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Okay, granted, I don't have a LOT of use for this mod (although I have modded one pair of 3D glasses to better fit over my glasses), but the idea tickled my fancy so I did it once I found a cheap enough set of flip-up shades to take apart for the clip.
( Probably worth the effort just for the looks it will garner from other patrons. )

Maybe it's just been bad luck or a dry patch, but lately it seems like a lot more of the movies I like come out on DVDs that I just don't feel the desire to buy. Either they're significantly more expensive, almost totally lacking in bonus features, or both. Perhaps it's an industry plot to get people to give up on DVDs and finish migrating to BluRay so we can re-buy all our collections.
( Expanding on the point under the cut. )

The plan was to just get a new white Starter-brand "Dri-Star" cap (my previous one is getting a little nasty-looking despite washing) and sew the NEST Global Alliance patch that came with the Bumblebee/Soundwave two-pack onto it. But this year's version of the Dri-Star caps has a much larger Starter logo embroidered into the front, and it's too big for the NEST patch to cover. And it's stitched through the whole way, so I couldn't just rip a few stitches and remove a patch. So out came the Dremel, I found that the sander head worked best (after trying the wire brush and cutter wheel first), sending fuzz all over the place and stripping out stitches at a high rate. Once I'd cleared enough of the original embroidery off, THEN I could sew the NEST patch on. I figure that counts as kitbashing as much as anything else. :)
( Piccy! )

And no, no flying power was on. :)

ETA: This sort of thing works because all objects are actually defined as primitives (rectangular solids, spheres, ovals, etc) with a partially transparent skin laid over them and various rules for solidity (for instance, a cobweb is a planar object that doesn't block motion, while the banners on the sides of buildings are planar objects that DO block motion). Characters reside in a cylinder, more or less, regardless of the size and shape of the image. This leads not only to stuff like the image above, but also to tiny characters being unable to fit through gaps larger than they are, and huge characters slipping through gaps they shouldn't be able to...they all have the same size primitive.

My older niece got to play with one of these Bee-Bots the other day and really liked it, and my mom was asking if I could find something similar but not, you know, a couple hundred bucks (after accessories). Marah is pretty precocious toywise, but probably won't be ready for Mindstorms for a few years yet. Anyone have suggestions for something like the Bee-Bot or a simplified Mindstorms-style build-and-program toy? I know there's toy cars you can push buttons to program the path, but I think my mom's interested in something a touch more complicated.

Thanks to several books not shipping to my store, I was able to get it done before heading out again for the evening.

( Book of Note: Cartoon History of the Modern World Part II )
   
Dave Van Domelen, "Nice speech, kid, but you had me at 'Screw Pym.'" - USAgent, Mighty Avengers #35

I'm doing another exam review session this Wednesday night, and it looks like a heavy enough week I won't be able to get everything done until Thursday. In addition to potential late-arrival books that are on my list and a review of The Cartoon History of the Modern World Part II that's already in the can, I expect to get the following books this week, Diamond willing: Transformers Last Stand of the Wreckers #3, Spider-Man #626, Avengers the Initiative #34, Deadpool Corps Rank And Foul, Marvels Project #7, Mighty Avengers #34, Thunderbolts #142, X-Factor #203, PS238 #43.

Wheelie is recommended, Soundwave mildly recommended. And a round of applause for even TRYING to make those designs work at Legends size.