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A fern native to swamps of South and Central America is commonly called a sword fern or Boston fern. A cultivar of that fern, a hybrid bred for domestic growing, is also called Boston fern. A fern native to the Pacific Coast is called sword fern, Western sword fern or California sword fern. Sorting through the tangle of common names is why it's best to use scientific names.
One of the many things that you can do in "Halo 3" is called the "sword cancel." Learn how to sword cancel in "Halo 3" with help from an expert in the virtual world of all things "Halo" in this free video clip.
Getting the energy sword prop in "Halo 3" is something that you have to do in a very particular way. Get the energy sword prop in "Halo 3" with help from an expert in the virtual world of all things "Halo" in this free video clip.
Shields and swords for kids can be made of cardboard for maximum durability. Make shields and swords out of cardboard for kids with help from a longtime crafts expert in this free video clip.
Crafting a sword in Minecraft begins with a single stick. Craft a sword in Minecraft with help from a devoted tech power user, gamer and gaming fan in this free video clip.
Making gun metal in Illustrator will involve you working with some very basic geometric shapes. Make gun metal in Illustrator with help from a well versed web, graphic and illustrative designer in this free video clip.
Whether you're a fan of video or still photography, and you like Canon, Panasonic, Sony or any other brand of camera, you may find a time during your life as a photographer when a camera mounted on a helmet is in order. While you can purchase a "helmet cam" from any number of specialty suppliers, it's likely a cheaper prospect to create one on your own. With some minimal handyman skills, you should be able to accomplish the job inside the span of an afternoon.
You have purchased the best high-velocity paintball gun, performed exercises to increase your running speed and stamina, and worked your muscles so you can easily crouch and run, all elements that make your paintball game more effective. Perhaps you have even modified your gun by changing the trigger or adding a ball bearing for smoother shooting. If your game still suffers because other players simply shoot faster than you, you can try some exercises to strengthen your fingers and increase your shooting speed.
Probably the easiest way to put up a chain mesh curtain rod in front of your fireplace is to purchase a free-standing metal frame with a screen inside of it. These removable frames come in different sizes and can be set in front of the fireplace opening. Alternatively, a screen can be screwed into the opening of your fireplace. Rod kits are available at stores that sell fireplace accessories. These simple kits come with all the screws and other parts necessary to have your chain mesh curtain up in less than an hour.
Dressing up in costumes is a lot of fun, whether it's for Halloween, a class program or just for play. If your child wants to dress up like a knight or warrior, you can make an inexpensive helmet out of felt. Working with felt is fairly simple because it cuts and sews easily and you don't need to worry about finished edges. It does require a bit of sewing on a machine, but even as a beginner you should be able to handle it.
A boiler is like a teakettle on a stove. As a heat source warms the water, the water boils to form steam. Teakettles lose steam into the air, while boilers capture steam to use as energy. After boilers utilize energy, they release the waste products into the atmosphere. Some boilers, however, recapture energy after they use it. Cannon boilers use this heat-recovery technology, which improves boiler efficiency and reduces greenhouse gas production.
Whether you're wearing it as part of a medieval reenactment or for your Halloween costume, chain mail shirts must be cleaned in a particular way to keep rust away. Unlike traditional shirts made from fabric, you can't just throw your chain mail shirt, which is made of tiny metal chains, in the washing machine. If you purchase a chain mail shirt from a company, it typically comes covered in oil to prevent rust. You need to remove that oil before wearing, but the chain mail is then susceptible to rust. Removing light rust regularly and oiling is the best way…
Originally used as armor by soldiers of centuries ago, chain mail is now used more in replica work and modern day fashion. A chain mail bikini is a wonderful fashion essential for costume play and it is certain to get some attention on a day at the beach. While the chain mail bikini may at first seem like a daunting task, it is a simple activity, made from lighter weight aluminum instead of the original steel or iron from which armor was made.
Whether it’s for Halloween, a comic convention or just because you love the movies, no Jedi is complete without a lightsaber. Costume companies sell affordable plastic models, but they are flimsy and break or burn out. Custom lightsaber retailers sell handmade sabers, but they can cost hundreds of dollars. Instead of buying one, you can build your own lightsaber from a section of sink tube and feel the force for just a few dollars.
The Tocobaga lived on the north shores of Tampa Bay from about A.D. 900 to the 18th century, when they died out from violence and diseases brought by Spaniards. The Tocobaga were a peaceful people living on the Gulf Coast and located by the Bay, and they fished and gathered shellfish, which was their primary food. Native Americans, among them the Tocobaga, loved to play games of all sorts -- hunter/gatherers always tend to have more leisure time than people involved in agriculture, and they valued play while Europeans valued work.
The story of David and Goliath is one of the best-known tales from the Bible. In the story, David, a young Israelite shepherd, defeats a giant Philistine warrior named Goliath, armed only with a sling. Making your own is relatively simple, although becoming good at slinging requires lots of practice.
Making a recon helmet from paper mache is an inexpensive, hands-on costuming idea for your children. It is also a creative way to recycle those old newspapers you haven't thrown away yet. Because the materials used in paper mache projects are non-toxic, this is a project suitable for young children. You can make a paper mache recon helmet that looks very similar to those worn by soldiers with your children in a matter of a few afternoons.
Tron, a movie released in 1982, concerns a computer programmer who gets sucked in and trapped into one of his programs. The computer programmer had to compete in several different games inside the program to be set free. The costumes worn by the characters in Tron are very iconic and featured a “glowing” effect. You can create your own Tron helmet to wear for a costume or to a Tron-themed party. This specific helmet is a replica of the one worn by the main character of Tron, Alan Bradley.
Paintball is a recreational sport where players attempt to eliminate each other by shooting paint pellets at each other from gas-powered guns. Although the paint pellets are designed to avoid injuries to players, some safety equipment is still required to ensure the players' safety. A paintball mask protects the eyes and throat of players, which are most susceptible to damage from the paint pellets. Airbrushing a paintball mask allows for a custom design to be sprayed onto a mask to create an eye-catching, one-of-a-kind mask.
A gladiator is the fiercest warrior from ancient times, so it is no surprise that men and little boys alike want to dress in gladiator gear. True gladiator helmets are heavy and made from metal, but you can create a gladiator helmet at home using cardboard boxes. Save money on a Halloween costume by creating a helmet for an adult. Add a cool new piece to your child's dress-up bin by creating a smaller helmet. Find pictures of real gladiator helmets to use as models to mold a realistic helmet.
The JT Raptor paintball mask features fog-free goggle lenses and adjustable straps that are designed to give the wearer a comfortable fit. Some new JT Raptor mask owners may find the straps confusing to adjust. It is important to adjust the straps properly to ensure that the mask stays in place while you run and play paintball. If the mask unexpectedly falls out of place during a round of paintball, you will run the risk of being fired upon and potentially sustaining a serious injury to the eyes or head.
Your child may feel ready to conquer the galaxy with a lightsaber in hand, but you'll be relieved that it will at least conquer an afternoon of boredom. Lightsabers, from the well-known and beloved Star Wars franchise, are swords with lasers instead of blades. All you need to re-create a lightsaber toy is some household craft supplies.
In a 2007 interview with Pitchfork, the Daft Punk duo of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo were asked who came up with the multimedia elements in their show, including their illuminated helmets. "We personally worked as much on the music as on the different elements," said Thomas. It isn't common for musicians to spend equal amounts of time on their sound and look, but Daft Punk is different; the atmosphere of their show is almost as important as their music. To create a Thomas Bangalter helmet of your own for a party or Halloween costume, you don't need hours…
Convenient, modern-day slingshots are strong, lightweight and sometimes collapsible, made from material other than wood. While your handmade slingshot might prove bulkier than store-bought versions, rest assured knowing your ancestors trusted the bulky, handmade version to hunt small animals for food and protect their land. And, just like your ancestors, you don't need an oven to dry out the wood you've chosen for your slingshot. Once your sling shot is ready to go, "aim high and shoot straight" -- practice makes perfect.
With their large evergreen fronds, sword ferns make an excellent addition to your shade garden. Sword fern (Polystichum munitum) grows as a native understory plant in the western portions of North America. Although young plants do best in moist soil, once sword ferns mature, they require little water. To add to its low maintenance personality, the sword fern does well in most any soil that contains organic matter in the form of leaf litter or compost. About the only care your sword fern will need is an occasional trim to keep it tidy.
Sword ferns are native North American plants found in temperate to warm areas. The plant could spread up to 4 feet wide and can be grown in the partial-shade to full-shade garden or even indoors. Sword ferns require moist, slightly acidic soil but can tolerate short periods of drought. The ferns spread with underground runners that can be cut off to create new plants. The plants are stimulated to produce new fronds when pruned back to the crown, but it is not a necessary process for the health of the plant. Some gardeners remove the spent fronds, but again, this…
In his widely-accepted theory of constructivism, renowned child psychologist Jean Piaget said that children learn best experientially -- through hands-on learning. Sometimes -- such as when they are taught about rocks or fractions -- this comes naturally, but other times, a hands-on learning environment can be difficult to create. Constructing models provides a solution to this dilemma by allowing students to explore, in their own creative way, the size, shape, colors and other properties of not only Mars, but also any other far-away or intangible object or place.
Big-budget movie companies have millions of dollars at their disposal for engineering, developing and creating lifelike props. This is funding the average person does not have. If you are in need of a prop of some sort, such as a space helmet, you can build it from home using many different objects you might already have.
Chain mail is composed of metal rings. It was used in the past as armor for for those who did not or could not use plate armor or to cover gaps in plate armor. In modern times, chain mail gloves, which protect the hands, are sought after by weaponry and history enthusiasts. Chain mail gloves can also be practical in that they protect the hands during dangerous tasks; for instance, butcher's gloves are chain mail gloves. You can make your own with wire. Basic chain mail is not very difficult to make, but it is time-consuming.
Roman chain mail jewelry is made in the same fashion as Roman chain mail armor, which Roman soldiers wore in battle. Adopted from the Celts, chain mail offered Roman soldiers such effective protection against sharp weapons -- such as swords and spears -- that by the middle ages, soldiers all over Europe used it. There are still a few practical applications for chain mail, such as the manufacture of butchers' gloves. But the most popular use today for chain mail and its interlocking rings is for fashion. Artisans create bracelets from rings made of silver, brass or other metals, and…
Chain mail is typically a type of armor or clothing consisting of metal rings that when linked together form a mesh pattern. A chain mail bracelet is made with continuous metal rings linked in a mesh pattern to form a circle. A spiral chain mail bracelet is formed when one continuous loop of metal rings are placed together in a certain pattern to produce a spiral-shaped bracelet.
Little boys with active imaginations will enjoy transforming everyday household items like a milk jug and some old newspaper into a work of art straight out of a storybook. Knights in shining armor are magical characters to children. Parents can help bring the magic to life with this easy knight helmet craft. Add a toy sword and shield, and your little guy will have hours of make-believe, dress-up fun.
The eight planets of our solar system are often displayed to teach about space and the cosmos. The planets may be represented in several ways -- with cardboard cutouts, paper or with Styrofoam balls. The Styrofoam will give the planets a three-dimensional look. Add details to the Styrofoam by painting each ball to represent a specific planet. However, not all paint is created equal and certain types of paint may melt the Styrofoam into something unrecognizable.
Creating a replica of the earth on a Styrofoam ball is a creative and interactive way for kids to learn about earth science and geography. By first coating the Styrofoam ball with an acrylic sealer, you will save a lot of time when applying coats of acrylic paint. The acrylic sealer also acts as a bonding agent that reinforces the structure of the Styrofoam and keeps it from chipping. This is an especially enjoyable craft for young children with an interest in science.
If you want to be an innovator on the beach and turn some heads, make a chainmail bikini. Chainmail was armor used by soldiers in the Middle Ages made with interlinked metal rings. The second part of the word chainmail is derived from the French word, maille, which means mesh of net. Using a metal, such as aluminum, decreases the weight of the chainmail bikini and makes it bearable to wear.
The Canon S900 is a letter-size inkjet printer capable of producing photographic-quality prints. It uses six individual ink tanks for greater color depth, and can produce prints up to 2400 by 1200 dpi resolutions. Canon released this printer in 2002, and no longer sells new units. However, the company still offers ink cartridges and other accessories to keep older printers in service.
A paintball loader, which is also sometimes referred to as the hopper, is the part of the paintball marker that holds the paintballs. It loads them into the breach of the paintball marker so they can be fired. Paintball markers have an open feed tube on the top of the marker, through which paintballs will fall into the breach from which they can then be fired; the loader attaches here. Though Viewloader makes several different loader models, you should be able to install all of them in the same way.
Flanking in paintball is a fundamental maneuver where a player advances along the side of the field and launches an attack on the enemy from the side or rear. Paintball is a team sport where players try to eliminate the other team by hitting them with paintballs fired from their paintball gun. Flanking can be performed stealthily from behind cover or as a forceful sprint up the side with covering fire and distractions.
"Bakugan Battle Brawlers" is a role-playing game, developed for the Nintendo Wii, in which players make use of powerful creatures known as Bakugan to fight other Bakugan in a battle to save the world. If you need to delete your Bakugan game file and start your game over, you can do so easily by making use of the game's main menu.
Football helmets are not a one-size-fits-all piece of equipment. Each football player deserves a helmet that fits him well for safety. From extra padding to air systems, modern football helmets make customizing a simple task. A proper fitting will ensure that the player’s head is as protected and as comfortable as possible when playing the full-contact sport of football, from the youngest pee-wee league player up to the professional level.
Diving into the sport of paintball is sometimes intimidating for a beginner. With all the equipment, rules and terminology, it can be downright frustrating to learn your way around. If you're a relative "noob" to paintball, there are a few tips and techniques you can focus on to simplify your journey toward becoming an advanced player.
The Nerf Longstrike CS-6 is a single-shot rifle built for short to midrange Nerf combat. Every Nerf gun has an air restrictor inside its plastic body, designed to limit the amount of air that passes through the chamber and reduce the power of the shot. This design element was incorporated into Nerf guns to ensure their safety for play. Do not remove the restrictor if you plan to shoot human targets, as a modified gun often shoots with much more force than does one off the shelf. You can modify your Longstrike for range, but it is a delicate process.
Paintball guns require fine tuning to get the proper psi release on the ball. When the pressure setting is too high, velocity is lost as there is too much pressure on the valve, resulting in the ball moving slower with an unequal amount of pressure in the chamber. To get the paintball gun at its peak performance, use a chronograph, which is commonly found at paintball centers, to tune the gun to peak pressure settings and velocity. This process takes time, but is relatively simple.
Painting balls or circles on the wall is an ideal way to add dimension to a plan wall. Painting a ball is tricky because the shape, a perfect circle, is challenging to do by hand. Even if you trace an object that is round such as a mug or bowl, the size of your balls are limited to how big or small those objects are. The ideal technique allows you to paint a perfect circle that is any size you want.
Helmets are a necessity for many types of activities and hobbies, such as horseback riding and biking, to prevent injuries. Despite their safety features, helmets can be very plain if you wear them as-is. You can buy a camouflage helmet cover, but if you know how to sew, you can make your own camo helmet cover instead.
A game of paintball can take its toll on the body, with bruises and welts being common battle scars. Proper gear and attire are necessary to either eliminate or minimize painful wounds, and can also serve as an integral part of the strategy for outfoxing your opponent.
A gas-powered Etek paintball gun (AKA paintball marker) can vary the velocity of the fired paintball capsule. To change the velocity, adjust the low pressure regulator (LPR) while shooting a marker. The procedure affects the tension of the springs inside the gun and does not require the use of any tools. The Etek’s warranty is not voided by doing this.
The Cannon downrigger is a cable and spool system used to control the depth of your fishing line. The cable attaches to a weighted ball and the line attaches to a clip on the cable. The line pulls free from the clip when a fish strikes and you are free to fight the fish with the rod. The downrigger is either mounted in a set position or on a swivel base. The swivel base moves and is susceptible to breakdowns. Basic screw and position issues are easily fixed, but large cracks and breaks in the material may require replacement.
"Anim8or" is a free 3-D design program that lets users create a wide range of objects quickly and easily. These objects can then be integrated into games or design projects. One of the objects you can make in this game is a gun. Making a gun is important for many games, from shooters to action games. Use the simple tools of "Anim8or" to create a wide variety of guns for your game's enemies to use.
No suit of armor would be complete without the proper headgear, making a sturdy helmet a must for a knight costume. Don't worry, though; you won't have to storm a castle to find the materials necessary to create your knight's helmet. Instead, you can craft a convincing piece using everyday items that can be found right at home. Not only is this entertaining project inexpensive to complete, but it's a quick and easy option for a last-minute costume idea. Plus, it's easily customizable, allowing you plenty of creative flexibility in terms of decoration.
