NewsGames
Otty’s Hobby Shed 2.0: One Shed To Rule Them All (video).
Most garden sheds contain a lawnmower, three spiders of unusual confidence and a tin of paint which has not been opened since John…
The SFcrowsnest archive
Kit
Kit and gear.
August 2026
July 2026
NewsScifi
LifePods: Escape From New York, but make it French and invoiceable (news).
LifePods appears to be one of those rare gadgets where the design meeting may have begun with someone slapping a VHS copy of…
January 2025
NewsKit
Problems With Multiple DVD Recorders: an article by GF Willmetts.
This was originally going to be in the Observations section of the editorial, but as it got ever lengthy, I decided it…
October 2023
NewsKit
Feeling robo-rich? Spend $3 million and drive home in your own giant, transforming ARCHAX mecha (science news).
In the lands of the rising sun where cherry blossoms elegantly dance in the subtle breeze and sushi rolls are crafted to perfection,…
July 2023
NewsKit
Wonder Woman – The Second Prototype: an article by GF Willmetts (model kits).
For documentation and comparison purposes, I’ve decided to record my process the second time around, which may help illustrate any modifications I’ve…
January 2023
NewsKit
Hasbro’s Nerf Aliens movie Pulse Rifle is unboxed and modified (video tutorial).
Dan received his NERF LMTD ALIENS M41-A Blaster from Hasbro a few weeks ago. Unboxing that bad boy didn’t disappoint him, but of…
October 2022
NewsFantasy
Foam armour: a cosplayers’ creation guide (video tutorial).
Svetlana is here with a handy cosplayers’ guide to creating realistic-looking fantasy/scifi armour from scratch. She was tasked for bringing the Erazer Girl,…
April 2022
NewsKit
Hoverboards go on sale in London: Parliament now demands emergency session to ban them (news).
It was to be expected, really. On the very first day that Dyson Hoverboards went on sale in London at Currys PCWorld, Parliament…
January 2022
NewsKit
Turning a modern Tesla into a K.I.T.T car from Knight Rider for real (video).
If you can’t add Tesla full self-driving to a Knight Rider KITT replica vehicle, why not add some KITT to a #Tesla Model…
August 2021
NewsScifi
The Angel Interceptor – Wired For Lights: a lit model in construction by: GF Willmetts.
It seemed crazy to work on an expensive Thunderbird 2 model kit when I could work on a cheaper Angel Interceptor model kit…
NewsScifi
Aliens Pulse Rifle – the Nerf version (gadget news).
I want to introduce you to a little friend of mine … the Colonial Marines M41-A Pulse Rifle – Nerf edition! This collectible…
NewsKit
Alien King sculpture: never tyre’d (lifesize xenomorph made from old tyres).
If you’ve got a monstrous pile of old tyres hanging around your yard, then you might want to start a monster project –…