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I’ve seen some pretty impressive geek costumes over the years, but this one might just take the cake. This precision-engineered Tauntaun costume has to be way up there at the top of the list.
Created by Scott Holden for the recent Zone Ball in Sacramento, this Tauntaun not only looks great, it actually walks. Scott…
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November 15th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft strange + wonderful
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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
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author: alisha k.
filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun
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Here’s a couple of fun games for Star Wars fans to play on their TVs. The guys over a Jakks Pacific (makers of all of those great retro TV game systems) have recently released two new standalone TV games from the Star Wars universe.
The first of the game systems is called Classic Battles, which features a…
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October 28th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: cool toys retro video games
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With all the attention Borderlands is getting, I feel it’s important to remember that other futuristic game with important vaults: Fallout 3. And what better way to remember anything than with LEGO?
And, of course, the best thing to immortalize in brick from from Fallout 3? The two-headed mutant cattle (and shotguns). Add in a Deathclaw and I’ll…
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October 25th, 2009
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author: alisha k.
filed under: cool toys geek art + craft just plain fun video games
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I headed to the Star Wars blog after reading about the impressive Tauntaun wedding cake, but I became more interested at this old footage. It’s a clip showing a bit of behind-the-scenes of a Public Service Announcement released in 1977, shortly after A New Hope came out. If your kid is a Star Wars fan, think…
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October 24th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: retro strange + wonderful
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Yep, Halloween is barely upon us and here I go jumping the gun with Christmas stuff long before Turkey Day has even arrived. Oh well, calendars be damned. It’s finally time to rid of that boring old star on top of your Christmas tree this year, and swap it out with something much better. Yoda.…
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October 21st, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun
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Etsy seller frosti calls herself a “vessel of awesomeness”, and after looking at her apparel, I kind of agree. Here’s her R2-D2 hoodie:
Plus points for the R2-D2 head/hood. frosti’s selling it for $92 (USD), but before you hit the link, know that it’s only available in XL. If you’re a Large (and a Boy…
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October 20th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: geek art + craft retro
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MAKE is calling this the world’s smallest R2-D2, and who knows? It might be. I’m not sure whether or not there’s a movement out there dedicated to fitting a beloved ‘bot into a tiny shell, but if there is, this guy’s creation may just be the champion of all time, since this R2 makes that…
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October 12th, 2009
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author: alisha k.
filed under: cool toys robots strange + wonderful technology
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Pumpkins are certainly versatile gourds. Carve ‘em, cook ‘em, or just leave ‘em sitting around–they’re a useful fruit. Pumpkin sculpture? Sure, that could make sense. But a pumpkin Star Wars sculpture? It’s a whole new world for pumpkins.
Well, that’s one way to market your crafty supplies. One awesome way. I think I just officially got over…
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October 11th, 2009
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author: alisha k.
filed under: geek art + craft strange + wonderful
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Treat, or do not treat. There is no trick. At least, that’s what I’m imaging this child is being taught to say for Halloween. The regular ol’ “trick or treat” just doesn’t seem like it would quite measure up to this incredible Yoda costume.
Actually, for seasoned crafters, this little Yoda costume doesn’t seem too…
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October 9th, 2009
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author: alisha k.
filed under: geek art + craft retro
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When I think steampunk, I must say that my mind does not then go immediately to Star Wars. But it’s a rule of the Internet that if two things exist, they must be put together. Hence, the steampunk R2-D2.
I can’t say it doesn’t make sense, because if I were to build a steampunk robot,…
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October 5th, 2009
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author: alisha k.
filed under: cool toys geek art + craft just plain fun retro
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What does a Jedi Knight need to do when after a long day force pushing and pulling off mind tricks – take o nice soak in the tub, right? When you’re done, you can dry off with one of these plush Jedi bath robes.
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September 30th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun
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