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Revenge of the Fifth: Lightsaber competition

May 5, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Fanatical has teamed up with Galactic Sabers, Numskull Designs and Wookipeedia for three sets of prices.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: fanatical, fandom, lightsaber, star wars

Control the Darksaber: Zavvi taking pre-orders

December 23, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: lightsaber, models, star wars, star wars: the mandalorian, zavvi

The real-life 4000° lightsaber is scary as hell

October 17, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Hacksmith takes ideas from movies, games and comics and tries to make real-life prototypes of them.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: lightsaber, star wars

Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch expected to fetch £50,000 to £100,000 in auction

August 23, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: alien, batman, Ghostbusters, Gladiator, iron man, lightsaber, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, star trek, star wars

Experience life as a Jedi through a GoPro

July 16, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

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. […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Jedi, lightsaber, star wars, stormtroopers

The birth of the lightsaber

April 7, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Jedi, lightsaber, star wars

How to build your own lightsaber

December 23, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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. […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: lightsaber, star wars

The best homemade lightsaber yet

May 31, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: laser, lightsaber

Star Wars Day: Star Wars Lightsaber lollies

May 4, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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. […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: darth vader, food, lightsaber, star wars

Prop Wars – when geeks fight

March 20, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This video shows what might happen if geeks iwth impressive prop collections have a fight – and get carried a way. Just a little. It’s also worth noting that this is the Sneaky Zebra team. We’ve seen their work before with cosplay videos on Geek Native. It’s also worth checking out The London Super Comic […]

Filed Under: Online Shows Tagged With: doctor who, Ghostbusters, humour, lightsaber, sneaky zebra, star trek, star wars, Thor

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