Posted on May 23, 2011 by Pete

Star Wars Bathroom Mosaic

Check out this totally awesome ode to Star Wars in the form of a tile mosaic compliments of designer Emily Jagoda.

I know my kids would absolutely love this in their bathroom... but I would too! But maybe I'd have to have some X-Wings versus TIE Fighters in mine!

(Via technabob.com)

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Posted on May 22, 2011 by Pete

Star Wars Weekends 2011 Video

If you haven't been able to make it down to Star Wars Weekends this year, check out some of this year's festivities compliments of InsideTheMagic on Youtube. Darth rockin' to Metallica!!

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Posted on May 21, 2011 by Pete

Star Wars Fail Whale

Next time Twitter goes down... let's hope the folks over there forget about posting the regular "Fail Whale" and decide to go with this much cooler Star Wars version instead. According to the official Star Wars blog, this version was created by Le Kemp. I love how the one little birdie is doing its best Darth Vader impression with the the quote, "Luke, I am your father." Only problem is the quote is actually, "No, I am your father." (But we quibble!)



(Via laughingsquid.com)

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Posted on May 19, 2011 by Pete

The Star Wars Prequels Told Quickly... With Legos

If you want to see the Star Wars Prequels told in 2+ minutes using Legos (and who on earth doesn't?)... then you're in luck thanks to Youtube user dzine 123. It's actually really well done and very cute.

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Posted on May 18, 2011 by Pete

Tom Spina Designs Tackles Figrin D'an

(Photo Courtesy of Tom Spina Designs - Used With Permission)

Our pal Tom Spina wrote in to let us know that his company tackled the prototype work for the new Figrin D'an Life-Size Bust from Sideshow Collectibles. Considering the insanely high quality of Sideshow's items, it makes perfect sense they'd approach Tom, who has a reputation as one of the most amazing craftsmen around. Looking at the pictures of how it turned out... I'm not shocked by how awesome it looks!

To see lots of pictures of how the prototype was created, check out Tom's website for all the details. If you want to purchase the bust, it is now available for pre-order from Sideshow. It costs $499.99 and will delivered in the 4th quarter of 2011. Needless to say, it'll be a jaw-dropping addition to any Star Wars display!

Also, check out this cool Youtube video of the prototype creation process:



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Posted on May 11, 2011 by Pete

Medieval Star Wars Figures From Sillof!

Quite possibly the greatest action figure customizer on the planet, Sillof, dropped us a line to let us know that he's completed a new line of Star Wars inspired figures. This line, titled "Long Ago and Far Away", puts a medieval spin on our beloved favorites. These figures come with complete and cleverly written descriptions and back stories. For instance, C-3PO is Cadpollo Goldenrod and his trusty companion, R2-D2, is none other than Randor Deeptomb!

Please make sure to click through to Sillof's website to check out all the detailed photos and descriptions.

Here's what Sillof has to say about the line on his site:

"Long Ago & Far Away" is a line of custom figures that continues my experiment of breaking down them many influences of Star Wars and emphasizing them individually. When I saw A New Hope in the theater when I was a kid I thought it was the greatest Sci Fi movie ever. As I got older I realized Star Wars was really much more of a fantasy film set in space.

You are told as much with the first words of the movie with a line straight out of a fairy tale "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away". A classic story of good verses evil where the young hero who has to rescue the princess with the help of the trusty old knight. Much of the awe in Star Wars comes from the magic of the Force rather then the complexity of the technology thus making it more of a fantasy film then a Sci Fi film in my opinion."

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Posted on May 4, 2011 by Pete

Steve Jobs In Carbonite iPhone Case

The folks over at society6.com recently put up a cool iPhone case that depicted Apple's Steve Jobs encased in carbonite, a la Han Solo. The item, which was selling for $35, was quickly pulled from the site - someone at Apple wasn't happy over the attempt to cash in on Jobs' likeness.

But the site still does have several "traditional" (and cool!) Star Wars iPhone cases like Boba Fett, a Stormtrooper and an amazing Oscar the Grouch popping out of R2-D2!

(Via digitaltrends.com)

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