Following up on the Cubecraft Stormtrooper post, you’ll also want to build yourself a Darth Vader to lead your army of troopers. This one requires two printouts.
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Since it’s Friday, I figured I’d post another one of these from Cubecraft. This time, it’s a Stormtrooper. That means you’ll have to build more than one of these as you’ll most likely want an army of them on your desk.
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If you’re bored at work, there’s something to keep you busy for a few minutes. Just print up the image above and build yourself a paper craft R2-D2!
[via Cubecraft]
If you’re wondering exactly what Volkswagen was going to do with those dogs that they featured in their teaser video for the Super Bowl 2012 commercial, look no further. If you watch the the first half of the commercial, it has absolutely nothing to do with Star Wars. The Star Wars tie in doesn’t come in until the second half and even then, it really has nothing to do with VW in general.
The Darth Vader Kid is still the better commercial but we do get a cameo from Vader himself this time.
[via YouTube]
Brisksaber is a new game from developer Flying Wisdom Studios that helps promote the upcoming re-release of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace in 3D and sponsored by Lipton Brisk ice tea. Brisksaber is described as a lightsaber simulation app. You choose either to join the light side or the dark side of the force and must slash away all your enemies. The game is similar to the game Fruit Ninja where objects pop up fro the bottom of the screen and you must swipe your fingers across them to slash them. Slashing more than 1 object yields a combo while slashing one of your “friend” objects causes you to lose a lige. If you’re a Star Wars fan, you’ll probably want to download this game, even if you’re not an Episode 1 fan.
Remember when Tom Tom did those videos showing off their behind the scenes recordings with Star Wars characters? The official voices that came out were those of Darth Vader and Yoda but I’ve always wondered what would have been like if they did it with R2-D2. Well, now I know because someone on Youtube actually made a spoof of those promos and features R2-D2 in the recording booth. It’s actually quite funny with bits and pieces cut from the other 2 official videos. It’s a fairly old video from 2010 but I don’t remember ever seeing it. Still funny nonetheless.
[via YouTube]
VW is no stranger when it comes to making deals with the Dark Side of the Force. Today they’ve posted up a new teaser trailer for a new commercial that will be revealed at this year’s Super Bowl. Call me crazy but I think somehow, it has something to do with dogs. Check out the trailer above for all its furry cuteness.
[via Youtube]
Let’s be honest here, the most iconic figures in the Star Wars universe aren’t the Jedi or and of the rebels in the Rebel Alliance. It’s the Stormtroopers. Not even Darth Vader comes close to the loyal following these soldiers of the Empire command. There’s just something about their “panda” armor and that helmet that really appeals to fans of the Star Wars franchise. Some people even cosplay as Stormtroopers, but for the rest of us who can’t afford to acquire the armor, we can only dream…or purchase these 3.75″ Stormtrooper action figures made by Kenner.
These figures are part of the Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back line of vintage figures that are currently out in stores. They are roughly around $8.99 depending on where you get them from but can run higher than that due to their limited availability in most cases. They are a bit hard to find at the stores, but not impossible. Unlike old Star Wars figures that I grew up with as a child, these are fully articulated and highly poseable. They include 2 classic Stormtropper weapons and include every detail you would expect on a Stormtrooper. The finish on them vary from figure to figure so some might look a bit better than others but it’s very minute.
If you’re a Star Wars fan, this is definitely something you want to add to your collection whether opened or not. I own 3 now and opened one so that I could actually play with it. The above image is the result of one of my various photoshoots with it.
Mimoco is showing off their new line of MIMOMICRO USB Card Readers & Drives and by the looks of it, I think they have a real winner on their hands. Unlike their MIMOBOT line which are just regular thumb drives, the MIMOMICRO is a combination thumb drive and Micro SD card reader. That means that the memory in these are expandable based on the Micro SD card size you use. These also seem to be much smaller than the MIMOBOTs and because of the flip out USB plug, there is no cap to lose. Initially they will be available with STar Wars and DC Comics licensing but I’m sure more will be available in the coming year.
These will be available from MIMOCO around March 2012 and are being shown off right now at CES 2012.
I’m a huge Star Wars fan, but mainly of the original trilogy since those were the movies I grew up with as a child. As such, I’m always on the lookout for neat Star Wars related products and such and ThinkGeek never fails to feed my need.
Browsing through their site, I came across this full sized R2-D2 trashcan. From the picture, it looks like it is about 2-3ft in height which is a decent size for a trashcan. As far as I can tell, it’s a very accurate portrayal of R2-D2 and it’s not hard to imagine him as a trash-droid.
According to the site, it looks like it was a Japan only licensed merchandise which might be why they are asking $159.99 for it. There also seems to have been a desktop version of it as well but it’s not available for purchase right now. I’d much rather got for the desktop version as who wouldn’t want a little R2-unit sitting on their desk?
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[via ThinkGeek]
This is actually something really neat we are doing with our son this year for Christmas. We’ve always wanted to do an Advent Calendar for him but never really knew what to for him as we didn’t want to just give him candy or useless little trinkets. Well, when I saw this, I knew we had to do this for him. He’s a big Star Wars fan as well as a LEGO fan and this will be something special for him that will help him count down the days until Christmas. What’s great about this is that these are things he will be able to enjoy even when Christmas is over.
The LEGO Star Wars 2011 Advent Calendar is available for around $39.99 at most retail stores.
Here’s a car that got a lot of attention over at SEMA last week. The car is a VW Passat, but what makes the car so special is that it was covered from head to toe with hand drawn Star Wars art by comic book artist, Ken Lashley. The car itself was originally created during this past SDCC and auctioned off. It however found time to make an appearance at SEMA wearing some really nice Rotiform BLQs.
Above though, you’ll see the original time lapse video from VW on the creation of this one of a kind car.
It’s not often that I see 2 of my favorite subjects together especially when they are 2 subjects that are worlds apart from each other. In the above picture is a 1977 Toyota Celica Liftback GT that was used as the first officially sanctioned Star Wars themed car. It was given away in a sweepstakes, but as of today, the whereabouts of the vehicle are completely unknown. You see, after the car was given away, it disappeared off the face of this earth.
The Official Star Wars Blog has documented a complete history of this car and what happened to it up until it was given away. No one seems to know about its whereabouts so the OSWB has issued a missing cars report to see if anybody out there has any information concerning this car. Check out there post here.
[via Official Star Wars Blog]
