From furry foxes to partying princesses, there was nothing but costumes and cosplay at the second annual Figments and Filaments convention in Kansas City this past weekend. This lovely Artemis was a cosplayed and volunteer for Amanda Lynn Chainmaille Creations.
My grade school days are so far behind me, I remember very little about any sort of science experiments. I vaguely recall something about adding food coloring to water to turn white carnations different colors. BOR-ING. If I had Andrew Gatt for a teacher, I think I would have some pretty epic science memories. As … Continue reading Making science fun with paper roller coasters
Belinda Christie has created the ultimate in Cinderella costumes: one that transforms from Cinderella’s poor, tattered dress into her ball gown. Other than this magical Cinderella get-up, Belinda recently also won the “Best Sci-Fi/Movie/Animation Cosplay” category at a convention in Salt Lake City. She was dressed as Merida from “Brave.” Transforming Cinderella dress video
Check out this Kickstarter campaign. Xander is raising capital to start a business making screen-printed nerdy pirate flags, and he has some great designs! not quite, entirely unlike tea From the site: “Pirates are cool! Aside from being covetous, rum-swigging, no-rules-having bad-asses, you know what makes them so freakin’ awesome? Their flags! Take the Jolly … Continue reading Operation Crossbones Kickstarter
Are you planning to attend any cons this year? Have some cosplay in mind? This World of Warcraft (WoW) leather armor tutorial by DeviantArt user OrangeMoose may be just what you’re looking for. Check out her cool leather armor bodice. OrangeMoose has stepped out her armor-making process from pattern to cutting to assembly, including several pro-tips along … Continue reading Con Cosplay: World of Warcraft Leather Armor Tutorial
Caleb from Hackaday wanted to make his own Thor’s Hammer. But not just any Thor’s Hammer, oh no, Caleb’s version of Mjölnir contains a mini Tesla Coil that packs an 80,000 volt, lightning strike punch. Click the image above to see Caleb’s video that demonstrates what I’m talking about. The hammer is pretty big, but in … Continue reading DIY High-Voltage Thor’s Hammer – 80,000 Volt Mjölnir!