A piece of cinematic history, Darth Vader’s primary duelling lightsaber from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, is heading to public auction for the first time.
Revenge of the Fifth: Lightsaber competition
Fanatical has teamed up with Galactic Sabers, Numskull Designs and Wookipeedia for three sets of prices.
Control the Darksaber: Zavvi taking pre-orders
The Mandalorian Darksaber is an ancient weapon and a powerful symbol of leadership. It’s a unique sword, one that appears as a black blade surrounded by crackling white lightening.
The real-life 4000° lightsaber is scary as hell
The Hacksmith takes ideas from movies, games and comics and tries to make real-life prototypes of them.
Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch expected to fetch £50,000 to £100,000 in auction
Nearly 1,000 rare and iconic lots from film and TV memorabilia worth an estimated £6,000,000 will go on auction in London on Monday the 30th of September.
Experience life as a Jedi through a GoPro
You’ll have seen a host of GoPro videos now. There are sleek ones in which gorgeous bikini divers swim with sharks or real-life classics such as seagulls stealing the camera and flying off. Have you seen a geeky one yet? It looks like the Jedi has the GoPro mounted to his chest via a harness. […]
The birth of the lightsaber
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YdBvWauNwA The official Star Wars YouTube has shared this birth of the lightsaber video. Have you noticed how the first lightsaber battles were fought using a two-handed hold? It was only later on that one-handed tactics were used. An interesting point is this – in a world of ray-guns is a lightsaber an offensive or […]
How to build your own lightsaber
The Jedi will build their own lightsabers. The message there is clear; if you want it – you build it. At this time of year when expectations can rise that feels like a very timely message. This guide from Newark walks you through the steps and items you need to build your own lightsaber prop. […]
The best homemade lightsaber yet
When the laser expert and the guy who built this homemade lightsaber notes he’s not comfortable holding the device then you should pay attention. It’s also worth pointing out that 3W lasers are legal for home use in the States. What do you think? You’ve seen the power of this device and what it’s capable […]
Star Wars Day: Star Wars Lightsaber lollies
These are new to me! Ice lollies that look like lightsabers. They’re sold by Tesco and probably other retailers in two flavours; strawberry and lemon and lime. In other words; Yoda and Darth flavour. The good news is that they’re suitable for vegeterians but may contain nuts! I think they work well as mini lightsabers. […]
