Andrew Underwood

AT-ST Walker Halloween Costume

Unlike other years, I put lots of time into my Halloween costume this year. I built an All Terrain Scout Transport (AT-ST) Walker from Star Wars out of cardboard, bristle board and blood (and some white out to cover up the blood). The blood was due to stapling my thumb with an ancient staple gun. It has working legs that walk similarly to how a bird would walk, thus the slang for the machine: Chicken Walker.

Here’s a video of it in action.

Right after finishing it.

Riding the Wave down a big hill

I really should have thought ahead and bought new wheels for my wave board before I came down to the Crowsnest Pass. Heading to the mountains, it was sure to get lots of use. Unfortunately my wheels were already pretty worn and starting to split. I decided to tackle the big hill on Allison Road anyways and have my Dad film me while my sister drove. On the way out I warned them that my wheel probably would break, and a probably would fall, and I probably would be OK. All of this actually did happen, and here is the proof, edited into a short movie. So here you go, seafood is served:

Fake model

I took this picture of Ljubljana, Slovenia while climbing down from the city’s castle. I modified (photoshop) the first picture to look like it’s a small scale model, like something you would find along a toy train set. The trees look like they are made out of lichen and the buildings have a plastic appearance. The second picture is the original.