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Hot rod spaceships (link roundup)

Hot rod spaceships by Garry Mike David. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Naked, elongated man by Frederick Fontenoy. Via these sites.

2. Funny Fark headline:

British Chinook pilot hit between eyes by bullet over Afghanistan, flies damaged aircraft back to base, lands safely, lives, and all this with huge brass balls weighing helicopter down.

Here's the article.

3. The LA Times: "In what could be the ultimate marine smack-down, great white sharks off the California coast may be migrating 1,600 miles west to do battle with creatures that rival their star power: giant squids."

*Previously: A Hot Rod Shopping Cart That Seats 5?

*Buy toy hot rods at eBay.

Robin Lego Cubedude (Lego roundup)

Robin Lego Cubedude by crises_crs.

Crimson Skies-esque biplane by Jon Hall.

Lego Barricade (Mustang police car) by Patrick. Via.

Post-apocalyptic crawler town by Dave DeGobbi. Via these sites.

Water Dragon by Cole Blaq.

*Previously: Post-Apocalyptic Lego Vehicles.

*Buy Crimson Skies toys at eBay.

Indiana Jones goes over a Lego waterfall (and more)

A few highlights from Rod Gillies' Flickr gallery of Lego creations:

Indiana Jones goes over a waterfall in this Temple of Doom vignette. See also: The library scene from The Last Crusade.

Steampunk naval howitzer. See also: Walking ship.

Microscale Statue of Liberty.

Microscale kingdom in a chest for a castle contest. Via.

*Previously: Lego Castle Crashers.

*Buy steampunk guns at eBay.

Trash truck of the future

I'm pretty sure my son's going to demand I make him Marcin ImpreSariO's futuristic garbage truck as soon as he sees it.

*Previously: Philadelphia has solar-powered trash cans.

*Buy garbage truck toys at eBay.

AT-AT school bus

AT-AT school bus - - one of several clever photoshopped images posted here.

*Previously: Lego Super-Deformed AT-AT.

*Buy Star Wars Lego minifigs at eBay.

The horse drawn buggy updated for today's world

Seems like something from Worth 1000, but this is the Kurtsystems Car equine training system. The car keeps up with the horse and includes features such as oxygen masks and an electrocardiogram machine. Here's video of it in action:

*Previously: Video of LeBron James losing at HORSE.

*Buy Follies of Science: 20th Century Visions of Our Fantastic Future at Amazon.

Tractor trailer looks like it's facing backwards (link roundup)

Tractor trailer looks like it's facing backwards. Via these fine sites.

And a few more links:

1. Photos of the cupcake wrecks from the first Cake Wrecks book signing.

2. Impressive Silk Spectre I and II cosplay.

3. Spencer Brinkerhoff is currently accepting commissions.

*Previously: Papercraft Watchmen.

*Buy Watchmen toys at Amazon.

Papercraft Food Trucks

The Little Foxes Mobile Library by Philip Kennedy, and Liquid Lunch by Brian Haines - - two of the truck paper toys that can be downloaded here.

*Previously: Papercraft Casshern.

*Buy Matchbox cars at eBay.

Raygun Gothic Spaceship and Spacegirl (link roundup)

Photo of the Raygun Gothic Spaceship, invite to the related Galactica Gala, and face-painted space girl who attended the gala.

And a few more links:

1. iTunes probably already downloaded it for you if you've subscribed, but the first podcast of series three Penny Arcade/PvP/Wil Wheaton playing Dungeons and Dragons has been posted.

2. Post-apocalyptic hover car.

3. Shiva in a swimsuit.

*Previously: Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson are American Gothic.

*Buy Penny Arcade collections at Amazon.

Brutal Legend-themed soapbox derby racer (link roundup)

Visit Brutal Bus Build to follow the progress made on the Brutal Bus sopabox derby racer. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Poodle shaved and accessorized to look like a camel (and a Pittsburgh Steeler).

2. Tentacled mermaid by Ming Doyle.

3. Funny Bizarro strip.

*Previously: Brutal Legend concept art.

*Buy Brutal Legend collectibles at eBay.

Overloaded bicycle (link roundup)

Overloaded bicycle spotted amidst the latest batch of excellent photos taken in China by Nik Daum. Don't miss the Iwo Jima Memorial homage.

And a few more links:

1. Executing someone in Florida apparently requires eight injections. Via.

2. Pithy and very funny Uncomfortable Plot Summaries. For example: Conan the Barbarian: Petty thief murders religious leader. Or: Demolition Man: In a future where crime is completely eradicated, a black man steals and murders.

3. Scuba diving beneath Hagia Sophia in Instanbul.

*Previously: The lamentations of Conan.

*Buy Conan posters at eBay.

Dark Knight Tumbler Go Kart (link roundup)

Dark Knight Tumbler Go Kart. Here's the official site. And you'll find plans to make your own on sale at eBay.

Via.

And a few more links:

1. A stuntman broke his neck and died during a rehearsal of the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular at Disney's Hollywood Studios. It's the third Walt Disney World employee death in the last seven weeks. Via.

2. Brainscans used as Rorschach tests.

3. Cool name: Magico Nakamura.

*Previously: Lego Tumbler.

*Buy Batmobiles at eBay.

Lego flying car (link roundup)

Lego flying car by Jordan Schwartz.

And a few world news links courtesy of Thomas Barnett:

1. For the first time, China enforced sanctions against North Korea, confiscating vanadium, which can be used in missile casings.

2. Henry Kissinger praises Obama's performance to date.

3. A new way to explain to patients what a medical procedure will entail - - create a hospital room in Second Life.

*Previously: Rocket car.

*Buy pulp magazines at eBay.

Post-Apocalyptic Lego Vehicles; Mad Max Amigurumi

Post-Apocalyptic Lego bus, garbage truck, camper, and forklift by Nick Crocco, perfect for mowing down zombies. Over at his personal site, you'll find some desktop wallpapers featuring vintage Masters of the Universe paintings. Via.

Relatedly, check out this Mad Max amigurumi by Geek Central Station:

Here's the GCS Esty shop.

*Previously: Lego Micro-Scale Battlebarge.

*Buy Lego minifigs at eBay.