Today’s “wearable” talk seems to be all about smartwatches, fitness bands and the occasional VR headpiece. Haven’t we forgotten something important? Something incredible? Something like these wearable steampunk lanterns from Harlots and Angels. Steampunk Cthulhu warding lantern I want this one Steampunk kraken glowing lantern Show me moar Steampunk Elder Sign lantern I demand access […]
Articles by Andrew Girdwood
Recently, Andrew Girdwood has been covering topics like Cool Tech, Geek Stuff, and Tabletop & RPGs for Geek Native.
Death by dragon attack – the lawn ornament
Do the neighbours have garden gnomes? Show me the dragon I have a communal garden and one of the neighbours is a busybody who likes to poke their nose into things. I think having a dragon massacring some gnomes hidden in the bushes is exactly right for the area. Hey, everyone needs an evil wandering […]
Timelapse of LEGO BB-8’s impressive construction
The Bright Bricks crew sure now how to design and build impressive LEGO creations. This time around, for the Star Wars: The Force Awakens première in the UK they built a life-size BB-8. I was a little disappointed to see how much steel they used to hold up the model but it turns out that […]
Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate lead Paul Amos to attend Liverpool Comic Con
Going to MCM’s Liverpool Comic Con? The British brand now has the 3rd largest comic con in the world with MCM London Comic Con and on March 12th and 13th they’ll bat the Exhibition Centre in Liverpool. Welsh actor Paul Amos plays the hitman Vex in Lost Girl and Doctor Roberts in the Murdoch Mysteries […]
Use this magic potion to make your gaming den light up
Show me moar! You can change the colour this bottle shaped light glows at by tapping it. If you want then you can leave it alone to gently fade through all the colours it has. I couldn’t think of a better lamp for the tabletop gaming table. Maybe the GM could use the colours the […]
Would you want to be a vampire?
If you had the chance would you surrender your mortal soul, develop an uncontrollable urge for human blood but cease to age and potentially live forever? Would you want to become a vampire? According to a small survey from Geek Native; most people would prefer to remain human. In June last year, the blog had […]
Tavern Tales RPG oozes with creative possibility
Tavern Tales is another RPG going for a Kickstarter birth. It’s done everything right so far; you can download the rules for free and check out the incredible art, or some of it, in advance. I spoke to Tavern Tales’ creator Dabney Bailey who confirmed the free rules download will last the duration of the […]
Superheroes – Dragon Ball Z style
It’s a long time fan debate; who would win a fight – Goku or Superman? Can’t say it’s ever a fight that engaged myself as the universes the two heroes live in are so different. That’s a problem artistic director Pierre-Marie Lenoir has solved. The French illustrator has fused Dragon Ball Z together with some […]
Competition: Alien – Sea of Sorrows
Did you know there will be a sequel to Ridley Scott’s Prometheus? Prometheus 2 will be called Alien Covenant. We knew Prometheus was a prequel to Alien so perhaps its about time we had a full on merger. Alien: Sea of Sorrows is part of the new Alien book trilogy. The first was Alien: Out […]
Mandalorian madness: Sideshow’s impressive Boba Fett model
This model of Boba Fett complete with specially crafted Sarlacc base comes from Sideshow Toys. The model is expected to ship any time between May and July 2016 but you can pre-order now, as collectors will be doing. The sixth scale figure is 299.97mm high (I’d call that 300) and has over 30 points of […]
