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Star Wars on “Whale Wars”

Chris — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:17:50 +0000

I’ve been watching Whale Wars on Animal Planet, the show follows Captain Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, as he and his crew aboard the Steve Irwin attempt to deter Japanese ships that hunt minke and fin whales in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.

Being an animal rights activist, and of course a Star Wars fan, I got a kick out seeing the rebel and imperial logos prominently displayed on the crews helmets.

Bad Influence

Chris — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:32:28 +0000

Mandalorian Dance

Chris — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:43:39 +0000

Hit and Run R2

Chris — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:42:02 +0000

Stormtroopers v. British Bobbies

Chris — Fri, 30 May 2008 21:28:55 +0000

Order of the Empire

Link (via BoinBoing)

Darth Vader Invades SF

Chris — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:17:51 +0000

I found this on Flickr and have no idea what the story is behind the statue, or if it’s really Darth Vader or not.

This is directly in front of San Francisco City Hall.

Star Wars Outsider

Chris — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:37:29 +0000

Just stumbled on this while browsing Wookiepedia and thought I’d share.

From a blog entry on their site from last year

STAR WARS OUTSIDER, a new fan-produced, Expanded Universe PDF-magazine.

The idea is to bring well-known fans in the community together to create an entertaining magazine that is sure to please fans that are always craving more Star Wars material.

Lego Artoo’s

Chris — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:39:16 +0000

I’m always amazed what people can build from Lego. Here’s a bunch of Artoo’s I found on Flickr

This full size Artoo is from an FAO Schwartz store somewhere in the world

I’m pretty sure this one from Comic-Con 2007 is the same design

This one is from Lego Land in California. The dome rotates, it lights work and it makes the familiar R2 sounds

Then there’s the droid development kit from Lego. I still have one myself in a box that need to be built up one day.

The “New” Spy Hunter

Chris — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:47:40 +0000

I used to play this game all the time as a kid.

Star Wars Expo in Brazil

Chris — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:16:43 +0000

Here’s a couple of great shots of a screen used R2 in Anakin’s Starfigher from the Star War Expo in Brazil

Don’t forget to click through to see the high-res photos showing R2 pocking through the bottom of the Starfighter (minus is feet!)

Full gallery of the expo here. Original photos posted to flickr by Silvio Tanaka