The do it yourself prop crafting tutorial YouTube series DIY Prop Shop is always a fun place to find low-budget ideas for creating replicas of your favorite geeky goodies such as the flux capacitor and hoverboard from Back to the Future, the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis from Evil Dead, and Captain Mal’s gun from Firefly, just to name a few.

But if you’re a fan of the games of Bethesda Game Studios, their recent videos will be of great interest to you. Not only have they released a video showing how you can make your very own Elder Scroll from the Elders Scrolls series, but also a video on how to make an impressive Pip-Boy replica from the Fallout universe. Fair warning: these are by no means easy things to pull off, but if you have the time, patience, and some crafting skills, they’re definitely doable!

You can check out both videos below.

Are you obsessed with Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim?

Then chances are your Valentine already knows how much, so why not use your love of the game to show them how deep your love is for them with these Skyrim-themed Valentine’s Day ecards.

Artist Jemma Salume made up a bunch of Skyrim-themed Valentine’s Day ecards, so put down the controller for a few seconds, and send one of these messages, that contain sentiments like “I am sworn to be your Valentine” and “I used to be an adventurer like you…then I took an arrow in the heart.” Or, maybe send one of these to your Skyrim addict to get them to step away from the game on this holiday of love.

As part of their weekly video game deals, Amazon is currently offering The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Collector’s Edition for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 for only $99.99 (that’s 33% off the list price of $149.99).

Note, this is deal is valid through Saturday, January 21, 2012 until 11:59pm PST while supplies last.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Collector’s Edition is also available for PC for $164.99.

The t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel today is an Elder Scrolls-themed shirt called “Winterhold Warlocks” by AdamH.

The shirt went on sale at RIPT today, Monday, December 26, 2011, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore.

Just a quick heads up for all of you twitching fanatics eagerly awaiting the arrival of Bethesda Softworks’ long-awaited The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim this November, you can now pre-order and secure your very own copy right now!

The game can be pre-ordered from all the usual outlets like Amazon, Best Buy, Game Stop, WalMart, and Play ‘N Trade. There will likely be some added incentive to pre-order in the form of in-game extras coming in the near future as well, but if you simply just can’t wait to lock yours up this is your chance. The best option at the moment is Amazon, who’s selling the game at a discounted $56.99 instead of the full $59.99.