Every reported fact about this model is more amazing than the last: It was begun in 1986, when much information about the Hind was still protected by the Soviet Union...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Tuesday October 11th, 2011 6:00 AM
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This classic Warhammer 40,000-style wargaming model is actually the work of the Games Workshop studio team, and was produced for an example battle in GW’s 2007 Apocalypse rulebook. Individual modelers,...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday October 10th, 2011 9:00 AM
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On September 30, Derek Deville's Qu8k (pronounced "Quake") rocket blasted off from the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, screaming to an altitude of 121,000' It was returned safely to earth...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Sunday October 9th, 2011 6:30 PM
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Sixteen feet long, five feet wide, and four feet tall, this 1/72 replica of the US Navy’s "Big E" represents nineteen years of builder Gabriel Suryani’s hobby, and has been...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday October 7th, 2011 9:18 AM
Categories: Art & Design, Craft, Energy | 4 Comments
We've been enjoying all of our themes and Skill Builder series this year, but many of us are particularly excited by this month: Hobby How-Tos. All of us being kids...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Thursday October 6th, 2011 3:30 PM
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Amazing scratch-built steampunky/WH40K-like retro sci-fi models, built with kinder eggs, straws, and bits o’ fluff. Kinder Krieger Mark II
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Monday November 29th, 2010 9:31 PM
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I really could’t tell you why Make: Online runs so many Rubik’s cube posts. Maybe it’s because the cube is an iconic toy, or because of the intellectual, math-focused challenge....
Posted by John Baichtal | Tuesday November 23rd, 2010 4:28 PM
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Shown above is a small sample of Justin Michell's meticulously-documented dice collection over at Kevin Cook's DiceCollector.com. Justin's is one of six collections, besides Kevin's own, hosted at the site,...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday November 22nd, 2010 2:44 PM
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Never underestimate the ingenuity of a true fan. Lego is selling blind packs of collectable minifigs, the idea being you’ll have to buy lots of extras in order to complete...
Posted by John Baichtal | Saturday November 20th, 2010 7:15 AM
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Chris Yates‘ puzzle entitled “Depths” uses 407 pieces, built up in layers to fill the pond-like base. Many more photos illuminate his build process over on Flickr. [Thanks, Sam!]
Posted by Becky Stern | Friday November 19th, 2010 8:37 AM
From Flickr user rsummer’s Maelstrom – Cavalcade photoset In response to our Maker Hobbies theme, we got an email from Martin Raynsford. He writes: My hobby is Live action role...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Tuesday November 16th, 2010 10:37 AM
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Usually Lego is a hobby unto itself. But what I really like are projects where the Lego is the means, not the end, where the project succeeded because there was...
Posted by John Baichtal | Sunday November 14th, 2010 8:24 AM
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