You’ve seen the massive LEGO Hulkbuster, now check out a functioal 3D-printed Iron Man helmet that comes equipped with a heads-up display. Kris of Kersey Fabrications wasn’t satisfied with the Iron Man helmets currently on the market, so created his own using a 3D printer and NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX system-on-module used for supercomupting.
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While not as tiny as Brachycephalus Brunneus, Hyloscirtus Tolkikieni, a new stream frog species, was named after English author and Lord of the Rings creator J.R.R. Tolkien. It was discovered in Ecuador hiding around the streams of Río Negro-Sopladora National Park and measures 2.5-inches (63.5 millimeters) long.
The all-new LEGO Icons (10316) The Lord of the Rings Rivendell set has been unveiled, and it’s massive. It consists of 6,167-pieces and includes three sections, along with plenty of Easter eggs. The first section features The Council Ring with a semicircular ring of chairs for the council, Frodo’s Bedroom and Elrond’s study.
Gashapon, or gachapon, refers to the famous Bandai capsule toy vending machines that you see all over the world, and Takara Tomy Arts decided to cash in on the craze with a gacha machine backpack. At around $75 USD, it’s far cheaper than buying an actual capsule toy vending machine, but looks the part, complete with a front pocket that lets you store the 10 included capsules.
Smells Like WD-40 cologne by MSCHF is not an early April Fools’ Day joke, nor can it be used as a lubricant, rust preventative and moisture displacer. This is a real fragrance that supposedly smells exactly like the product, and for those who don’t know, it isn’t the first perfume that art collective MSCHF released, as that honor goes to Axe No. 5.
Standing 10-feet-tall and measuring 22-feet in length, this 76-million-year-old Gorgosaurus skeleton is headed to a Sotheby’s auction in New York. For those interested in seeing it in person ahead of the auction, you’ll be able to do so starting July 21st. This dinosaur’s name translates to ‘fierce’ or ‘terrifying’ lizard and it reigned during the Late Cretaceous period.
CMON’s Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night City is essentially a competitive tabletop game for 1 to 4 players who take on the role of ruthless gangs vying for control of the underground. You’ll be able to clash with other gangs as your enterprising band of toughs seeks to gain dominance over the criminal underworld.
Some of you may have this LEGO computer brick, but programmer James Brown wanted to make a functional version. So, he started out by 3D-printing the case before cramming an ARM-based microcontroller in there. The latter is what shows the screen animations and what appears to be lines of terminal code.
The massive LEGO Fairground Collection (10303) Loop Coaster set consists of 3,756-pieces and would be a perfect summer build. You won’t need to tinker with motors, as this is a gravity-driven roller coaster, complete with one train, a boarding station with opening barriers and a control panel. Just lower the bars to secure riders into cars and then release the brake to send the train to the foot of the elevator.
It’s official, the new LEGO Optimus Prime (10302) has been revealed, and this Transformers robot isn’t just a static set, but rather one that actually transforms. Consisting of 1,508-pieces, it boasts 19 points of articulation that let you easily convert it from robot to truck alt mode and then back again. Best of all, you won’t need to rebuild anything to transform it back and forth.