Crafting a Miniature Pac-Man Arcade Game Drink Coaster

Ever wanted to craft your own miniature Pac-Man level drink coaster? Who hasn’t? It’s a universal human dream. And to help us achieve that dream, YouTuber The Avid Creator avidly created this video detailing how he made one. Just follow along to make your own! Will yours turn out as well as his did? Yours might, but mine definitely won’t.

He constructed the base and walls of the level from finely-cut wood pieces, while the pellets, ghosts, and Pac-Man are made of polymer clay, with everything painted and then sealed with epoxy resin. Admittedly, that is a good-looking drink coaster. Way nicer than my coaster, which just looks like a water ring on the coffee table.

Does anybody want to make a bunch of these for me to give out as Christmas gifts this year? I can promise you’ll be handsomely rewarded. With praise, just to be clear – not with actual money. Come on, Santa doesn’t even pay his elves!

Pac-Man NBA Team Buildable Model Kits are a Slam Dunk

With the team colors and logos of six different NBA teams, these Pac-Man Entry Grade Model Kits are the perfect addition to any video game and sports fanatic’s collection. The models, being released by Bandai Namco this spring, require no paint or glue and can be assembled straight from the box. That’s a good thing, too because me and modeling glue are a disaster waiting to happen.

These Pac-Man models will be available in Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, and Milwaukee Bucks varieties. Not a fan of any of those? Cross your fingers and hope they decide to make one for your team. Or desert your team for one on the list. That’s what I would do, but I have no allegiance to anybody or anything.

I love building models; the only problem is they never turn out as good as they look in the picture on the front of the box. Or, in my case, even resembling anything remotely like the picture on the front of the box. And why do I always finish with so many extra parts left over?

[via Bandai Namco on Facebook]

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