The last time I tried to build a model space shuttle, I was seven. And it ended in bloodshed. It wasn’t a good day, all around, since my friend ended up discovering that tiny plastic pieces hurt more on the way out.

Regardless, I still love this idea. It’s a perfect Threadless Kids design, but works across the board. It makes me want them to include an actual plastic set.

Tasty.

While some have pointed out that it bears a certain resemblence to Glennz’s foray into a similar idea, I have to ask if it’s possible for two people to have and execute similar ideas completely independently. It’s true that some people will rip off anything that’s convenient, but it seems a lot more likely that Mr.Yankee really hadn’t seen any of the other attempts—Threadless is a big place. Moreover, I’ve seen “OMG, I was working on a sub just like this!” a *lot*. It’s unfortunate, but I don’t think lambasting every psuedo-similar design is worthwhile. (Though some situations deserve a good scolding.) At least we can always count on bananaphone to never be accused of the same, while reminding us of Raffi lyrics.
Verdict: 4 (View Submission)