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Andy Helm’s Star Wars Dudes

Artist Andy Helm has been drawing a Dude-a-Day for awhile, but it’s his sketches of Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Han Solo, C-3PO, R2-D2 and a stormtrooper that caught our eye. Most impressive.

Check them out here:
Andy Helm’s Dude-a-Day (via Drawn!)

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Darth Vader the Clergyman?

If Darth Vader joined the clergy, people might pay more attention in church. But alas, he’s only here for the parade.

Vader joins the Lutheran Church of Iceland (BoingBoing.net)

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Chewbacca the Pug Saves the Day

Just as Chewbacca showed his bravery throughout the Star Wars, a pet pug with the same name saved his family from a dangerous fire this holiday season.

The fire started in the basement at about 8 a.m. Christmas morning and thanks to Chewbacca, a 10-week old Pug everyone was able to get out of the house unharmed.

Read the full story here:
Puppy a hero in Christmas fire

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Yarn Bantha Craft

Since posting my craft instructions on how to Make Your Own Cuddly Bantha on Starwars.com, fans have been busy making their own adorable versions.

On the Star Wars Crafts LiveJournal Community Blog, I found this awesome yarn version of the Bantha craft made by somesadaffair who writes:

“I made my husband a cuddly Bantha for Christmas using these instructions as a general idea of how to go about it. Here is my finished product (husband LOVED it!!). I used yarn instead of faux fur and googly eyes instead of buttons.”

Check it out here:
My Cuddly Bantha! (Livejournal)

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Boss Nass and the Price of Gas

Actor Brian Blessed — best known for his role as Prince Vultan in the camp classic movie Flash Gordon — also voiced The Phantom Menace character Boss Nass. In his current events celebrity game show Have I Got News For You, Blessed treated his audience and guests with a rather amusing Boss Nass impression as he explained how to save gas while driving.

VIDEO: Brian Blessed’s Boss Nass Impression (via Youtube)
(shows up around 1:18)

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Japanese Star Wars Art Collection

(Photo by Danny Choo)

Star Wars fan and Tokyo Trooper Danny Choo visits Afro Samurai creator Takashi Okazaki and blogs about his incredible collection of toys and art including Japanese-style Star Wars art. The R2-D4 sculpture is exceptionally awesome.

Check out the photos here:
Takashi Okazaki Photo Set (via dannychoo.com)

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SOURCE: Boing Boing

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Millennium Falcon Paper Craft

Even though this Millennium Falcon Paper Craft can’t make the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs, it sure will look splendid on your desk. Check out Shunichi Makino’s intricate paper craft of the Millennium Falcon complete with printable patterns and instructions here.

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SOURCES: Neatorama, Club Jade

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Star Wars: Live on Stage!

words: Bonnie Burton

Long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away…an epic space drama unfolded to the delight of children of all ages. This December, Dark Room Productions proudly fold it back up to present, for eight performances only in San Francisco, STAR WARS: Live on Stage!

A deliciously evil empire. A heroic rebel alliance. Cool laser battles! Lightsaber duels! Awesome zero-gravity dogfights! And a $100 special effects budget! It’s everyone’s favorite, classic blockbuster performed with a very small block.

Starwars.com chats with STAR WARS: Live on Stage! Director Jim Fourniadis who also happens to be the Creative Director of the Dark Room Theater and adoptive father to Maggie “the cute French Bulldog, our mascot, who is still mad at me for making her wear a little Princess Leia costume on opening night.”

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Boba Underoos Fettch $100 on Ebay

You know when fans bid up a set of 1980 Boba Fett Underoos to $104 that the galaxy’s baddest bounty hunter has still got it. For that price, the underwear better be really fun to wear!

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Make Star Wars Holiday Gifts

One of the best ways to show someone you care is to make them a one-of-a-kind gift for the holidays. If you know a Star Wars fan who’s been good this year, make a Star Wars plushy bantha, a Wii lightsaber cozy, Hammerhead Sock Doll, Bossk Bean Art Portrait, or another fun gifts. Most projects only one day to make and use materials you can find in any craft store or around the house.

Check out these crafts and more below!

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Force-Cast Holiday Special

Just in time for the holidays, the awesome folks at Force-Cast have a treat for fans!

The Star Wars Encyclopedia is a big gift item this year and joining Force-Cast hosts Jason and Jimmy are its authors — Steve Sansweet, Pablo Hidalgo, Josh Kushins, and Mary Franklin (Hey Mary…Who spiked the egg nog?!?!?!?) And who is that poking around the tree? Why its OUR Santa, Derryl Depriest from Hasbro Lucasfilm brands to tell us what we can expect to find in our stockings this year. Plus listener birthdays and more as we celebrate the season with The Force-Cast Holiday Special!

LISTEN HERE: The Force-Cast Holiday Special (via TheForce.net)

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Chronicle Books Finds the “Most Obsessed”

Last month, Chronicle Books launched a search for the most obsessed Star Wars fan as celebration of their ultimate trivia book, Obsessed with Star Wars. The results are in, and posted on their blog. Congrats to the winners!

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The Periodic Table of Awesoments

What do lightsabers, catapults, Mecha, Kung Fu, jet packs, time travel, Taco Bell and Christopher Walken have in common? They’re all on the Periodic Table of Awesoments which is chock full of the geeky things we love.

Modern day awesominers know there are actually 118 fundamental “awesoments” that compose all good things. The Periodic table of Awesoments can be a very useful tool. It’s designed to show the relationships between awesoments, and often one can even predict how awesoments interact simply by their positions on the table.

See the full table here:
The Periodic Table of Awesoments
(via Dapperstache.com)

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LEGO Star Wars Nativity

(photo by Larry Lars)

words: Bonnie Burton

This holiday season show off your creativity and the Christmas spirit by making your own Star Wars-themed nativity scene. Check out this LEGO Star Wars Nativity made by fan Larry Lars who has a few tips of his own for others who want to make one as well.

What made you decide to make a nativity scene from LEGO Star Wars figures?
I made the scene to be my entry in a contest held by a SW LEGO fan site FBTB.net. Limited to only a baseplate with 12×12 studs you’re supposed to combine Christmas and Star Wars and hopefully show your creativity and building skills. This idea came to me when trying to think up a reason, for the amount of different characters I wanted to have, to actually have a meeting on such a small space.

What is your favorite part of the nativity scene?
The twins of course. I also really like how the stable and the star tricks you into thinking it is the traditional setup before you take a closer look.

Any inside jokes in it that fans will appreciate?
The characters, besides the main family, are chosen for the most variety and Star Wars feel. But with this combination of characters from different movies and with the weight of the nativity story there’s going to be some interesting details to think about. Why so many evil ones? Who is the trooper on the roof? and so on. I think the biggest appeal for fans is going to be the depiction of the Skywalker family together in a moment they were bound to never have.

Any advice for fans who want to make their own Star Wars nativity scene?
Try to find a balance in the scene. I think you need to have a few things that really connects to the traditional scene. You have to know when to stop adding clever Star Wars references. And that can actually be kind of difficult.

Get a closer look here:
LEGO Star Wars Nativity (Flickr)

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Dreaming of a White Sithmas?

Holiday fan fun on YTMND.com (might not work with IE 6).

Darth Vader Gets His Christmas Wish
Christmas Chewbacca
What Can You Get A Wookiee for Christmas?
Jon Bon Jovi’s Rockin’ Star Wars Christmas
Twelve Days of Star Wars

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R2-D2 Dance

What happens when you get a bunch of remote-controlled R2-D2s together for a party? They dance like they’ve never danced before.

VIDEO: R2-D2 Chorus Line
(via Youtube)

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Sledding in the Millennium Falcon

This winter pretending your backyard is Hoth just got a little easier with this Millennium Falcon sled. Made from Polyethylene with hand levers to help to control speed and direction, this could be the fastest hunk of junk on the slopes! Helpful Wookiee not included.

Check it out here:
Millennium Falcon Sled (via Amazon.com)

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Bettie Page Inspires Star Wars Droid

With the sad passing this week of the legendary 1950s pin-up queen Bettie Page, some fans might be interested to know that the Queen of Curves actually influenced a Star Wars character.

The BD-3000 luxury droid spotted in Revenge of the Sith wasn’t your average hunk of metal. The driod has enough curves to rethink human-cyborg relations anyday. Her bangs and pinup star build were heavily influenced by the famous model Bettie Page herself.

George Lucas’ directives described the droid as the automated equivalent of Bettie Page, and the droid design quickly earned the nickname “Bettybot.” Though the scenes of Bail’s offices were ultimately cut from the film, the droid was nonetheless designed and modeled as a CG character. Renamed the BD-3000 droid, it can be seen briefly during the Senate landing platform scenes and the Galaxies Opera House scene.

Read more about Bettybot here:
BD-3000 luxury droid (Starwars.com Databank)

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Found on eBay: African Ewoks Poster Art

We caught this item on eBay a few weeks ago and thought it was pretty cool. According to the seller’s description, movie posters in some West African regions hand-painted oversize movie posters back in the day in order to travel with the film as it toured several theater venues. From the description:

The artist had the freedom to add or change scenes seen or not seen in the film in order to make the poster more attractive!…These posters were rolled or folded and easy to move around with the mobile Cinema…The profits of the mobile Cinema operators were also reduced and they were not able to afford the “expensive” talented artist to paint their signboards anymore!

This artwork is actually based on a similar poster used internationally for the video release of Battle for Endor in 1986, although in this instance the artist’s sense of proportion appears a bit skewed (we’ve heard of strong-headed heroes, but big-headed?). Gladly, the piece was successfully sold to one lucky bidder who might want to proudly display it over the living room sofa.

Or not.

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Yummy Yoda Cake, Bake You Must

It’s amazing what you can make with Rice Krispies treats, chocolate and fondant. Debbie Goard of San Francisco’s Debbie Does Cakes made this magnificent Yoda cake with those ingredients and more.

Yoda’s head was made from rice krispies treats, modelling chocolate and fondant. I made the head a few days in advance. Just doesn’t feel right if I don’t have a disemboweled head staring at me throughout the week, lol! The body was made up of Rich strawberry cake with a Bavarian custard filling. The body was then covered in fondant and airbrushed.

Read all about this cake here:
Geeky Cake of the Week (via Great White Snark)

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