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The Empire Strikes Back (With Cake)

Alisha K. — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:31:38 +0000

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 all your attention: Luke’s speeder from the Battle of Hoth is there, too, wrapping that vehicle up and taking it down.

This cakealicious masterpiece is the product of Charm City Cakes, and from the looks of the background in the above photo, this isn’t the first impressive project they’ve prepared. It probably wasn’t even the only one that day. But I bet it was the most action-packed cake of the week.

[via Super Punch]

Hoth in LEGO, Now With Tauntauns [Empire Strikes Back]

Alisha K. — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:36:22 +0000

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, of course; some things had to be constructed by hand from other materials, like the tauntaun and the turrets, and I’m pretty sure there’s not a bacta tank playset. Though, really, there should be.

You can see the progression of the project at Flickr, along with a few lonely shots of what looks like another Star Wars project, though one inspired by the later trilogy. Nothing on the scale of Hoth, however, which is elaborate and enormous — with plenty of photos showing off the details, from the beginning until now.

What is it about Star Wars that inspires such incredible Lego creations? Whatever it is, keep ‘em coming, and check out the rest of the pictures from brickplumber’s diorama. There are tons, and they’re all worth a look.

[brickplumber at Flickr via HacknMod]

This Star Wars Wedding is So Good, I’M Considering the Idea

Karen M. — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:48:18 +0000

This Star Wars-themed wedding is not your typical, run-of-the-mill Han and Leia affair. Oh no. For this wedding, all of the guests dressed to the nines in Star Wars costumes, and every detail was imbued with Force-y goodness.

The groom opted for a Mon Calamari mask (interesting choice) while the bride wore traditional republic clothing. (It must be love if you can say “I do” to someone in that mask.) The female officiant appears to be decked out in Leia-when-she-was-enslaved-briefly garb.

I think the absolute best thing is the amazing AT-AT cake with Ewok cupcakes, but I might be biased because I’ve always thought Hoth would be a nice place to winter.

A close second for coolest thing ever is what I infer from these photos to be a part of the wedding ceremony during which the groom vanquished Darth Vader in a lightsaber battle.

I’m impressed these folks made a Star Wars wedding seem classy, fun, and desirable- I didn’t think it could be done- and want to wish them the best for a prosperous and JarJar-free future.

You can see a whole bunch more truly excellent photos of this uniquely geeky affair on jwinokur’s Flickr photostream.

[via Neatorama]