It was a warm and busy day downtown, Comic Con was in full swing, but I was rushing on over to the FabLab, where an adorable pink cupcake car awaited. Test drivers were invited to come and learn to drive … Continue reading →
Four months of Saturdays by a team of loyalists has produced two complete cupcake cars and two in-process. While the finished cars were on display and driven at the Mayor’s announcement of Maker Faire, they’d never been tested in a full-scale parade. Saturday’s … Continue reading →
We did it! After months of weekly sessions we’ve realized the fruits of our labor. Today we put the final touches on our first cupcake car and just in time for the Mayor’s announcement of Maker Faire. Watch our cupcake take a stroll. To … Continue reading →
Today’s build was low on attendance but high on productivity. Note above that we built a second wireframe top! The green mesh will add structural strength and support our interchangeable cupcake tops. As you’ll see in subsequent pictures, with a small crew … Continue reading →
Such a great feeling! After many hours learning, experimenting, and building we did it. At 12:23 PM on Saturday at OSML, Rob somewhat unexpectedly took our first cupcake car on it’s inaugural ride. (Note his somewhat surprised start in the video below.) You can … Continue reading →
