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Turns Out There Is A More Detailed Star Wars Star Destroyer After All
I have to be honest and say that I was wrong. You might remember me writing about Thomas Tewoort's immensely detailed Avenger Star Destroyer a couple of days ago. I was under the impression that we had come across the most detailed model of this particular Star Wars ship in existence. But, a friendl ...
World’s Most Detailed Star Wars Avenger Star Destroyer Model
When fans take on something of importance, they usually go beyond what one could imagine and create something that pretty much no one can stop staring at. We have seen it many times, and that will always be the case. When it comes to Star Wars fan Thomas Tewoort, there is little that could ever stan ...
3 Fully Functional Star Wars Spaceships That Can Actually Fly
A couple of days ago I wrote about the fully functional USS Enterprise RC model that could actually fly. It was a majestic moment to see this quite iconic spaceship fly. I did not think the day would ever come when I would actually see it, but now I have and with it I have a whole lot of respect for ...
Builder Recreates Fully Functional Star Trek USS Enterprise Spaceship
I am a little ashamed to admit that I am not that bewildered in the Star Trek world, and that is partly why I wanted to feature this amazing build. A model builder on YouTube by the name of TheMiro59 has successfully built a fully functional USS Enterprise spaceship that can actually fly. Yup, if yo ...
Home-Brew Heads-Up Display Glasses: Who Needs Google Glass Anyway
I have been thinking about the Google Glass concept for some time now. After having checked pretty much every video demonstrating them and of course hearing some reports of people getting fined driving while using them, when and what are they good for? I can understand this concept being implemented ...
12 Superhero’s Part Time Jobs That Fit Their Superpowers
In these harsh economic times, many people have taken on a second job to be able to sustain themselves. For a superhero, life is no different as many of them apparently have taken on other endeavors. Their part time jobs have allowed them to keep fighting crime yet not having to stand on the brink o ...
This Custom Life-Size Coffin Computer Case-Mod Will Make You Shiver
What is the most epic computer customization that you have seen to date or should I say, what is the most chilling customization you have seen so far? I doubt that it is as creepy and weird as the one I am going to show you in this article. I mean there are computer mods that have themes, like Halo ...
Full Scale Build Project: Millennium Falcon Cockpit Done!
Remember the full scale Millennium Falcon project we wrote about approximately a year ago? Well, the project has progressed quite a bit and even though the builders undertaking the massive project only do it on their spare time, they have still managed to build something quite amazing. Even though I ...
Guy Builds Life-Size Claw Arcade Game Entirely Out Of LEGO
Do you remember those Claw arcade games over at the arcade or at the amusement park when you were a little kid? You know those almost impossible claw machines that swallowed your hard-earned coins like it was bottomless and hardly ever giving you something for it? Well, a YouTuber called rogvibest7 ...
New Death Star Tiles Will Make Star Wars Fans Go Bonkers
Star Wars fans have always been heavily creative they come up with the most mind-blowing things sometimes, which of course makes even more fans come up with other awesome ideas. If you are a Star Wars fan, you know that if you could just put a little more Star Wars into your life then it would of co ...
Guy Builds A Whole Master Chief Costume Entirely Out Of LEGO
My mind is currently numb after what I have just seen. LEGO really is the solution to everything and your imagination is the only limit, Ben Caulkins is proof of that. As the headline suggests we're not talking about some costume being made out of cloth, paper rolls or what have you, we're talking a ...
Working LEGO PIP-Boy 3000 Is Far From Your Standard LEGO Wear
If you can imagine it you can build it, that's pretty much the essence of LEGO. Any kid or grownup that has ever had the opportunity to play around with LEGO knows just how immersive and satisfactory it can be to be able to completely get an idea out of your head. The 3D printer is in some ways an e ...
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How The Lightsaber Sound Was Created [Video]
If you have ever watched Star Wars, (who hasn't, right) you know that the most memorable things about the movie are the visuals, the science fiction feel and of course the sound scape. I don't know how many times I have wondered how they created the tie-fighter sound, the sound of Chewbacca's voice ...
Kid Builds Stunning Automatic Door Opener Using LEGO Mindstorms NXT
If you are an avid LEGO fanatic you know that it sometimes takes quite a while to put together something innovative with those creative blocks. The Internet is crawling with cool builds that are sometimes too big to even understand how the heck they managed to put it all together. For a kid, who's c ...
The Darth Vader Self-Stirring Mug Uses The Force
It's Friday, and most of us are beat from a week of hard work. Even Mondays can be hard to face if your weekend was full of activities. What could be better than a self-stirring mug to kick start your day? Well, I would say that a Star Wars self-stirring mug would beat anything, don't you agree? If ...