Bothan Jedi

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

Exoskeleton Turns Humans Into Terminators

Chris — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:31:46 +0000

One step closer to C3PO or a Terminator….

8 Foot Lego R2D2

Chris — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:57:10 +0000

This weekend kids of all ages help build an 8 foot Lego R2D2. Here’s some great photos from the event.

Photos originally uploaded to flickr by thpomer

More details here.

Cyberman C3PO

Chris — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:32:29 +0000

Is it just me or does the new Hasbro 3 3/4″ C3PO shown at Toy Faire last week look a lot like a Cyberman, maybe it’s just the pose.

R2-D2 DVD projector up for pre-order

Chris — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:31:30 +0000

Looks like they’re finally taking orders on that R2 Projector that’s been taunting us for months

Here’s a real cool photo of the assemble line

Limited to 4,000 and price at just over $4K. I think I’d rather invest in a micro projector for my own droid.

Which R2 do I sent on the secret mission?

Chris — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:45:27 +0000