Hasta La Gadget!

Darth Vader. He’s one of the best parts of the original Star Wars saga. What if you could turn him into a badass Sith tank and let him loose on your enemy?

That would be amazing. Tank Vader would just decimate whole armies and lay waste to everything in it’s path. The Vader tank is the work of Gabriel Dishaw. It is a miniature tank with the head of the Lord of the Sith riding atop it, much like Danny Trejo’s head on that turtle in Breaking Bad.

It is made from all kinds of recycled parts: a toy tank, computers, typewriters, adding machines, airplane parts and vintage model pieces.

You can buy Tank Vader from Gabriel’s site for $1000(USD). Sadly my pockets are empty or else I would consider it. It just looks amazing!

[via Damn Geeky]

I bet Jabba the Hutt is kicking himself right about now for failing in his diet. There is no way he could get this awesome Han Solo in Carbonite ring on even his little finger. I guess he could have one of his slaves wear it for him.

This ring displays a miniature Han Solo frozen in carbonite – one of the most classic moments in movie or sci-fi history. This is a design that was sketched out by Paul Bierker, a jeweler who is obviously a geek as well. I know this because he also made this.

It’s the perfect engagement ring for any Hutt who is in love and also wants to keep his trophies close by.

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When someone like Emperor Palpatine gives you an offer to “join the pork side”, you would be nuts to refuse his offer unless you do not mind being electrocuted to death by his Force Lightning. Of course, this is somewhat like Vito Corleone who gives people an offer they cannot refuse, but with a whole lot more tricks up his sleeve – literally, considering how Palpatine’s robe has a pretty long sleeve to begin with. Star Wars fans will be thrilled to enjoy the first “Join the Pork Side” video that you can watch above, and it has even been voiced by the Emperor from the Star Wars films, Ian McDiarmid himself.

It was just yesterday when we saw the multiplayer mode for Angry Birds Star Wars, but here we are with word about Angry Birds Star Wars II. This particular sequel will see both bird and pig versions of over 30 characters from the Star Wars universe. Do stay tuned as next Monday will deliver the first set of character reveal gameplay videos, and the game itself is set to be released later this September 19th on a worldwide scale, where it will also hit the decks as an universal app across iOS, Android (Google Play and Amazon) and Windows Phone 8 platforms for $0.99 a pop – or whatever you are paying in your local equivalent currency. A free version is also available on Google Play, but that will be ad-supported.

Angry Birds Star Wars II Sees Personal Invitation From The Emperor original content from Ubergizmo.

R2-D2 and C-3PO are obviously best friends in that classic Odd Couple sense. R2 is a take charge kind of droid, while 3PO complains endlessly is is super prissy. If they were roommates, 3PO would be the neat freak. So, I guess it makes sense for them to have a best friends necklace to share.

This one from Etsy shop rapscalliondesign is perfect. Each droid can wear one half of the heart whenever they are apart and then presumably assemble it and hang it on the wall when they are together.

Stupid little short-circuit, R2. To which R2 will reply bleep bleep bleepity bleep blop blip – wWhich we all know means go jump in a sarlacc pit, but 3PO will take it as endearing anyhow.

[via The Mary Sue]

As much as the original Star Wars was a revolution in filmmaking that gave birth to the summer blockbuster, it was also responsible for the idea of marketing and merchandising the crap out of a film property. It all started with a hastily-designed line of action figures and toys that collectors are still desperate to snatch up. And if you were young enough to remember a Boba Fett figure that never actually fired rockets, you’ll probably love Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys.

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