Make a Death Star Cake

Posted on 21/12/2015 by Conner Flynn

That’s no moon! It’s a cake station! Los Angeles-based baker Rosanna Pansino of Nerdy Nummies celebrated the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens by making an awesome Death Star cake. Get your blue milk ready and prepare for a treat.

The good news is that you can make this cake yourself too. All of the products needed to make this cake are available on the Wilton Cake Decorating website. So it has never been easier to make your own Imperial super-weapon.

Once it is finished, it is mandatory to dress your forks up like X-Wings and have at this thing until it is no longer a threat to the rebellion.

You’re all clear kid. Let’s eat this thing and go home.

[via Laughing Squid]

Star Wars Characters Reimagined as Menacing Cars

Posted on 13/12/2015 by Alexandru Chiuariu

The launch of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens is a few days away, and UK-based online shop Carwow thought this would be a great occasion for reimagining some of the space saga’s most iconic characters as cars.

There’s plenty of Star Wars merchandise going around these days, and while the follow cars aren’t for sale, I’m sure that many wealthy fans of the saga would buy them if they were. It’s great to see that the photo manipulators who were behind this campaign included characters from both the original trilogy and the prequels. There are no characters from the upcoming movie, but I guess it’s better that way, as there’s no way to know now how much people will root for any of them.

Alfa Romeo Giulia Stormtrooper Edition

The mindless white followers of Darth Vader were reimagined as an Italian street car that’s unsettlingly elegant.

As is the case with most cars in this collection, the windshield is supposed to represent either the eyes or the visor of the characters, and Giulia’s is perfectly complemented by the frontal air intake.

Han Solo’s Millennium Hellcat

As much as I would have wanted to see Chewbacca as a car instead, it’s great to see that the photo manipulator’s haven’t forgotten about the starship that Han Solo piloted in the original trilogy.

The heavily modified Dodge Charger Hellcat captures the spirit oft he Millennium Falcon perfectly, as not only the color and massive headlight remind of it, but also the mini-antenna that’s placed next to a rearview mirrors.

Darth Maul’s Honda NSX

The red Sith Lord’s 2016 Honda NSX looks as frightening as this character did in The Phantom Menace.

Honda’s entire body features horns and spikes, in an attempt to bring Qui-Gon Jinn’s murderer.

Darth Vader’s BMW Z4 Death Star Edition

Considering Dieselgate, I would have suggested using a VW car instead of BMW’s Z4 for depicting one of the best villains in movie history.

After all, VW cars have a harmful effect on the environment, pretty much like Darth Vader did.

Wedge Antilles’ Lamborghini A-Wing

Well, at least a car made by the VW Group made the list, right?

The young pilot’s outfit didn’t take a lot of photoshopping to be turned in this vintage Lamborghini.

Jar Jar Binks as a Nissan Juke

Targeted towards the young crowd (pretty much as Jar Jar Binks was, as I don’t think any grown-up Star Wars fan has ever taken that character seriously), the Nissan Juke is the perfect car to depict the abomination that is the prequel character.

Even that tongue that’s nearly touching the road makes perfect sense!

Boba Fett’s Mercedes G-Class

Mercedes G-Class is known to be a very reliable car, as are most vehicles created by this German automaker.

And you have to admit that Boba Fett was a pretty reliable bounty hunter, as well.

Luke Skywalker as a Mazda MX-5

Anakin’s son also had an outfit that’s easy to remember.

Now all we have to do is hope that some tuning division will pick up from where Carwow left off and will turn all of these curs into a reality.

Be social! Follow Walyou on Facebook and Twitter, and read more related stories about Google’s Star Wars website that asks you to pick sides, or the Death Star II blueprints that made it to Kickstarter.

[via Hi Consumption]

NASA Engineer Destroys Empire’s Death Star Plans with Truth Bomb

Posted on 11/12/2015 by Shane McGlaun

See this dude right here? He’s not Lex Luthor. He’s NASA engineer Brian Muirhead. Brian says the plans that the Rebels fought so hard to get and the evil Empire worked hard to design and build are crap.

According to Muirhead, if you want to build a Death Star you wouldn’t start from scratch. You’d want to start with an asteroid.

The engineer says that the asteroid would have metals and other organic compounds you would need, and maybe even water. Presumably, even Vader needs to drink. In this video from WIRED, we also learn about the perils of flying through fields of asteroids, and the physics of the Millennium Falcon.

Brian is a JPL scientist that is working on the NASA Asteroid Redirect Mission. This is a very cool mission where a spacecraft will land on an asteroid, lop a chunk off, and then put that chunk in orbit around the moon. After the asteroid chunk is in orbit, a manned mission will go and collect samples off it for study. A few years later we’ll start to build our own Death Star. Personally, I’d rather build the asteroid space station from Greg Bear’s Eon than the Death Star.

[via Wired]

DIY Death Star Laser Array Model: The Ultimate Power in the Living Room

Posted on 07/12/2015 by Lambert Varias

Laser enthusiast Patrick Priebe rides on the Star Wars hype train by making a much smaller version of the Death Star’s superlaser. It may not be able to destroy planets, but it probably could blind a Rebel or two.

Patrick made the array using 14 6W lasers. After mounting them on a lampshade, he manually adjusted each laser to make their beams converge into one spot. As for the Death Star’s body, Patrick coated a beach ball with resin and fiberglass and installed LEDs inside. I don’t know what he used to mimic the Death Star’s segmented appearance though.

Here’s more of the lasers burning through objects:

I hope Patrick makes a tiny planet out of soil and rocks so we can see what the lasers can do to it.

[via CNET]

Star Wars Death Star Waffle Maker: Your Lack of Syrup is Disturbing

Posted on 03/11/2015 by Conner Flynn

That’s no moon. It’s a delicious Belgian waffle! If you thought the the construction of the first Death Star Was shoddy, this one gets all soft and floppy after you add butter and syrup. Then they are easy to take out with either your teeth or an X-Wing targeting the exhaust port.

This Death Star waffle station is fully operational and will be the ultimate space station-maker in your kitchen. It produces a 7″ diameter round waffle with two sections.

I can see Grand Moff Tarkin and crew enjoying some waffles like these as they celebrate the Death Star’s launch. This awesome waffle maker is $29.99(USD) from ThinkGeek.

Many Bothans died to bring us these waffles. So enjoy.

Death Star Chip & Dip Bowls: That’s No Serving Piece!

Posted on 05/10/2015 by Conner Flynn

So you’re having a Star Wars movie marathon, and you have to serve snacks. What do you serve them in? Only these Star Wars Death Star Chip & Dip Bowls will do. It is the ultimate power in the universe when it comes to chip and dip action and it is fully operational.

Each bowl holds 64 fl. oz., so that’s a lot of chips and dip. The bowls attach to one another so you can actually create the Death Star. However, I would advise against doing this with your chips and dip already in them. Things could get messy. You don’t want them Alderaan together. Get it? Yeah, I know.

These awesome bowls are available from ThinkGeek for just $19.99(USD) for the set.

That’s No Moon: Death Star Perplexus Maze

Posted on 08/09/2015 by Conner Flynn

Now is your chance to take on the role of Luke and destroy the Death Star. You think it’s easy? You think it’s just going to take a couple squads of X-Wings to cover your butt while you shoot some torpedoes in the hole? It’s not going to be that simple this time.

In this Perplexus Maze, you have to navigate the X-Wing, which in this case is a tiny metal ball, through tunnels and pathways until reaching the escape hatch to the glowing red core. This clear Death Star allows you to see every angle as you strive to blow this space station up.

This puzzle lights up and has sound effects too. Once you get that X-Wing where it needs to go, you’ll hear Han in your head giving you a yahoo and telling you to it’s time to go home. You can grab one from Amazon for $40.

[via Gizmodo]

Death Star Mood Light: That’s No Desk Lamp!

Posted on 20/07/2015 by Conner Flynn

Sad about Alderaan? Did your wookiee co-pilot fly you into some space worm’s mouth? No need to stress. Check out the Death Star Mood Light. The Death Star not only kills things, it also helps you relax with it’s soothing glow. It’s USB powered and the display stand is transparent, so it looks kind of like it’s hovering.

It is as if this weapon had been redesigned by much nicer guys. All of the details of the Death Star are here. It just won’t stress you out when it points it’s death ray at you. This is the perfect night light for a nice calm night of sleep. You will sleep like the souls of Alderaan and rest in peace.

You can get one from Firebox for $31.99(USD). Use its power responsibly.

Star Wars Aroma Ornaments: Eau bi Wan

Posted on 16/07/2015 by Lambert Varias

Use the oils, Luke. Made with the help of Kotobukiya Japan, Library Design’s Bibliotheque Blanc Star Wars Aroma Ornaments traveled from far, far away to freshen up your room.

These are passive aroma diffusers made of ceramic. There are three designs: the Death Star, the Millenium Falcon and R2-D2. If you’re going to put these on display – and why not – Library Design suggests you drop the oil on the ornament’s hidden side because the oil may cause discoloration. Speaking of which, each ornament comes with 5ml of lavender-scented oil.

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Library Design is selling the Aroma Ornaments for ~$44 (USD) each.

[via The World’s Best Ever]

3D Light FX Star Wars Wall Crashers: That’s No Moon, it’s a Nightlight!

Posted on 07/07/2015 by Shane McGlaun

Anyone who has kids knows that you will need a nightlight at some point. Why not make it a cool nightlight? 3D Light FX has debuted some sweet new Star Wars wall lights that include some of the most iconic characters and items from the franchise.

One of the coolest is the Death Star that appears to have crashed through the wall. It has lots of little lights, green giant laser, and its mid-section is brightly lit. It looks really cool.

Other available options include C3-PO’s head with glowing eyes, R2-D2 with a glowing projector, Yoda, Boba Fett, and Vader’s head smashing through the wall – which looks really great when you combine it with the glowing red light saber.