So what else have you made ??

[Nacimroc]

Ok, apart from arcade cabs / jukes, what else have you all built! I know most people on here get the "tinkering" bug once you build your first cab so what else have you put your mind too ?

I was debating building a boat for my next project or maybe a easy kit car but looking for a few other ideas first ? Hovercraft maybe ?

[Vanguard]

Space Station.

[Vanguard]

Evil pumpkin

[AC.]

Space station?   Thats cool.

[MikeDeuce]

Space Station.

Fancy! Is that for your kid? Lucky one, if so.

[Vanguard]

Yeah, I have two sons.   I've got a underwater sea lab in progress for my other son.

[wp34]

Space Station.

You win the award for dad of the year.  I used to dream about having something like that when I was a kid.  Very cool.   

[Vanguard]

I'll try to take some pics of the sea lab.   It's driven by an LEDWiz.   The bed is all custom made too.   Very complex Formica work.   I don't think I'd ever try it again.

[protokatie]

@vanguard
Might be cool to include a water fall screen like in sea quest. That might cost a bit tho....

[Ed_McCarron]

Multiple fighting robots, electric go-kart, tons of other stupid stuff that usually is expensive and hurts me...

[Vanguard]

@vanguard
Might be cool to include a water fall screen like in sea quest. That might cost a bit tho....

Not familiar with the water fall screen.   There is a water caustics lighting effect too, though.

[rlemmon]

I made these latex clown masks/busts

[whammoed]

shot glass cab:

[massive88]

Im no where near anything resembling the craftsman on here, but this end table I made turned out pretty nice - http://omgbbq.com/projects/endtable.htm

[LLUncoolJ]

doh!

[mmb]

Bunch of stuff, but some of my favorite projects are

A basement bar



and a sailing dingy

[Vanguard]

Entertainment Center, Mirror, Shelf Unit

Cherry, Mahogany, Cherry Respectively.

[edge10]

Tom Servo life sized.

[NiN^_^NiN]

shot glass cab:

Hey i got that Jim Beam cowboy boot shot glass 

[NiN^_^NiN]

Tom Servo life sized.

I love tom servo great job

Im curious did u make most the parts yourself like moulds? or are the parts they used still available?

[edge10]

Tom Servo life sized.

I love tom servo great job

Im curious did u make most the parts yourself like moulds? or are the parts they used still available?

I purchased the parts from a professional model maker.  Most were cast off of originals with the exception of the engine block which he scratched.  So by comparison, I didn't do much, just like showing him off.

[gryhnd]

Besides "an ass out of yourself", as my wife would say  

• I've done a lot of stonework: dry laid fieldstone retaining walls, large cobblestone patio with fireplace and the gardens next to it.
• completely rebuilt our fireplace and surround when I remodeled the living room/family room
• turned our 2 car garage under into a rocking home theater and game room (80% complete)
• floating dock system for our cottage
• step stools that look like whales for the kids when they were toddlers
• birch and oak train table with roll out drawers.  If you flipped the top over it revealed Lego base plates for building. Just sold that on CL actually for a very nice price.
• and I spend so much time working our old boat, I feel I've actually (re)built it!

And the most important thing? My son. Awesome kid. Well adjusted, well mannered, smart, musical. Of course ask me about him next year as the hormones kick in full geAR and I'll probably wanting to be applying my foot to his rear-end...

[RayB]

I made a doody.

[Dervacumen]

I made a uh... shed?

[boykster]

I haven't built an arcade cab (or restored one), but I did build a home theater

My primary viewing room is my theater - 1080p Panasonic PJ with a 92" screen

Lights on


Lights off


View of seating


Components are in rack hidden behind doors on front wall


Closeup of the light engine - PT-AE4000U


Everytime I start thinking about building a cabinet, I fire up a movie and somehow lose my motivation

[Rick]

I've seen this before.  Somebody's a Member on the XBMC forums, correct?

[boykster]

I've seen this before.  Somebody's a Member on the XBMC forums, correct?

straight rip from my post over there - I almost just posted a link 

[boykster]

Here's the rest of the XBMC string - the displays aren't quite right anymore - the livingroom has been upgraded to a Samsung 46" LED LCD, and the 42" moved to the master bedroom.  The master's plasma moved to the guest room (no pics).  Yes, I like toys, have no kids (but a very understanding wife), and more money than sense sometimes 

Need a beverage?  Go to the wet bar just outside the theater and keep watching the show


Or head up to the living room and relax with a smaller screen


Retire to the bedroom and never miss a show


You can even stay on top of the show while making dinner in the kitchen


And when I need to go do some work in the home-office, I still have my trusty old 8-year old 42" Panasonic TH-42PWD5UY plasma (and a bunch of toys)


Every screen you see is driven by the same set of components in the server room / wiring closet.  The theater is a special case and has a dedicated touchscreen Pronto remote and digitial audio/surround.  For every other room the signal is distributed throughout the house using component video + stereo audio.  Each room has a flat-panel on the wall and a Harmony 880 remote - nothing else.  I like to think of it as a 'zero footprint' installation.  I use a Xantech IR distribution system to keep everything in control and an Extron Matrix50 component video distribution matrix to route all the signals.

XBMC is the icing on the cake!:D

[Rick]

Yup.  I've definitely seen that before.  I might have even commented on it.  Not too sure.  Amazing work, to be certain.

 

[Ginsu Victim]

Man I want that Tom Servo! That's awesome.

[Silas (son of Silas)]

I built a boat I don't have any decent exterior photos on this PC, only Interior. I'll dig up an exterior shot when I get on the other PC.

[Vanguard]

I haven't built an arcade cab (or restored one), but I did build a home theater

Now I know where those 8 remotes go.

[Vanguard]

I built a boat I don't have any decent exterior photos on this PC, only Interior. I'll dig up an exterior shot when I get on the other PC.

Did you start with a hull or did you build that too?

[NiN^_^NiN]

@edge10

around how much were all the parts?

@boykster

What software is that your using for all your movies and tv shows?

@Silas (son of Silas)

Wow now thats talent i agree with pinballjim you win 

[boykster]

I haven't built an arcade cab (or restored one), but I did build a home theater

Now I know where those 8 remotes go.

Exactly 

[opt2not]

I built a boat I don't have any decent exterior photos on this PC, only Interior. I'll dig up an exterior shot when I get on the other PC.

 

 

[boykster]

@boykster

What software is that your using for all your movies and tv shows?

XBMC - definitely one of the best HTPC interfaces out there.  www.xbmc.org

[drventure]

I made this custom desk a while back. It's basically a tabletop on a motorized lifting base, so I can program standing or sitting... All Hardwood (red oak), and slate tiles with about 2 gallons of epoxy.

Not a huge deal, but it was fun.



even more fun were these steampunk nerf guns I did back about a year ago.



I love that Home theater setup. The Panasonic projectors are just flat awesome in my book. I've got the slightly older ptae900u, it does 1080i, but I honestly can barely tell the difference between it and 1080p.

They seem to do a very good job of zooming various formats to fit a 16x9 screen ratio. Of course, I'm no HT buff, so don't listen to me on that sort of thing!

[jimmy2x2x]

You should get one of these to add to the collection



http://s334583533.initial-website.com/infernal-devices/
 

[drventure]

Erm. Is that what I THINK that is, sticking out the end of her gun?