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Koumajutsu
03-20-2007, 03:00 AM
Here's my entry for the challange :)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/kristy510/challenge/DSCF1352.jpg

This is a functional skull mouse that I made from a mini laptop mouse and a Mr. Thrifty skull.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/kristy510/challenge/DSCF1345.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/kristy510/challenge/DSCF1346.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/kristy510/challenge/DSCF1348.jpg

Parts List:

Laptop Mini Mouse: $9
Mr. Thrifty Skull: $3.50
Scrap Wire: Free
2x Beer Bottle Caps: Free
Styrofoam: Free
Glue (4x hot glue sticks + trace amount of superglue): $.25
Paint: $.50

Total: $13.25
dave the dead
03-20-2007, 07:38 AM
So you slide the skull around as the mouse? NICE! I'll bet the 2 bottles of New Castle really helped this one along! LOL..... very unique idea Kouma!
skullboy
03-20-2007, 07:50 AM
Very cool.A unique idea.:D
turtle2778
03-20-2007, 09:24 AM
hey great job, very unique
scareme
03-20-2007, 09:27 AM
How cool! Would love that for my desktop.
slimy
03-20-2007, 09:29 AM
This contest just keeps getting better.

Love the idea, love the concept, love the execution.

You did great.
Lilly
03-20-2007, 09:40 AM
very different idea...
good job
Koumajutsu
03-20-2007, 10:20 AM
Thanks guys for your kind words. Now only if I can keep Teary from stealing it.

Here's a pic of it plugged in when I was testing it. (It even works :D)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/kristy510/challenge/DSCF1357.jpg

and here's a couple more, just because :)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/kristy510/challenge/DSCF1361.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/kristy510/challenge/DSCF1354.jpg
Lauriebeast
03-20-2007, 12:36 PM
That is so cool....love the idea and the execution of it...well done!
Dr Morbius
03-20-2007, 12:49 PM
Very nice...Original! Great job.
dflowers
03-20-2007, 01:38 PM
I like!
Otaku
03-20-2007, 01:57 PM
Now that is unique! It's great to see another electronic device entry. Better get a copyright on the concept before Microsoft sees it!
ghostie
03-20-2007, 02:28 PM
Yeah, thats really thinking outside of the box. Nice going.
DeadSpider
03-20-2007, 04:31 PM
Wow.
I like that!
Interesting use for a skull.
Is it easy/comfy to use?

....My mouse is jealous of your mouse.
pyro
03-20-2007, 06:10 PM
wow thats 2 cool--yet another thing to make
Fangs
03-20-2007, 07:20 PM
That is so cool!!!!! Hey Techy, aside from me saying "sveeet mouse"!, how much would you charge for one? Um.... say, even trade for some pumpkin bars? :D My son wants one after seeing it. I told him even though its his B-day today, he can't have one yet... LOL :D "yet" ;):p
Zombie-F
03-20-2007, 07:42 PM
definitely one of the more unique entries I've seen in one of these contests. Way to go Kouma!
Ms. Wicked
03-20-2007, 07:51 PM
There are so many good ideas and entries.

This looks great!
Haunted Bayou
03-20-2007, 07:58 PM
Man-oh-man! That is really kewl!

Every office should have one.
krough
03-20-2007, 08:56 PM
Oh thats really Cool, Well Done
Sickie Ickie
03-20-2007, 09:25 PM
My wife anted to know where the "clickers" were. I'm guessing it's on the back of the skull? How do you use them, with your thumb? I love this idea, and just told my wife I have to build one now! LOL
Koumajutsu
03-20-2007, 10:05 PM
Wow.
I like that!
Interesting use for a skull.
Is it easy/comfy to use?

....My mouse is jealous of your mouse.

Well, it's actually fairly ergonomic. the way your hand and wrist sit when holding it is very straight since the buttons are way toward the back at the crack. The only downside is thatthe ball of my hand can't rest on the desk/mousepad. Not very comfy on top of my desk which sits a bit high, but my keyboard tray is fairly lower so it actually puts my elbow in a neutral position. The only change I would make would be to thin out the button flex reliefs a tad more to make the buttons easier to press. I'm going to try to put together a How-To eventually.

That is so cool!!!!! Hey Techy, aside from me saying "sveeet mouse"!, how much would you charge for one?

Thanks Fangsy. I don't know about charging for one just yet. This project was a big learnign experience for me. For the most part it started when I was looking at a thrifty skull and i held it in my hand and thought (out loud), "I bet this would make a cool mouse." And then Teary responded, "Well, don't wonder.... DO IT!" :D

My wife anted to know where the "clickers" were. I'm guessing it's on the back of the skull? How do you use them, with your thumb? I love this idea, and just told my wife I have to build one now! LOL

you can see the mouse buttons fairly well in this pic:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/kristy510/challenge/DSCF1361.jpg

they are placed way toward the back of the skull where the 'lid' meets the main section of the skull. :) They all click fairly well too, with a very natural feel.

All and all, I'm happy with how this turned out. It's going to be my companion to my laptop at many a D&D table to come :)
Koumajutsu
03-20-2007, 10:10 PM
I also wanted to say, Thank you everyone for being so supportive of me. This is the first prop that I've built that began from my own imagination. Though, I know it's not something to go out in the yard, or to be part of a traditional display, I know that I'll, personally, get teh same enjoyment from it. Year round also. :)

Heck, who knows. maybe i can make it part of some kind of hands on, interactive halloween exibit type thing so the ToTs could play some computer stuff :D
Sickie Ickie
03-21-2007, 12:04 AM
I like the way you think K. :D
BuriedAlive
03-21-2007, 12:12 AM
That is one terrific concept. And don't worry about "traditional" prop displays. A prop need not be in a yard. It's still a prop whether it's sitting on the front steps, on your mantle, or in this case, on your computer desk.
morgan8586
03-21-2007, 03:18 AM
great job brother......
Zombie-F
03-21-2007, 06:35 AM
I think if I did it, I would have found a way to put the left button inside the left eye socket, the right inside the right eye socket and the center button inside the nose.

Now that I think of it, the nose probably wouldn't be the best place for a center button. It'd probably be uncomfortable to have your middle finger lower than the other two.
dave the dead
03-21-2007, 12:56 PM
I think if I did it, I would have found a way to put the left button inside the left eye socket, the right inside the right eye socket and the center button inside the nose.

Now that I think of it, the nose probably wouldn't be the best place for a center button. It'd probably be uncomfortable to have your middle finger lower than the other two.

------and who want to sit at the computer with their finger up their nose???:googly:
TearyThunder
03-21-2007, 02:47 PM
I think if I did it, I would have found a way to put the left button inside the left eye socket, the right inside the right eye socket and the center button inside the nose.

Now that I think of it, the nose probably wouldn't be the best place for a center button. It'd probably be uncomfortable to have your middle finger lower than the other two.


Actually that was KJ's first though too on it but he then deciced that looking at the back of the skull on the desk wasn't what he wanted. Also the eyes would be further down than the placement of where the buttons are now. I don't think it would be as comfy to use if they were.
Koumajutsu
03-21-2007, 08:44 PM
------and who want to sit at the computer with their finger up their nose???:googly:

I dunno... maybe a myspace user? :googly:
Dr Morbius
03-21-2007, 09:45 PM
It'd probably be uncomfortable to have your middle finger lower than the other two.
You know, I was gonna make a remark, but I don't even want to touch this one.:D
I was thinking that if I had a skull mouse, I'd want it facing me too. Good choice!
BooGirl666
03-23-2007, 02:10 PM
YAY KJ!!!! lol this is great... Never would have thought anything like this. GREAT JOB!!!!
CerysCrow
03-23-2007, 11:26 PM
This is great - love it!
Merlin (The Quiet One)
03-24-2007, 08:41 AM
Very creative. Great job!
turtle2778
03-24-2007, 11:09 AM
Thats actually really cool. I would have probably purchased something like that. Nice job.
Koumajutsu
03-24-2007, 02:06 PM
Thanks bunches guys, all the positive support you guys give is what makes this site the best out there.

And now, for story time :)

So, I took the skull mouse with me to play D&D like I do most Fridays. It was well liked there, but my one friend who's into painting miniatures told me it needs "MOAR PAINT!" He thinks if I added a few more layers, I could get a much more realistic look.
TearyThunder
03-24-2007, 09:13 PM
Muahaha!!!! Guess who has a skull mouse now.



It sure isn't Kouma! :D
Spooklights
03-24-2007, 09:36 PM
Muahaha!!!! Guess who has a skull mouse now.

Aren't YOU the lucky one! It's enough to make a gal want to go and learn electronics on her own!
Great job, Kouma!
TearyThunder
03-24-2007, 09:41 PM
Aren't YOU the lucky one! It's enough to make a gal want to go and learn electronics on her own!
Great job, Kouma!

Well you could just move across the country for someone that knows how to do it and steal all his creations. hehehe
Big Howlin
03-28-2007, 12:31 PM
lol, very cool!
Although I think I would have a slight bit of trouble keeping my rank in CounterStrike with that thing lol
Front Yard Fright
03-30-2007, 12:23 AM
that rules!
i want one now!
:p.
Ghostess
04-02-2007, 09:26 AM
What an awesome idea! I love it!
Koumajutsu
04-02-2007, 10:07 AM
I'm hoping to assemble a How-To once I get some time that's not working OT. I don't quite have enough pictures for a good how-to, so I may end up building another for just such an occation :D
NATUREPIXIE
04-06-2007, 07:53 PM
great idea and great job!
skeletonowl
05-20-2007, 03:45 PM
now that is an innovative idea! Why hasn't anyone tried that before for the public?