It's the Great Robotic Overlords, Charlie Brown: make a Cylon jack-o-lantern

by Richard Lawler, posted Oct 21st 2006 at 11:46PM

Charlie would be better off trying to kick that football than tracking down this jack-o-lantern. The guys at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories put their l33t stenciling, carving and LED wiring skills into this Cylon Centurion née pumpkin, and naturally posted all the info necessary to create your own. This stacks up pretty well against the pumpkin PC and even the Engadget pumpkin. But for truly evil and mad status, we'd prefer a fruit-based rendering of Number Six, destined to be destroyed October 31st by ~~Starbuck~~ Power Mac -- only to download, re-emerge next Halloween and continue its plan of human genocide through sweet, pie-based deliciousness. Frak.

[Via Make]

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

Tags: battlestar galactica, BattlestarGalactica, bsg, cylon, evil mad scientist laboratories, EvilMadScientistLaboratories, halloween, how-to, pumpkin

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Scott Neary @ Oct 22nd 2006 12:01AM

Mr. Lawler, you crack me up...lol

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murty @ Oct 22nd 2006 12:03AM

led lantern :)

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Damono @ Oct 22nd 2006 12:05AM

I still like my wiimote costume better in embracing halloween the nerdy way. http://static.flickr.com/121/261890761_f7df4ddad2.jpg?v=0

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Deluxe @ Oct 22nd 2006 1:40AM

Note to self: Fresh air.

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Mario @ Oct 22nd 2006 2:35AM

If you live in the city, be prepared to build 4 or 5 of these. If it doesnt get stolen within the first 4 hours of displaying, i'll cut off my basketballs.

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RedBull Runner @ Oct 22nd 2006 2:47AM

heh, just to let you know... a pumpkin is actually a vegetable. Not a fruit like you state in the article ;)

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Deluxe @ Oct 22nd 2006 3:15AM

Re-read the article.

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Blackster @ Oct 22nd 2006 7:30AM

http://www.villafanestudios.com/pumpkins

those pumpkins are way cooler! :)

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ihatemakingscree @ Oct 22nd 2006 7:36AM

pumpkins ARE fruit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkin

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Rick @ Oct 22nd 2006 10:37AM

Yes, they have seeds, so fruit. Just like my fav fruit, jalapenos.

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JJ @ Oct 22nd 2006 2:05PM

I, for one, welcome our new tasty evil pumpkin non
robotic LED inclusive overlord.

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gregday @ Oct 22nd 2006 2:50PM

Got your Number Six right here :) We made this last night

http://seraphim.ecsis.net/~gregday/Pumpkin2.jpg

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eric f @ Oct 22nd 2006 3:01PM

@ gregday: that's one hot pumpkin, lol

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strider_mt2k @ Oct 22nd 2006 8:44PM

I'm going to think about this a long time in download city.

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Jake @ Oct 24th 2006 4:13PM

In botany, a fruit is a seed bearing product of a plant. Vegetables are harvested parts of a plant such as a root (potatos).

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