I remember seeing low-res versions of these (or something very similar) a while ago that were more awesome idea than awesome but these finished products are pretty cool:

Check out the Ninja Star: Wars set at Spoke.

Some older shopped photos:

(see previous post for the technique)

Sitting somewhere between cool and crazy, Japanese scientists have found a way to render flesh transparent and then dye bones, cartilage and organs bright blue, pink, red and green to leave these pretty cool specimens.

This cat gecko is probably the best example to show that rather than just dyed skeletons they are still encased by their own (see-through) flesh. There’s also a Youtube vid.

Surely it’s only a matter of time before Gunther von Hagens gets in on this?

(via various)

My favourite part of the Shogun 2 feature in this month’s PC Gamer was actually the art, though this is also pretty exciting:

Instead of being the impersonal force guiding the destiny of your faction, you’ll actually play as a person who has to negotiate the treacheries and loyalties of family politics.

Surely this is edging closer and closer to what we all want: a Sword of the Samurai remake?