Snow globes are mostly a holiday tradition given Christmas is commonly associated with snow and winter.But when you replace the snow with the body of a superhero slowly disintegrating into dust thanks to a mad titan’s fancy bejeweled gauntlet, suddenly snow globes become a year round thing.nnThe last time we featured one of Wes’ (of the YouTube channel Geeksmithing) creations they had managed to create a portable NES console featuring wireless gamepads that could be stashed inside, a rechargeable battery for gaming-on-the-go, and even a projector inside that turned any flat surface into a screen.It was a masterpiece of geeky making, but Wes has gone above and beyond for their latest custom build.nnThe globe itself was scavenged from an existing holiday-themed snow globe since creating one from scratch just isn’t worth the effort when a factory in China can churn them out perfectly.But the diorama inside, featuring Thanos plus Iron Man holding a dying Spider-Man, required a considerable amount of custom work.The action figures were all modified to change their poses and to add fiber-optic lighting to Iron Man’s suit and the Infinity Gauntlet, while 3D printed maskless head sculpts of Spidey and Stark were both hand-painted and swapped in to recreate the dramatic scene at the end of Avengers: Infinity War.nnThere’s even sound effects from the movie that are triggered when this scene comes to life, but instead of collecting the dust of a real superhero being disintegrated, shredded confetti was used as a stand-in.And while most snow globes require a vigorous shaking to bring them to life, this one isn’t filled with water because of all the various electronics inside.Instead, a powered fan hidden in the base automatically sends the simulated dust particles flying into the air at the push of a button.nnWondering where our RSS feed went? You can pick the new up one here.nn.
New Steam Deck orders won’t ship until at least October - The Verge
If you’re interested in a Steam Deck but haven’t reserved one yet, you might want to make a reservation sometime soon.Valve has updated the Steam Deck page to show that any reservations placed now won’t be able to actually make an order until sometime “after Q3 2022,” which means you […]
