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Well, if your wife won't let you have the car, at least you can have the engine! Sports-car obsessed boys of all ages will enjoy building then looking at this detailed Corvette engine model.

Updated Jan 25, 2007

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Tommy Gun Rubberband Rifle

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Awesome. I would have loved this as a kid. James Cagney-style tommy gun that you load with rubberbands and let fly!

Updated Jan 25, 2007

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Animation Praxinoscope

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Regular readers of my product rants know I love retro-tech. The Praxinoscope was invented in 1877 by Emile Reynaud (1844-1918) and is a precursor of the moving picture. Here, a band of pictures, each slightly different from its neighbor, is placed inside a rotating drum, similar to the arrangement of pictures in the Zoetrope. In Reynaud's design the pictures were viewed in succession by reflection from a series of narrow vertical mirrors placed at the center of the drum. The drum is spun by hand, and the horse appears to gallop. Real Praxinoscopes can cost thousands of dollars. This neat little "toy" allows you to build and experience this device for less than 15.

Updated Jan 25, 2007