Fun and games - toys and kits for nerds

If you play a lot of games, you've probably been criticized by friends and family for not engaging enough with real life. And perhaps it really is ...

The motif of the three monkeys that see nothing, hear nothing and say nothing is something we come across from time to time in everyday life - the ...

All you need for your new spaceship are your fingers and perhaps a pair of needle-nose pliers and tweezers. Who would have thought? Well, you can't...

The world is changing. I can feel it in the water (...) Treebeard has long suspected the forces that are about to spread across your bathroom. The ...

There is one thing that no action movie, zombie shooter or gangster series should be without: the good old pump-action shotgun. Or, to use the corr...

If you've ever dreamed of taming a storm, then we've got just the thing for you: the Tornado Lamp. Instead of lava, a rotating vortex of water swir...

As an introverted, shy person, you usually feel rather uncomfortable in large crowds. Ideally, you would like to put up a protective shield that pr...

These miniature houses are the dream of every detail-loving hobbyist. Choose one of the different sceneries and lose yourself in the design and dec...

Pluto is not only chronically lonely, so far away from the SunEarth and all the others, the poor celestial body has also been cast out of the plane...

If you dare to explore this book, you should be well acquainted with the Forgotten Worlds! Because it's not unlikely that you'll get lost in the ho...

Superheroes usually look absolutely flawless: Full hair, big muscles, perfect proportions... but doesn't that get boring at some point? Soap Studio...

Spraying paint on stationary trains at night with a bandana over your face is damage to property. The same applies to highway bridges and seats on ...

Is your computer not doing what you want it to? You haven't made a backup and your hard disk is smoking? The FBI is on your doorstep and you don't ...

Anyone who enjoys playing classic role-playing games knows how dependent you can sometimes feel on the luck of the dice. But you are not completely...

Are you a role player with heart and soul? Do you have a passion for table tops and pen & paper adventures?We'd guess then, that your dice...

Metal Earth's space series includes kits of eleven very special engineering achievements. These include the Apollo Lunar Module, the Hubble Telesco...

A simple card game can often still be the best way to pass the time. For example, when external influences push you towards analog amusement. Like ...

With seven meals a day, it's easy to run out of recipe ideas - not so for the Shire dwellers. They have been practicing this way of eating for gene...

"Aiya Earendil Elenion Ancalima!" - "Hail, Earendil, brightest of the stars!"When Frodo sets off from Lothlorien with his eight companions and Gala...

Most of us nerds get to know Japan primarily through the countless animes that have fortunately also made it onto German television, at least in pa...

No, you didn't make a mistake. The game is really called"Butts in Space". And yes, it really is about butts looking for toilet paper in space. What...

Unidentified flying objects, mysterious lights in the sky, people who have been abducted in their sleep and investigated - aliens are (supposedly) ...

We've all been there: you need to loosen a screw, tighten a nut or open a bottle when you're out and about - and of course you have nothing with yo...

A ring to light them up... and transport your room straight to Middle-earth! The Lord of the Rings Lamp - The One Ring is an official collector's i...

The hunter becomes the hunted… Now it’s your turn to sneak up on the Creepers, who in their usual sneaky way have managed to hide from you! But wit...

Bored in the office, restless hands during a coffee klatch, or just a bit nostalgic? No problem, there's the Brick Mug from getDigital. This versat...

The Japanese art of paper folding origami involves folding animals and other shapes, usually from a single piece of paper, with great dexterity. Th...

A group of heroes and heroines sets out to defeat monsters and search for treasure, all professionals that have mastered their different skills… Wh...

Until now, anyone could simply call themselves a nerd, but that is now a thing of the past. Anyone who wants to bear this venerable title must now ...

This lamp brings together what belongs together: the shape of the lava lamp, which children of the 70s and 90s may remember as an object of desire,...

Every adventure needs a spectacular escape, an exciting chase, or a dangerous hike through unknown lands – or maybe all three of them. But this is ...

In the list of the most famous vehicles from film and television, the DeLorean from the great "Back to the Future" films should of course not be mi...

With the potato clock, you will never have to rely on conventional batteries or electricity from the socket again - at least not to find out what t...

The Airzooka is an air cannon with which you can shoot an "air ball" up to 6m. It consists of a large plastic tube with a diameter of almost 30cm, ...

Depending on which realm of nerddom you hang out in, it's easier or harder to proudly present and live out your hobbies in everyday life. Science f...