Hasta La Gadget!

Flickr member, LEGO enthusiast and Bionicle pilot Nick Brick made life-size scale models of some of the weapons in the hit FPS Titanfall. Nick made the EVA-8 Shotgun, the Smart Pistol MK5 and the R-101C Carbine.

Nick’s replicas may not be exactly the same as their virtual counterparts – Nick made the pistol and the rifle months before Titanfall came out – but they still look awesome and even have a few moving or detachable parts.

Have a closer look at Nick’s arsenal in these videos:

Call in a browser and head to Nick’s Flickr page for more shots of the weapons.

[via Slash Gear]

What do you do when you just want to get off of this big blue marble we call Earth? Well, you can call NASA and try to hitch a ride to the International Space Station. Or you could build yourself a replica of the Space Shuttle on your roof. One man in China did the latter.

According to Chinese site Xinhuanet, a 60-something year-old farmer in Guangdong province built this space shuttle replica. Naturally he put it on top of his house. I guess the idea is that if he ever takes off, that house will burn up and erase all traces that he was ever here. Good plan.

This replica makes the house stand out for sure. I wonder if the neighbors love it or hate it. I’m sure it does wonders for his property value.

[via Kotaku]

Video games are definitely fun to play, and from time to time, you might even wish that you could end up in the shoes of the game’s protagonist, wielding all the power as well as magic (in some titles) as you go about saving the world. For those who love the Assassin’s Creed storyline, there is nothing quite like working stealthily behind the scenes, and there is one particular signature weapon of the heroic Assassins – the deadly hidden blade. The next time you decide to cosplay Assassin’s Creed, you might want to make sure that you have the $39.99 Assassin’s Creed Hidden Blade Replica as part of your costume’s repertoire.

This signature weapon that has dealt death to many in the game looks like the real deal, until you realize that the “metal” is not actually metal upon touch. How does it work to extend its brand of realism to the world? A hairpin trigger gets the job done, and it is also good news that the Assassin’s Creed Hidden Blade Replica comes with a safety so that it will also prevent accidental instances of setting it off.
[ Assassin’s Creed Hidden Blade Replica needs mad skills to make it realistic copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

One of the coolest things about Batman is all his gadgets. I particularly like the gadgets that he had to play with in the Dark Knight trilogy like the Batpod and Tumbler. Inspired by the Bat’s wonderful toys, a dad made a really cool Batpod for his kids.

But unlike the bike in the movies, this Batpod is sized for the man’s 10 and 12-year-old boys to enjoy. The bike uses an Alltrax AXE 4844 controller running a Mars ME0709 electric motor, and the Batpod is powered by a quartet of lead-acid batteries from a car. I think I would worry about those lead-acid batteries in a vehicle that is destined to spend lots of time tossed on its side. The power system has a maximum of 50 volts and the bike can hit speeds of 37mph.

Check out the videos to see the bike in action along with some kids that aren’t big on safety gear other than a helmet.

[via Nerd Approved]

Avid PlayStation gamer Blackangel887462 loves to collect Platinum trophies, a virtual achievement awarded for obtaining all of the lower tier – Bronze, Silver and Gold trophies – achievements in a PlayStation game. To celebrate his 500th Platinum trophy he commissioned a replica of the award.

Even though it’s not made of platinum, the trophy still cost Blackangel887462 quite a bit of change. He won’t say the exact amount, only that the trophy turned out to be more expensive than four DualShock 4 controllers, which more or less adds up to $240 (USD).

500 completed games and a real Platinum trophy? You have a lot to live up to Blackangel887463.

[via Blackangel887462 via Reddit]