6 Frimaire CCXIII (November 26, 2004)
Hic Sunt Dracones
Despite how the above picture may appear, the head of the creature doesn't actually look down and to the right. It's all an optical illusion that causes the head to appear to follow you. It looks even more impressive when you move about. (910KiB) (Note: movie requires the Xvid codec. I also have no idea who shot it.)
Here are the plans (963KiB), for anyone who wants to try it themselves. There's also a cropped and resized version (320KiB) that's optimized for printing on an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper. You'll still need the original plans for reference, though, as the some directions were in the parts that got cropped.
That video is the freakiest thing ever. I'm convinced something is up!
Also, both links go to the full version.
Link fixed; thanks for the heads up.
Now if I could only figure out why it doesn't seem to like comments on this entry.
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Ah! Found the problem! It was trying to get an icon from pumpkin via port 80, and since it couldn't get one it had to wait until it timed out. I've fixed the problem with it, so it shouldn't happen anymore.
As for the movie: I've tested my copy of the creature and, aside from the fact that my printer is out cyan, it looks exactly the same when you move around as it does in the movie; so nothing's up with it. ; )
No way. Does that actually work just like it looks like it works? Was it that hard to put together?
Posted by Curt at 8 Frimaire CCXIII 17:31 (2004/11/28)
What would you have to print the full version one on to get it to come out properly? I imagine it's too big for a comp printer?
Posted by Curt at 8 Frimaire CCXIII 17:35 (2004/11/28)
It's too big on standard computer paper, so you have to scale it (which is what the cropped and resized one is: an attempt to maximize the size of the printed out version). It also wasn't too hard to assemble, and it does work just as the video shows (although it is sometimes a little hard to get started).
Basically, all you'll need is a sheet of paper, and either a glue stick or some tape.
And scissors. Obviously you'll need scissors.
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