit giveaway is the Ice Tube Clock Kit (an $85 value!) Here is Marc de Vinck’s review from the issue:
The heart of the Ice Tube Clock is a distinctive, vintage, Russian vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) housed in a transparent, laser-cut enclosure. The clock features a precision watch crystal, alarm function, and battery backup. The build quality and online instructions are excellent, as is the completeness of the kit. Anyone who stops by my studio is always impressed with the VFD display, and the conversation usually steers towards reminiscing about old radios and VCRs from the 70s and 80s that used similar displays, albeit in not-so-similar laser-cut enclosures.
To be eligible for today’s giveaway, all you have to do is leave a comment below in this post. The entry period for today’s prize will be until 11:59pm PST tonight. We’ll choose one person at random, you’ll be notified by email, and you’ll have 48 hours to respond. The Winners List is kept on the Giveaway landing page. That’s it! No purchase necessary or anything else to do. Please leave only one comment per post. You can enter as many giveaways as you like until you win. This giveaway is for US residents only. You also must be 18 years old to enter (Kids: Ask your parents to enter). See the Kit-A-Day Giveaway landing page for full sweepstakes details and Official Rules.
Important Note: If you enter this drawing, when it’s over, please check the place where you registered to comment (eg. Facebook, Yahoo, Twitter). Some people are winning these kits and then not responding when we send them a message using the available means of contacting them. We want to make sure you get your giveaway!


First! OH WAIT, can’t enter.
YES!
I always wanted to get one of these cool clocks!
‘Twould be cool to win. I promise to look for your notifications promptly!
mmm retro. I like it
What TIME does this giveaway end? :^)
I’ve wanted one of these since I first saw them. Here’s hoping.
these prizes/gifts are awesome.
This would be a great stocking stuffer…. FOR ME!
Want, want!!
Ah.. I was hoping this one would come up for the giveaway.
Looking forward to assembling this…..
time will tell.
This would look awesome at my desk (and keep me on time for things)
O_O I wasn’t even aware these things existed… I may need to pick one up even if I don’t win… You know, maybe.
This would look awesome in my home office!
This will make a nice gift.
Ooo, pretty.
Fingers Crossed
Pick ME!! scomatthew@gmail.com
want!
This would be awesome on my nightstand.
Dovie’andi se tovya sagain.
wow, this is pretty cool
i have tried to build my own Nixe clock from scratch but have had some issue , mostly do to skimping on parts…funds are a bit low with a baby 3 months from being hatched
I’ve wanted this kit for a while now. My old clock has been broken for ages, and this would make a really cool replacement for it!
Oh I need a clock.
Would be perfect. <3
I remember having an old calculator with a VFD display.
I will finally know what time it is.
Looks awesome
please I would love one of these! sa.sean.m@gmail.com
I would love to build this clock.
I was just looking at this on the store’s site!
This would be awesome. And thanks for the kit-a-day, great concept.
Covet!
I’ve wanted to build one of these kits for a long time now. It’d be nice to win one and have that chance over the Christmas holiday.
I love that clock, the blue is so awesome. But was always a little pricey for my pocket book.
Oh how I want this!
Gimmie Cold Hard Time!
this is me! commenting! on this post!
Sweet!
super cool
What a cool idea!
This clock is beautiful.
You had me at the word “vacuum”
This is my entry comment!
Nice!
Yay!
How could you not want one of these!
very cool!
Yes please
Wow, that’s so cool looking!
Ice Tube is one of my favorite rappers and a damn fine actor, too.
I seem to have a thing for creative and unusual clocks. You can help feed my addiction by “randomly selecting” me. :)
mmm, pretty.
Another great project! Very cool.
This looks cool.
OK Sure !
This would look great next to a Nixie Tube date display.
I Love Clocks!
This would be pretty cool.
This is awesome – looks like something from “The Manhattan Project”.
I like clocks, and if you include the word “Russian” while talking about electronics, its all the better!
That would look really nice on my desk!
I like the glow
This thing is awesome!
I’d love one.
I even like the color
Ive wanted one of these for so long
Cool clock.
I would like to win the kit! I love old technology like nixie tubes and VFD displays.
This has been on my wishlist for quite a while.
This is a real time machine, even if it is only the current time.
Need for my lair.
I want one!
that would look nice on my workbench.
Amazing!
Mmmm, clocks
Yeah! Me want!
This is one of the things that I need. Especially since it glows in the dark.
I so want one of these – hope I win
I have wanted one of these for a while!