LAist finds Star Wars Fans On Attack At Hollywood Bowl. With video!
Make a lightsaber. Or two.
Tutorials from Lightsabers from the Big Yellow Box and Imperial Outfitters. Warning – the first link is on Tripod (evil!) and will send a ton of popups your way.
D.I.Y lightsaber
Make a lightsaber handle for $33 in 33 minutes using products from the plumbing section of your local hardware store.
I think I know what I’m making for the next Jadecon auction!
I thought only Imperial stormtroopers were that precise
En guarde!
Star Wars inspired Olympic fencer. Speaking of sabers, here’s a surprisingly professional fan-made duel video that’s been making the rounds.
The truth about lightsabers
The Exploration Network looks at what it would take to build a working lightsaber of plasma or light. They also look at a few of CJ’s favorite things – superlasers and planet blasting.
Today on starwars.com…
DK Books is doing Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide. Looks like it’ll be pretty extensive. I doubt there will be as much as the Sansweet encyclopedia, but who really needs to know all that much about the second guy on the right in Jabba’s palace anyway?
But what every kid (and more than a few grown-ups) will want for Christmas is the Ultimate Build Your Own Lightsaber Kit. Preorder now and save yourself from the Tickle-Me-Elmoesque feeding frenzy.
And finally, for Hyperspace members, the Set Diaries are returning. Now that the movie is out, Pablo can let loose with all the really spoilery stuff. Today, it’s the cruel fate of Shaak Ti.
Mace is one Bad MoFo
Samuel L. Jackson received a special gift when he finished on the ROTS set.
Thrilled Samuel said: “There’s a lot of lore that goes along with Star Wars and I guess because I’ve been known since Pulp Fiction as a bad motherf*****, everybody thought that should be on my lightsaber.”
Cue the music… and the giggles.
Revenge of the Sith soundtrack with bonus Palpatine! Well, and a DVD. But mostly Ian McDiarmid. Oddly enough, does not come out on April 2nd with the rest of the prequel stuff…
We also get a look at some new toys. The highlight? An Obi-Wan lightsaber that, um, vibrates:
Obi-Wan Kenobi Electronic Lightsaber — Turn it on and it vibrates with the power of the mystic energy field that surrounds all living things.
Mystical power of the Force. Sure.