How much would you pay for an R2-D2 off the set of Star Wars? Is it an investment in movie history? A money maker for 20 years time? This R2-D2 is available on the bidding site Invaluable for $1,000,000. It’s made from original compenents taken from the sets of Star Wars IV, V, VI, I […]
MyGeekBox Father’s Day sale
It turns out the Father’s Day is a good date to look for geeky goodies. The traditional Father’s Day actually dates back to the Middle Ages and isn’t a commercial invention. That Father’s Day, though, should be celebrated on the 19th of March. Oops. Missed it. The more common date, as found in the US […]
A monster of a love seat!
Travel back in time to 2015 and Geek Native is raving about Millennium Falcon asteroid coffee table. The design, by Tom Spina, was a thing of eye candy; to look at but not actually buy. Time changes what is possible. You can now buy the same table from Regal Robot. Tempted? What about a Han […]
Geeky hand dyed yarn
Here’s an interesting concept; yarn died in various different themes. The Etsy retailer GamerCrafting sells hand dyed yarn in various lengths and weights. This is ideal if you want to engage in a bit of crochet, knitting, weaving or even tapestry but don’t fancy the stark colours from your local John Lewis. Not sure how […]
Imps to mechs: the art of Riyahd Cassiem
Riyahd Cassiem is a freelance concept artist who teaches at 3D World Magazine. His art ranges from stoic sci-fi to scary fantasy. Great model sculpts? Sure. He does those too! There are a few places to check out his work online. He’s generous on Facebook, shares often to DeviantArt and publishes themed bundles to Behance.
Graceful Death Star LEGO stop motions
Stop motions are very demanding on your time. Each tiny movement means a change, a photograph and an ever-expanding animation. Imagine how long it would take to put together a stop motion animation of a LEGO Death Star coming together. Okay, that’s your starting point. Imagine you also need to animate each step so the […]
Lightsabres into halos
I’ve found it hard to blog about any of the celebrity deaths in 2016. There will be as many in 2017. We’ll keep loosing some amazing icons and incredible talent. It’s hard to blog about the news since it’s so widely covered, what can Geek Native add, and how can the site avoid the trap […]
Dark-side or Droid? Sports Bra Wars
Here’s an interesting collection from the robotic monkeys at Think Geek. Sports Bra and boyshorts collections strong with the Force. It looks like the holiday season has resulted in stocks running low but there’s essentially three combinations you can go for; Darth Vader, BB-8 and R2-D2. Although I suppose you could mix and match to […]
Turn your dull teapot into a steampunk R2-D2
This video is from the AWE Artist Series and has Marissa Deal put together a steampunk R2-D2. This particular steampunk droid is also a fully functional kettle. AWE call it a teapot, but it’s the device that makes the water boil, not the pot that brews the tea. Steampunkers pick up on that sort of […]
The fully operational strength of your Star Wars fandom – Death Star bean bag
[I need this!] It may be time to fell fully armed and operational strength of your Star Wars fandom and splash nearly $100 on a bean bag. Of course, this is no ordinary bean bag, this is a Star Wars Death Star bean bag! This is an official thing. No Sith lawyers to come and […]
