Kid’s “Empire Strikes Back” Costume Wins Halloween

Posted on 19/10/2016 by Shane McGlaun

Halloween is a holiday that any adults and children of all ages can get behind. I love to see the custom costumes that people whip up each year, and the coolest kid’s costume I’ve ever seen is right here.

Motorcycle leather artist Clinton Case created this epic cosplay for his son, earning him a nomination for Dad of the Year. It’s a little replica of Luke riding on the back of his tauntaun on Hoth. It has fake legs dangling on top, and the kid’s legs are actually the legs of the tauntaun .

It may be the most awesome costume in the history of Halloween. I have no idea how the guy cooked this up, but it is perfect. All we really know is that it took four months, 100 glue sticks, two yards of fur, and a goat mask to make.

[via Kotaku]

Deal: Save 23% on this Star Wars Snowy Walker Attack Poster

Posted on 21/12/2015 by Paul Strauss

Star Wars fans, relive the epic battle on Hoth from The Empire Strikes Back with this awesome piece of art for your wall. The scene features two snow speeders taking on a duo of AT-ATs in a bold, graphical style. The only thing missing is a tow cable wrapped around the walker’s legs.

This Snowy Walker Attack poster measures 18″ x 24″, so it fits easily into standard poster frames, and is printed on 100 lb. archival quality polar white paper. It’s available for just $19(USD) in the Technabob Shop.

Star Wars’ Lando Calrissian Gets Own Comic This Summer

Posted on 19/04/2015 by Jessica Hannan

When Star Wars viewers first meet Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams) on screen in middle of his arc, there's a lot left unsaid on what happened before The Empire Strikes Back.Marvel decided to...

Hoth Bedroom Mansion Is a Great Way to Spend $15 million

Posted on 30/03/2015 by Shane McGlaun

It would be great to be rich. You could have all the exotic cars you want, and your mansion could be filled with awesome themed rooms. If you have about $15 million lying around, you might want to drop that dough on this awesome California mansion.

Inside there are a bunch of themed rooms from a dining hall that looks straight out of Game of Thrones to a pirate room with a ship bed. The coolest room in the house is the Empire Strikes Back themed bedroom shown above, complete with a T-47 airspeeeder bed.

The game room is also really cool. The house has a sweet lagoon style pool in the back yard complete with waterfall.

[via Nerd Approved]

Empire Strikes Back Sunshade Cools Your Car with the Cooling Power of Hoth

Posted on 29/03/2015 by Shane McGlaun

They say the way you think has a lot to do with how well you adapt to your environment. If you think it’s hotter than balls, you will feel like it is hotter than balls. If you live in Texas and are getting into a car that has been closed up all day in the summer sun, you know what hotter than balls actually feels like and no amount of wishful thinking will change that.

Summer will be here before you know it and you need to gear up and one way to do it is with this Empire Strikes Back sunshade.

This is one of those things that is reflective and you put it in the windshield to reflect heat away from your ride. If you remember to use it, it will help keep your car much cooler. To help with the wishful thinking part, this sunshade has a nice Hoth ice battle on it. It looks cool, both figuratively and literally.

You can pick on up for $19.99(USD) at ThinkGeek.

Tauntaun the Snowman

Posted on 26/01/2015 by Conner Flynn

If it’s snowy outside where you are, you probably feel like you are on Hoth already. You might as well have a Tauntaun to ride. Redditor Xnipek posted this photo of their friend sitting on the back of an awesome snowman that he built. It is made to look just like a tauntaun from The Empire Strikes Back.

Of course the insides of this Tauntaun aren’t going to keep anyone warm, so don’t go slicing it open to stash your friend inside. Otherwise when Echo base finds you, you will both be frozen solid.

These guys know how to have fun in the snow. They also have very cold and wet butts from sitting on this thing.

[via Laughing Squid]

Steampunk LEGO AT-AT: The Empire Steams Back

Posted on 22/08/2014 by Conner Flynn

So, here’s the deal. In the MOC Madness competition, all the Star Wars things are going steampunk. The Steam Wars competition is broken into five rounds, which started this past July. The first challenge was to take a starfighter and re-imagine it as a minifig scale steampunk fighter. Then it was time to build speederbikes, landspeeders and airspeeders.

Now that round three is here, it is time to build a steampunk AT-AT.

And this one is a masterpiece. You are looking at markus19840420′s submission. It’s hard to believe that he only had seven days to build it.

Just look at all of that amazing detail. LEGO really needs to think outside the box and start offering kits like this.

[via Kotaku via Nerd Approved]

The Battle of Hoth Gets Sweded

Posted on 18/06/2014 by Conner Flynn

The battle of Hoth. A song of ice and fire…power. An epic battle full of snowspeeders and AT-ATs. Now, Cinefix has brought back the awesomeness with a homemade remake of a scene from the battle in The Empire Strikes Back.

It was directed by Dustin McLean of DustFilms on a budget of virtually nothing. 1980′s George Lucas would be proud. Personally, I prefer this version to the remastered version and would love to see Dustin remake the entire film this way. I especially love what they have done with the soundtrack.

Check out the video, then a video of this version and the original side by side to see what a great job they did. There is also a behind the scenes video to show how they did it.

[via Laughing Squid]

Han Solo in Carbonite Rug: Ford under Foot

Posted on 14/04/2014 by Conner Flynn

This Han Solo frozen in carbonite rug is perfect for hiding that trap door to your Rancor pit and it will match the real Han frozen on your wall. It really ties the room together.

You don’t have a frozen Han on the wall? Well, you can hang this rug as a tapestry too and pretend that you do. What Star Wars fan wouldn’t want a rug of Han Solo frozen in Carbonite? Well, I guess Han wouldn’t want one.

The rug comes in small which measures 31-1/2″(W) x 71-1/2″(H) or large which is 39″(W) x 90 1/2″(H).

It is made from 100% polyester/0% carbonite, and in stock right now from ThinkGeek for $49.99 to $69.99(USD).

Crochet Amigurumi Stuffed Tauntaun: Soft Hoth

Posted on 10/04/2014 by Conner Flynn

This adorable crocheted Tauntaun will be a great addition to your other plush Star Wars toys. He will look great on your shelf, your couch, in your bed or wherever. He isn’t big enough to cut open if you are facing bitter cold temps though. Which is good, considering the smell.

This cute little guy stands about 5-1/4″ tall and even has a saddle for a rider. It comes from Etsy artist underafeymoon and will cost you about $14(USD). Display it with your Luke Skywalker action figure as a rider and he will look great in your collection.

Just kidding about the smell. It doesn’t smell like a real Tauntaun.

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