Captain America is wielding a new shield in Avengers: Infinity War; we’ve seen it in the trailers and at least two fans have already built replicas. We shared a look at this one in late February, and now Replica Prop Forum (RPF) user Futurescape3D has made a version complete with moving parts. You can see how the functioning Wakandan shield works in the above video. They shared a little about how the movement works:
It’s 3D printed with PETG plastic, and we have a track on the underside with a small bar on the moving section that allows the wearer total control over the speed of the movement.
Eink, E-paper, Think Ink – Collin shares six segments pondering the unusual low-power display technology that somehow still seems a bit sci-fi – http://adafruit.com/thinkink
Stop breadboarding and soldering – start making immediately! Adafruit’s Circuit Playground is jam-packed with LEDs, sensors, buttons, alligator clip pads and more. Build projects with Circuit Playground in a few minutes with the drag-and-drop MakeCode programming site, learn computer science using the CS Discoveries class on code.org, jump into CircuitPython to learn Python and hardware together, TinyGO, or even use the Arduino IDE. Circuit Playground Express is the newest and best Circuit Playground board, with support for CircuitPython, MakeCode, and Arduino. It has a powerful processor, 10 NeoPixels, mini speaker, InfraRed receive and transmit, two buttons, a switch, 14 alligator clip pads, and lots of sensors: capacitive touch, IR proximity, temperature, light, motion and sound. A whole wide world of electronics and coding is waiting for you, and it fits in the palm of your hand.
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