Halo: Reach concept art

Isaac Hannaford has been posting a steady stream of Halo concept art. Today, lots of early Noble Team designs.

*Buy Halo toys at eBay.

Paul Pape's house from Up engagement ring boxes now on sale

Paul Pape is auctioning off 10 ring boxes shaped like Carl Fredricksen's house from Up. 40% of the sales will go to the Power of 10 fundraiser for Give Kids The World. You can place your bid at eBay

Tracked robot with a paintball gun

Kickstarter project by Chris Rogers:

I want to make a tracked robot with a paintball gun. The robot and gun will be controllable from a distance. The gun will have elevation- the ability to tilt up and down. The tracked base should be able to rotate in place and climb stairs. By rotating in place I should have the inherent ability to pan- rotate the gun horizontally without adding a separate, expensive and heavy pan mechanism. I want to make something light enough so that one person can carry it.

Via.

Brutal Legend and Psychonauts concept art

Scott C. posted lots of Brutal Legend and Psychonauts concept art at his new site.

*Buy Double Fine Action Comics by Scott C at Amazon.

Link roundup

1. Long interview with China Mieville at BldgBlog. (But be forewarned, it has a massive spoiler for The City and The City, which you should absolutely read. It's $10 at Amazon.)

2. "Los Angeles County sheriff's investigators and coroner's officials were digging up the floor of a Lomita restaurant on Tuesday, looking for the remains of the owner's wife, who went missing 16 months ago."

3. Umami Burger is opening up (relatively) close to my home tomorrow! Via.

Link roundup

1. Remember that incredible deep sea-themed Warhammer 40K army I posted? Well, you can buy raffle tickets to try to win an entire army's worth of miniatures by the same artist.

2. The BBTS has the Buck Rogers and Tigerman dolls I posted awhile back. Cheaper than I'd expected.

3. Bjork makes a terrifying zombie.

Tigers have striped skin

Scott Brundage illustrates the factoid, "tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur."