Here’s an interesting battle. I say “interesting” in the sense of academic and “I’d watch from a great distance” as it’s certainly not a conflict I’d want to be close too. Who would win when it came to Sith versus Aliens? Could Darth Maul take out a host of Xenomorph aliens? Could Darth Vader take […]
Steampunk Darth Vader conversion
Jen at Epbot has a fantastic post which walks her audience through a project that started in May. It begins as a $30 Vader helmet & mask combo by Rubies and then the saw comes out as we’re just working on the bottom half. Jen describes the cutting experience as “terrifying” due to hot and […]
The best Star Wars model ever? Life-sized Rancor
The Rancor monster was unfortunate enough to have Luke Skywalker, in Jedi mode, dropped into his pit by the evil Jabba the Hutt in Return of the Jedi. He’s been a fan favourite ever since.
It’s a Han Solo in carbonite guitar
Travis Stevens has a history of creating Star Wars inspired custom guitars. For example, he made this Millennium Falcon guitar. With this guitar, though, we get slightly closer to our Star Wars heroes. We have Han Solo, trapped in carbonite, as a guitar. If you want to make any “watch where you put your fingers” […]
Hello… uber geek!
I think designs might need to get down on their knees and pay respect to Joseph Senior. This illustrator and artist has taken the familiar and humble Hello Kitty mascot and given it a superhero, a super villain, a Star Wars, a comic book – and uber geek make over! The pictures below are just […]
The £275 Lego Death Star
Lego have a Death Star model, suitable for ages 14 and up, although it looks like it’s fully operational given the planet destroying laser ray we can see. There are a number of highlights in the 3,803 piece set. I love the R2D2 minifig – in fact, there are 24 different minifigs and droids. There’s […]
Shatterzone opens for hardcover pre-order
The classic sci-fi RPG Shatterzone was brought back by Precis Intermedia Games (once known as Politically Incorrect Games) first in PDF and softcover – and now in hardcover. However, this is a limited edition. This is a print run with the collectors and hardcore fans in mind. The first Shatterzone, by West End Games, went […]
Shogun armour Boba Fett style
Prop builder Allen Amis makes a living building custom sci-fi weapons and armour. He was inspired by Clinton Felker’s artwork, an unique blend of sci-fi with historic, that he created an actual suit of armour. The armour Amis has created is a fantastic hybrid of shogun with the infamous bounty hunter Boba Fett. What do […]
Hughes the Force channels Weird Science
Weird Science is a John Hughes (writer and director) film from the 80s. Two friends manage to turn one of their action figures into a smokin’ hot woman played by Kelly LeBrock. It’s a right of passage for the two as they learn from her in ways they hadn’t intended. Roll on a few decades […]
Never seen before: Return of the Jedi footage
On the 6th of June, 2012, never seen before footage from behind the scenes of Return of the Jedi was uploaded to YouTube. It’s from Super 8mm film and is about 7 minutes long. The footage is from a documentary by Jeff Broz. He was out in Buttercup Valley in 1982 as they filmed the […]
