After Halloween revelers desperately wanted to buy his impressively detailed Daft Punk helmet (Thomas Bangalter version) Mauricio Santoro realised he could probably make a few quid from his creation. So he got a small production line going and is now selling the helmets on Etsy for £340 until they run out, or until Columbia Records catches wind of it. Read More >>
The usually sedate and harmless Norwich Sci-Fi and Film Convention at the University of East Anglia kicked off and required police intervention, after a rival science fiction group dared to enter its turf. Read More >>
Apparently, this week's theme is dangerous DIY props because as a follow-up to the frightening 80,000-volt Thor hammer we now have an equally terrifying replica of the Dead Space Plasma Cutter. As far as prop design and attention to detail go it's beautiful, but the use of a pair of 1,500-milliwatt burning blue lasers has us cautious about recommending this as a DIY. Read More >>
Featured comment by Spazturtle:
"Well thanks to some of the comments on the video (he seams to remove ones that tell you how to make it)
It is actually a very simply design, he is dr..." More »
Iron Man has finally returned to cinemas, inevitably leaving a lot of us lusting for our own set of red and gold armour But it turns out that billions of pounds, a genius IQ, and the magic of Hollywood aren't required to realise that dream. At least, not for these brilliant amateur creations. Read More >>
Do you know what the Empire's lacking? Women. Why were the Storm Troopers all blokes? Maybe it's because no one made them any, errr, decent costumes? How about these supposedly sexy Star Wars getups? Read More >>
Need scented candles, a giant foam sword, or a ringtone machine to annoy your buddies? Of course you don't but, you want 'em and ThinkGeek's spread for Toy Fair 2013's got you covered. Read More >>
Halloween is tomorrow so it may be a little late to start on that paper-mache masterpiece you've been dreaming up, but with a little foresight and planning you could have made something truly incredible like this -- a Locutus of Borg costume with working lights, robotics, and everything. The ultimate sci-fi geek's costume. Read More >>
Cosplay, at least in Britain, is notoriously lame. Loads of gothic dolls and cardboard uniforms, but at least one American knows how to do cosplay right. You might have already seen this in photo form, but this is what cosplay costumes should all be like -- awesome moving replicas of the Iron Man suit that we can only lust after. Read More >>
Featured comment by Hyperstate:
"Holy crap! I thought the suit looked cool at first, then the helmet closed and the jetpack bit came out, and it went from being cool, to being chest-f..." More »
We've seen what the portal gun looks like in pixel-perfect replicas, but what would happen if you dumped it back in time? This gorgeous steampunk version, built out of the odds and ends of old dead things, is about as close as you'll get to finding out. Read More >>
And you call yourself an Apple fanboi? Dressing up like a mutton-chopped Steve jobs (true to life!) while your buddy tromps about in a cyborg suit comprised of vintage mac parts—that's showing your fandom. Read More >>
I've been to my fair share of Comi-cons. I understand that not everybody can blow ten grand on a fully-functional Patlabor costume, and that's cool. I dont expect you to. I do, however, expect more than whatever the hell this is. Read More >>
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