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Metroid Prank

August 11, 2015 by The Chad

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This past November, Nintendo released their new line of collectible figures (just like Skylanders or Disney Infinity, but with Nintendo characters). No big deal, except for a manufacturing defect which produced a small number of Samus figures that have two arm cannons. That’s pretty cool by itself, and, of course, collectors had to have it, resulting in one selling for as high as $2,500.

My brother-in-law heard about this and told me to keep an eye out for a defect Samus on store shelves. Of course I never found one, but when his birthday rolled around, I thought it would be fun to make him think I had.

So, I purchased two regular figurines, cut the arm off one and the arm cannon off the other. Then I switch the appendages, glued them back on, and boxed it up to look as if it came right off the store shelf.

He was shocked when he opened it, though I quickly let him know it was a fake before he got too excited. You can see the project images here, or check out my Instructables write-up for more details on the fake out.

Metroid Amiibo

Cornhole Boards

August 11, 2015 by The Chad

This is one of my favorite projects I’ve done – boards and designs for tailgating game extraordinaire, Cornhole. They came out so amazingly well!

My dad and I built the boards over a weekend, then I spent the following week creating and applying the designs, staining, and adding a whole lot of poly. Even the bean bags were homemade, courtesy of friend and local sewing expert, Michelle.

Having Karen’s birthday party as a strict deadline helped keep me on task, and it made a great addition to our lawn game party.

Zelda Musical Treasure Chest

July 13, 2015 by The Chad

My wife and I are Zelda fans, so I knew I’d found a great gift when I discovered a Skyward Heart pendant inspired by the video game. I’d also been looking to create something with my hands – not something I’ve done much of in the past, – so a homemade musical-treasure-chest-jewelry-box was the obvious presentation method for the pendant (duh!).

Of course, that meant I had to make it.

As a complete newbie to wood working, I figured a small jewelry box was a good place to start. I also justified to myself that a treasure chest can and should be rough around the edges, relieving me of some pressure to get everything just right. 

I presented my wife with the box – but only after a fun scavenger hunt – and she seemed quite pleased with it.

I later posted a how-to tutorial on Instructables, a DIY website. The instructable gained some popularity and was even featured on the site’s homepage.

One of the first steps from the Instructable.
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Wood-working must haves: wood glue and clamps.
The electronics that play the Zelda sound when the chest opens.
Stain, by the way, is very messy.
It’s all about presentation. Amiright?
The finished product!

Be sure to turn up your audio for the video above. The sound is half the fun!

Featured on Instructables homepage 7-4-2013
That’s my project featured on the home page of Instructables

 

 

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