A Samsung roadmap for the first half of 2013 has been spotted, showing us at least five new models from its forthcoming Android range. Some we know, some we don't. Read More >>
Featured comment by ian1175:
"I am getting pretty fed up with the iphone at the minute and am waiting to see what samsung have to offer with the galaxy s4.
But i gotta say i wish ..." More »
We saw the flying delorean back in March, but now Russian model maker extraordinaire, Native118, is back with a vengeance with a scale model of the S.H.I.E.L.D Helicarrier from superhero team up blockbuster the Avengers. Read More >>
Toys playing with their own overly-engineered, brand-name, Apple gadgets is what could probably be called—quite accurately—the pinnacle of pretension. Still, anything made miniature is automatically cool. And these tiny iPods, iPads, iPhones, and MacBooks are no exception. Not even when Woody from Toy Story is posed with a doll-size iPhone to look like he's Instagramming his sushi dinner. Read More >>
If you needed yet another reminder that you're far from being a Lego master builder, check out 'Sheepo's' mind-blowingly awesome 1:8.4-scale Land Rover Defender 110 built from over 2,800 pieces. It could probably endure an off-road adventure better than your compact car. Read More >>
H&M has apologised for ads that critics say depict an unrealistically tan and skinny model. Sure Isabeli Fontana looks emaciated and fried, but she's Brazilian, so that makes sense right? Bullshit. This person could never exist. A Hamburg street artist shows us how Photoshop has destroyed our ideal of beauty with the cleverest adbust we've seen in years. [Newser and Imnotbogusky via Buzzfeed] Read More >>
Featured comment by markcgrant:
"I can see an issue in photoshopping faces on make-up ads but in this case you would be buying the bikini and not the model - which is a shame as I wou..." More »
Light painting is one of those magical photography techniques that never gets old. Batman logos! Fancy effects! And even... dresses? Mmhmm. Atton Conrad, an advertising and art photographer, used light painting to dress his beautiful models to make them look even more gorgeous. Read More >>
Featured comment by irononreverse:
""Plus I’ve just read the Photographer took the photos remotely. Sounds like an artist rather than a perve"
He used a remote to take the photos be..." More »
Before high-tech engineering upped the ante on amusement park rides, coaster enthusiasts got their thrills riding wooden behemoths that felt like they were going to shake themselves apart. And now you can enjoy those same thrills from the comfort of your office chair. Read More >>
Whether RIM's latest move is fuelled by the company's huge drop in income or the non-stop battering it received for apparently helping set London on fire last summer, or both, we'll never know. The facts are RIM's ditching the cheap kiddy models to focus on the high-end power users that don't set rubbish bins on fire out of boredom. Read More >>
Featured comment by kwiiiq:
"But they do get marketshare out of it. Pity that they're ecosystem just isn't up to par with the rest to make the most of it." More »
A model railroad enthusiast—and obvious Disneyland fan—known as STNautilus has recreated the park's now long gone Mine Train Thru Nature's Wonderland ride as an On30 scale miniature version. Read More >>
The films might be complete, but Warner Brothers will continue to milk the Harry Potter franchise for all it's worth. Starting March 31st a new studio tour will give fans a behind-the-scenes peek at the movies, including this stunning model of Hogwarts. Read More >>
Featured comment by Indescriminick:
"The model is incredible and the craftspeople responsible are amazing.
However, the model was not used for exterior shots in the last two films, where..." More »
With expansions planned all the way to 2020, the world's largest model railroad just opened its latest addition: a 1,600-square-foot model airport, chock full of tiny aircraft support vehicles, hangers, terminals, and passengers. Read More >>
Featured comment by Clarky:
"i love the campervan. dont come knockin if this way over the top miniature mercedes model van with 2 plastic people inside is rocking." More »
It's slow, it's pink, and it's piloted by an innocent looking stuffed animal wearing goggles. But that doesn't make YouTube user prallplatte's remote control trike any less badass. Better still: the trike is actually powered by steam, courtesy of a large boiler running down its spine. That's crazy. Read More >>
Called the Imperial Crawler by designer Christopher Aleria, this interesting take on the AT-AT would have surely been immune to Luke's harpoon technique. Read More >>