Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads, but we will need diapers…
Am I allowed to be jealous of an toddler? Sometimes, it’s amazing what people are willing to do for their children. Cory’s son, Cooper will be celebrating his first Halloween this year and this amazing geek mom (with the assistance of her husband, Jeremy) decided to put together an amazing Marty McFly costume and push car DeLorean Time Machine from Back to the Future II!
It all started with a red puffy vest Cooper already had and a side comment from my husband about Marty McFly in late September. I’ve always loved Back to the Future, and love cars since I was little and grew up going to car shows with my Dad; what better way to tote my 1yr old son around on Halloween than in a transformed $25 Step2 push car I bought off of the kidsale alias at work? So, I spent a few weekends and nights in October recreating the iconic DeLorean with cardboard, tape, paint, and a little help with some EL lighting from my husband, Jeremy. The perfect costume for Cooper’s first Halloween!
Isn’t Cory and Jeremy the coolest geek parents ever?! Can you imagine how amazing this DeLorean Time Machine push car will look at night with the wheels up in hover mode and the electro-luminescent glowing? I wish I could see this in person. Cooper just might be the coolest trick-or-treater in the world right now. Considering this is Cooper’s first Halloween, it’s going to be very tough for Cory and Jeremy to top this costume in the years to come. Now, I’m guessing is how hard it’s going to be for Cory to push Cooper and his DeLorean to get up to 88 mph…
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How dare you sir! I ain’t afraid of no ghost!
Halloween is coming up very quickly and the ghouls and gals are busy getting their costumes ready for the big day. Most people buy some cheap pre-made crap that looks good on the package, but looks like junk in reality and some completely embrace the event and make their costumes from scratch. In this case, Grant Wilson decided to create a Ghostbusters costume with a steampunk twist that he dubbed “Spectral Eradicators: Circa 1895″. Like any fine “Spectral Eradicator” from the late 1800, you would need a proton pack. Grant created an amazing steampunk proton pack out of wood and copper and incorporated lights to the “ecto-fluid” in the tank and on the crystal at the end of the gun. Now, as cool as this looks, I have one question. Is a steampunk proton pack nuclear or steam powered?
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If you’re a fan of cosplay, you probably came upon a little Italian cosplayer named Giorgia Vecchini AKA “Giorgiacosplay” (@GiorgiaCosplay) many times over the years. Giorgia is well known in the cosplay community for her vibrant and sexy costumes based on characters from hit comics, video games, and Japanese animation. Over the years, Giorgia has been praised for some awesome costumes such as Black Cat (Marvel), Mai Shiranui (Fatal Fury/King of Fighters), and Litchi Faye-Ling (BlazBlue). Well, so it’s no surprise to know that one of her newest cosplay is already turning heads. Giorgi’s cosplay is based on the “bishoujo” reimagining of Black Widow by famed Japanese illustrator, Shunya Yamashita. It’s refreshing to see this version of Black Widow considering almost every cosplayer has been hit the convention circuit with a cosplay based on the comic book or the movie version. Considering, Shunya Yamashita’s iconic style looks amazing on paper, Giorgia has successfully brought his creation to reality. I’m looking forward to what Giorgia has in store for us next!
You can follow Giorgia’s amazing work DeviantArt, Facebook, and giorgiacosplay.com. Hit the jump and check out her Black Widow costume photos (photographs by Daniele Faccioli)
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Hey, check that out! Iron Man 3 isn’t even out yet and it’s a religion already! This awesome stained glass window featuring the Mark XLVII armor from Iron Man 3 is the latest and greatest work of R. Evan Daniels AKA Martian Glass Works.
This is possible the most amazing and complicated piece I’ve ever made. The final dimensions for this piece are 31″x47″ There are a total of 334 Pieces of Glass and the window is 9.5 square feet. I used 275 feet of copper foil and 5 rolls of solder to complete this. Construction time is over 100 hours. I redesigned this thing so many times that you can tack on another 8 hrs for design time. There are 11 different colors of glass. This is a foiled piece with a re-bar backing for support.
This work of art can be all yours for the bargain price of $4,500.00 (HOOLLLYYYY SHIT…)! Oh well, what can you do. If you knew how to make one, you would have. Until you can master the skill that Martian Glass Works looks to have, you probably going to have to shell out that dough to get one in your house. You can order yours at Martian Glass Works’ Etsy store.
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I’m guessing that BioWare thinks that their fans are recession proof. BioWare teamed up with wrist watch designer and manufacturer, Meister Watches for a special time piece fashioned after the hit video game Mass Effect 3. This beautiful watched dubbed the “N7 Ambassador” is made with a black stainless steel bezel, 45mm carbon fiber face, and a band resistant to corrosion and staining which is made with a 316L NASA grade steel (whatever that means…). This limited edition beauty comes with all the bells and whistles including a water resistance (up to 100M), date display, and operates via Swiss movement (whatever that means as well…). All this N7 goodness can be yours for $475! Unfortunately, you can only get it through BioWare’s online store and they are only taking preorders. To book yours, you will need to take a leap of faith and drop $150 to BioWare hoping they don’t take over a year to get this watch in your hands. If you have the dough and the patience, go for it.
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You can always count on Black Milk Clothing (@blackmilktweets) to create some of the sexiest Star Wars threads out on the market. They are back with two new additions to their amazing Star Wars inspired clothing line. First up is a swimsuit designed by James Lillis featuring our favorite “scruffy nerf-herder”, Han Solo spread across the front and back of a white one piece. Black Milk and James Lillis’ second offering is the ultra popular R2-D2 swimsuit design made into polyester/lycra skintight dress. Both of these additions to the collection was beautiful and probably become an instant hit. Similar to most of Black Milk Clothing’s wares, these will cost you a pretty penny at about $122 (120 AUD). Regardless, they are probably worth every credit.
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So, if you follow my antics on Twitter, you would know that my favorite DC Comics heroes are Batman and Nightwing. Well, over the many years that I’ve been a fan, I have never really seen a proper Nightwing cosplay. I’ve seen plenty of amazing Batman, but Nightwing cosplay has always been a bit short. Well, thanks to cosplay and geek extraordinaire, Linda Le or better known around the world as Vampy (@VampyBitMe), she finally gave good old Dick Grayson the proper cosplay he deserves. This amazing “Lady Nightwing” (Arkham City version) cosplay was created by Linda with the help of the talented fabricators and designers at Mantium Industries (@MantiumInd). The costume comprised of a body suit made of polyurethane stretch fabric and foam latex while the armor piece was made using aluminum and carbon fiber. Unlike most cosplay, this costume looks good enough to put in a movie. It’s always refreshing to see a cosplayer take a iconic design like Nightwing and make it their own. Linda continues to wow the comic and cosplay community and her fans. Hopefully, we’ll be seeing more pictures of this awesome cosplay in the near future.
Hit the jump and check out the first look at Vampy’s Lady Nightwing cosplay (photos by Long Vo (@vostalgic))
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