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Toy Modder Puts Eclectic Spin On All Your Favorite Action Heroes
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Car Engine Meets NES Controller
WWII Star Wars Action Figures
Action figure customizer extraordinaire Sillof is at it again, following up his Steampunk Star Wars collection with a World War II themed line of figurines. Choice pieces include Han Solo in a bomber jacket, holding a German Mauser (which incidentally was the base for the prop used in the Star Wars movies) and a gorgeous rendition of a Stormtrooper, outfitted in armor and burlap. The gallery is below. [Raving Toy Mania]
Custom-Made Acrylic Turntables Make Me Want to Trade in My SL-1210s
laptops
Sony Vaio Graphic Splash Expressions Collection Makes You, Your Laptop Pretty
Have you been waiting for a Sony Vaio range that will allow custom font selection for keyboard lettering? Well, the new Graphic Splash Expressions Collection is here to answer your prayers. Yes, you can finally choose the font of the keyboard lettering when you order—we're so excited. The lappies are available in various designs, including Leaf and Victorian Lace in either black, blue or pink colors. The entry level configuration includes Intel Core 2 Duo 2.1GHz processor, 2GB RAM, 120GB HDD, Windows Vista OS, wireless and Bluetooth, all for $1279. Excuse us whilst we fall asleep. [Popgadget]
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Custom Master Chief Transformer: (Gasp) Having...Trouble... Breathing!
When I came across this custom Master Chief transformer, I have to admit that my heat skipped a beat. If yours did too, you are a huge geek and we love you for it. And the best part is you can actually own this bad boy if you are up to the task of outbidding the competition. Here is the skinny straight from the creator: More »Dragon Bike is Perfect for Chinese Food Delivery
How to Make an Ugly Guitar Hero Guitar Out of Scratch
The default Guitar Hero controllers are alright, but this guy's made a custom GH guitar himself—out of stuff he had lying around the house. He took the circuit board from a PS1 controller, a strap, miscellaneous household junk, and fashioned a Guitar Hero-esque guitar out of it. We would have recommended that he start with a real guitar and make something that didn't look like a cardboard monstrosity, but he says he didn't want to "sacrifice a real guitar." Point taken. [Instructables]
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we mean both gibsons
Steampunk Guitar Plays Like a Gibson
Although we suck really hard at guitar (but we're fairly decent at Guitar Hero), we can still appreciate this custom made Villainizer steampunk guitar. It's a one-off guitar custom made out of a Rhodes Jackson V, with gauges, gears, pipes, welds, and a bunch of fake rust. More »
laptops
Averatec's Laptop Design Service
Averatec has added a little pizzazz to their 1050 series laptops. When an order is placed for one of these laptops a picture can also be submitted and will be printed on the lid of the laptop. Anything can be printed: you favorite car, family photos, supermodel pictures, sports, goatse; anything goes!. The 10-inch laptop is fairly average, but who cares what is under the hood when you have the beautiful goatse man showing his goods to the entire world. The 1050 series laptops start around $1,900. More »
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Customized MacBook Pro at ColorWare
ColorWare's finally gotten around to adding the MacBook Pro to their line-up of color customizable machines. Only the 15" for now, $2449 for the 1.83 GHz model and $2949 for the 2 GHz. Each one can be painted in your choice of 24 standard colors and ships in two to three weeks after you order. More »
portable media
GelaSkins Vinyl iPod Skins
Providing protective printed skins for iPods isn't exactly a new business model, and we've so far been immune to their charms as far as our own device is concerned, but we might just break down when it comes to these two particular skins from GelaSkins. Should our Nano be touched by His Noodly Appendage or covered in The Garden of Earthly Delight? Oh, the pain of an impossible choice. More »
gadgets
Plexiglass Moog Modular
If you've ever wondered what would happen if you took a 1967 Moog Modular Series III and rehoused all the modules in backlit plexiglass, now you know! The groovy gentleman in the photo above is Don Preston, and his plexiglass Moog was previously owned and custom-built by Pat Gleeson. The Moog was used on the synth-heavy soundtrack of Apocalypse Now in 1979. More »
cellphones
Nike Lasarium
A friend of ours had a very one of his intricate drawings laser etched onto his Powerbook last year and we've been extremely jealous of him since, even though he probably totally voided his Apple Care. If you can't afford a $7k+ laser cutter, or don't know anyone with access to one, perhaps you should try wheedling your way into Nike's Lasarium, a room at their Oregon campus where they do all their laser work; the three photos above were posted by designer Jeff Ng of Staple Designs over the weekend, of things his friends have had etched there. The Blackberry 8700 with the Jordan XX all-over print belongs to Justin of Dime Magazine and both the RAZR and Sony Cybershot T1 with the hot skull Mark Smith pattern on them belong to Jamie of Juxtapoz Magazine. More »
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