Though Super Mario didn’t arrive until more than 500 years after the invention of chess, the union of the two still seems like destiny.
The Super Mario chess set from USAopoly lets you battle for control of the Mushroom Kingdom with 32 hand-painted playing pieces, including Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Bowser, Goombas, and more.
[USAopoly - Super Mario Chess via Retro Thing]
Goopymart’s series of Paper Taco Trucks serves up some serious orders of awesome.
Each one can be printed from home, and then you just cut and fold the truck to form your own desktop toy that oozes kitschy style.
Just don’t come crying back to me when you’re on your third order of printer ink for the week!
[Flickr - Goopymart - Paper Taco Trucks]
[Via: Laughing Squid]
Nic Case’s world record setting car cost him $4,000, has all-wheel-drive, has no brakes, makes 11-horsepower, and features a carbon fiber chassis.
Oh, and it’s controlled by a remote, and sits just a few inches off the ground.
Recently, the custom creation was clocked at 161mph on the track, though Nic’s confident that with a few tweaks, he can easily break the 200mph barrier.
Just don’t expect to buy one of these at your local Radio Shack!
[Via: Popular Science]
Bring Billy Mays back to life with this custom CubeeCraft from Liz Lukens.
The paper doll can be made by just printing the pattern and then following the instructions, which include cutting along the dotted line and then folding and poking everything together.
But print now and we’ll DOUBLE your Billy Mays! Just pay shipping and handling.
What does a remote controlled airplane that’s been covered in 30 meters of LED lights (1,800 individual LED blubs) and then flown at night look like?
A little something like this:
Thanks to a clever play on words, anyone can give a Flying F@#k.
That’s because the remote controlled Flying F@#k helicopter comes with an inappropriate body, but flies just like a regular helicopter, allowing you to send your Flying F@#k all over the room and helping you to spread your message far and wide: I now give a Flying F@#K!
[Via: Gizmodo]
On its own, a 1/3 scale remote controlled truck is pretty awesome, but when you add in the fact that when you’re done controlling it with a remote, you can attach a set of handle bars and actually ride the thing around, it becomes a definite must have for any kid, or any adult that’s still a kid at heart.
The Bulldog R/C Rider features a 110cc four-stroke engine, disc brakes, automatic transmission, independent suspension, aluminum wheels and a 2.4 GHz radio transmitter, and is more than four feet long and weighs nearly 200 pounds.
Sadly, the remote control function is disabled as soon as a rider hops on, but I’m sure there’s an easy way to hack that little safety feature for some really good times!
[3Z Scale]
[Via: Autoblog]
What’s better than watching the LEGO Millennium Falcon get built in stop-motion?
Watching the LEGO Millennium Falcon get built by a bunch of Star Wars Minifigs in stop motion.
Though I can only imagine how long it takes to build a 5,195 piece model like this, it must take exponentially longer to build it and film the whole process as a stop-motion movie along the way, so be sure to check it out so that the guy’s efforts don’t go to waste!
[Via: Geekologie]
Jason Edward Harlan, AKA Harlancore, makes papercraft creations that he calls Boxpunx, and has created two different series of X-Punx, or X-Men themed papertoys that you can print, fold and create yourself.
Characters include Spiderman, Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, Magneto, Professor X, Invisible Girl, The Thing, Punisher, Silver Surfer and many more, and each features the characteristic elements that make every one unique.
[Harlancore - BoxPunx, X-Punx 1, X-Punx 2]
[Via: Neatorama]
Sure, you might not NEED an Electric Paper Plane Launcher, but that doesn’t mean you can’t WANT an Electric Paper Plane Launcher.
The kit, which uses spinning discs to launch your plane at up to 30 mph, takes just one AA battery, and attaches to your desk with suction cups so that you can launch airplanes at cubicles across the room all day without getting even a wee bit tired.
[Urban Outfitters - Paper Plane Launcher]
[Via: Coolest Gadgets]
LPE Power makes pneumatic LEGO engines that you can build yourself that are very small, powerful, and capable of speeds in excess of 2000 RPM!
Currently, an inline 3 and inline 4 engine are available, though plans are in the works for a full V8, and they’re perfect fits for any of your LEGO models – trial trucks, cars, construction machinery, etc.
Think you’re ready for scale model power like never before?
Then check out LPE Power:
[Via: Jalopnik]
I’ve shown you plenty of papercraft before, but with Paper Critters, you can create and share your own digital paper toys thanks to their easy to use Toy Creator.
Just choose your tool, pick a color, and create your masterpiece.
You can even upload your own image if you want to give it a personal touch, and then print your final creation and bring it to life.
[Via: Zoomdoggle]
The Lego minifig is a cultural icon, having been introduced in 1978, and remaining virtually unchanged for thirty years.
To see the evolution of the iconic figure, Gizmodo painstakingly collected and cataloged almost every minifig ever produced into a photographic timeline, and it’s a great look through the history of the fixed limb figure.
[Gizmodo - Lego Minifig Timeline]
Headphonies are limited edition, designer, vinyl style toys with the functionality of a portable mini speaker built in.
The overall design was created by Eran Weinberg, and various artists will be providing their artwork to the collectible characters, so hurry if you want one, because they’re sure to be snatched up quickly.
Plus, since they’re only making 500 to 1000 of each design, it’s highly unlikely that you’ll ever run into anyone on the street rocking the same Headphonies as you.
[Via: SpankyStokes]
The Buzzball is your own personal rollercoaster.
By powering the two internal motors using left and right control triggers, you can move either of the driving wheels and set the Buzzball in motion.
Once the Buzzball is in motion the pod maintains an upright position until the pilot turns, causing the pod to rotate inside the ball against the direction of travel, which applies a braking force and the pod to lock with the ball. This causes the pod to rotate with the ball until the weight of the pilot and pod overcomes the inertia forces and causes the Buzzball to change direction.
Then apparently, that’s where the fun starts, as the speed and direction of travel will affect the degree of rotation of the pilot and pod from a partial barrel roll to complete and multiple rotations.
Just make sure you bring your barf bag along for the ride.
[Buzzball]
Forget air guitar and rock out for real with the Guitar Hero Air Guitar Rocker, a belt buckle that plays music out of the included amplifier when you strum a pick over it.
The Air Guitar Rocker comes with 10 “signature riffs to jam to”, or you can pick up the Heavy Metal or 80’s Rock Encore Packs to keep the party going with new tunes and more riffs.
It might not make you any better at the real guitar, but who said having a skill was any fun anyways?
[Guitar Hero Air Guitar Rocker]
Unfortunately, slot car racing is either too cheap, and its toy status quickly wears thin as it starts to fall apart and stops working, or it’s too expensive, and it’s not fun because you’re doing it as a hobby instead of an occasional fun activity.
However, The World’s Greatest Shelby Slot Car Racetrack looks to bridge those two extremes by creating a well-built track that you can set up at home and race for fun.
Featuring 63-3/4 feet of track, Neo Dymium ground-effect magnets and extra-long guide pins, the 1964 Daytona Coupes will whip around at breakneck speeds, but won’t launch off the track the first time you try and take a turn.
In addition, high-conductivity phosphor bronze shoes and a 22-volt power pack deliver speed and racability that you’re looking for, and that no track can match.
Get yours December 1st from Restoration Hardware.
[Restoration Hardware - The World’s Greatest Shelby Slot Car Racetrack]
[Via: Uncrate]
ThinkGeek’s Black Stealth 3-Channel R/C Helicopter is a fun way to start flying, but if you really want to be in control, then check out their Micro R/C 4-Channel Flying Saucer.
Described as “the smallest, most sophisticated R/C flying vehicle around”, it gives you control over altitude, direction and rotation, and features a solid-state accelerometer that senses tilt on two axes and adjusts the power of each propeller to keep the Flying Saucer rock solid in the sky.
In addition, a built in automatic trim means no trim dials or buttons to adjust, so you just power-cycle the remote before you begin to fly, and the Flying Saucer references the accelerometer to auto trim itself.
Nifty!
[Think Geek - Micro R/C 4-Channel Flying Saucer]
If you like the idea of papercraft, but don’t have the skills necessary to pull off some of the more advanced projects, then check out Eric Wiryanta (aka Thunder Panda)’s collection of papercraft toys.
Each of the cute little figures is easy to make, but the results are still rather impressive, so you’ll have an army of pugs, robots and space wanderers adorning your desk before you know it.
[Via: Neatorama]
I’ve played with one of these small R/C copters before, so I can vouch for the fun that can be had with one of them, but ThinkGeek’s Black Stealth 3-Channel R/C Helicopter looks like it opens up a whole new world of possibilities with full 3-channel control.
Unlike most small R/C copters (like the one that I played with) which can only be controlled on two channels (up and down and rotate right and left), the ThinkGeek copter gives you full 3 channel control over up and down, rotate right and left, and move forwards and backwards.
In addition to the extra channel of control, the ThinkGeek copter features a dial trim adjuster (rather than the buttons that you find on most copter controls) for precise trim adjustments, and counter-rotating blades for amazing hover ability and stability.
The copter charges in just 10 minutes, and you get a full 7 minutes of play time out of a single charge, so you’ll never be left empty handed, and you can even change channels and fly with a friend, since each features two different channels that you can program it to.
All that fun for just $29.99?
I’ll take two.
[ThinkGeek - Black Stealth 3-Channel R/C Helicopter]
