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Eye candy: Louis Vuitton’s lightsaber fetish

September 24th, 2009 by Dunc · No Comments

As captured by Boing Boing’s Xeni in San Francisco, a window display that doesn’t exactly make us think of fashion… Though it is pretty cool.

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TGIF: Astromechs of the rainbow unite

July 31st, 2009 by Dunc · 4 Comments

'Packed in like sardines...' by donsolo @ Flickr
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Packed in like sardines is a collection of droids in every color from Don Solo.

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Eye candy: Yoda and Leia as ‘bots!

July 6th, 2009 by Dunc · No Comments

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Since it’s Monday after a holiday weekend, I figure we might as well just shrug it off with some cute: the Yoda Bot, Princess Leia Bot and Chewbacca from Bolts and Bots. Check their blog, Etsy, or Flickr for more bot creations.

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TGIF: A selection of Star Wars cakes

June 19th, 2009 by Dunc · 3 Comments

Star Wars Cupcakes by Dottylicious / Photo by redwolf @ Flicker

To start us off, here are some adorable Star Wars cupcakes created by Dottylicious and photgraphed by Red Wolf.

Lego SW cake by megpi @ Flickr

Next, a Lego Star Wars cake by Meg, who has several Star Wars cakes to her name.

Han in carbonite groom's cake. Photo by mandaloo @ Flickr

A Han in Carbonite groom’s cake photographed by Mandy Lackey.

Wedding cake by scottthompson @ Flickr

And last but by no means least, Fionnuala & Scott Thompson’s multi-level Star Wars wedding cake. (Be sure to click through for detail shots!)

Find even more in the Star Wars Cakes group, or our own cake-related tags.

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Eye Candy: An impressive Star Wars loft

June 10th, 2009 by Dunc · 7 Comments

Star Wars loft by eyeSPIVE @ Flickr. Used with permission.

Here’s one for all you collectors to envy – the Star Wars loft of Flickr user eyeSPIVE. He even has books!

Star Wars loft [Detail] by eyeSPIVE @ Flickr. Used with permission.

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All the LEGO Star Wars minifigs ever

May 4th, 2009 by Dunc · No Comments

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So Gizmodo claims, anyway. We’re not Rebelscum, so I have no idea. Nice eye candy, anyway.

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Eye candy: The lightsaber FIELD

April 9th, 2009 by Dunc · No Comments

io9 discovered the art project FIELD – 1301 fluorescent bulbs planted on a British farm, powered from above by power lines. Artist Richard Box was inspired by – what else? – tales of lightsaber games. The actual field, circa 2004, is long gone, but you can see more pictures at Box’s website.

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Eye Candy: Pet AT-AT

March 10th, 2009 by Dunc · 2 Comments

Nick Drummond’s AT-ATs: not just for xmas is making the internet rounds. Cute, no?

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Pictures from WonderCon ’09

March 2nd, 2009 by Dunc · No Comments

Droid builders @ WonderCon by Bonnie Burton/StarWars.com

The StarWars.com Flickr has quite a few pictures from last weekend’s convention. And check out more on Flickr from Steve Rhodes, Deborah Beckman, Sherrie Thai, Omar Gutierrez and Tram Truong.

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Eye candy: io9′s Best Of NYCC Cosplay

February 10th, 2009 by Dunc · No Comments

Rounding off the con, io9 has gathered their favorite NYCC costumes, including several Star Wars folks and an entire section devoted to Jayne hats. (Photo by Ellen Wright.)

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