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the empire strikes back (with cake)

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You know how I like to celebrate my favorite moments in movie history? By eating them. Yep, I figure there’s no more fitting tribute to the greatest harpooning in all of sci-fi than a great sugary rendition of a moment’s triumph over the Empire.

Yep, don’t let the dominating size of the AT-AT walker take…

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November 1st, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun

the plush luke and tauntaun playset [star wars]

stitch wars star wars tauntaun luke plush

Crafty Star Wars fans will have their goods on display this year at Stitch Wars this summer, and one contribution is this pair of plushies from The Empire Strikes Back. One part Luke, one part tauntaun, all chilling-in-innards fun. Or, uh, maybe not chilling.

The tauntaun’s belly apparently zips up, to keep poor Luke nice and…

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May 27th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: cool toys geek art + craft just plain fun technology

hoth in lego, now with tauntauns [empire strikes back]

lego star wars hoth empire strikes back

You can make just about anything from Lego, but it takes a special sort of hard-working soul to build something as painstakingly authentic as this recreation of Hoth from The Empire Strikes Back. With Lego bricks, custom figures, LEDs and creativity, Echo Base lives to be attacked again.

It’s not all Lego bricks and minifigs,…

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December 23rd, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: geek art + craft strange + wonderful technology

star wars belt: the force is with you. and around you.

Star Wars Belt

If you’re the kind of person who rolls out his Chewbacca impression at parties, this “Empire Strikes Back”-themed belt might be the piece de resistance to round out your existing collection of Boba Fett bobbleheads and ceramic Stormtrooper figurines.

The belts are made by Refinding, a wee company out of Kansas City that makes accessories out…

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May 29th, 2008 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: geek art + craft retro