Hasta La Gadget!

The battle for Hoth just got all brainy and strategic. This large scale (18″ x 18″) custom chess set by Brickplace puts the Empire against the Rebel Alliance in an all new way.

The detail is amazing. You have the Rebel troops in Hoth gear, the Snowtroopers, some AT-ATs, an Imperial Probe droid and of course the Wampa monster and more! All lovingly made out of LEGO. This isn’t some overpriced Franklin Mint set that just looks gaudy. This is pure geek joy.

It even has Luke in his watery Bacta tank and Han riding a Tauntaun. Man, I wish I owned this awesome chess set. I would play chess all day just to play with the figures. Check out more amazing pics on Flickr.

[via IT LEGO via Obvious Winner]

Sometimes you can’t just pick one favorite character from the Star Wars movies. Who says you have to? At least that’s the idea that one baker had when creating what could be the most awesome Star Wars cake ever. Ok, it’s not as incredibly crafted as the full-size Stormtrooper and Darth Vader cakes, but it’s still pretty great.

This single cake combines Darth Vader, Chewbacca, R2-D2 and Yoda into a single, epic cake masterpiece. Nobody seems to know who made this amazing cake, but whoever you are, I bend the knee to you. The only thing missing are Boba Fett and Stormtrooper layers but I suppose you could always pick those up here.

[via BTP via That’s Nerdalicious]

It’s my theory that part of the reason the Empire had so much trouble taking down the Rebel Alliance and Jedi was that they just weren’t nice enough. You know what they say “kill ‘em with kindness” and all. Well if I were flying along in an X-Wing or a Snowspeeder, I’d be much more likely to be pulled in close to have a look at them if they looked as cute and cuddly as these.

These amigurumi crocheted TIE fighter and AT-AT are about as darling as Star Wars stuff can get, and sure to charm the pants off of Rogue Leader and Red Five all at once. And yes, I know they’re the same person, but that just sounded good.

These designs were created by Etsy artist Ana of MysteriousCats, who offers them up as patterns for you to crochet yourself, or if you’re lucky, you might find an already assembled one in her shop. The patterns will run you about $8 (USD), while a complete AT-AT sells for about $33. Ana’s also got designs in her shop for an X-Wing fighter, the Millenium Falcon, if you’re more into the Light Side, and a Naboo Starfighter if you can’t make up your mind which side you’re on. She’s also got one of these…

Seiko Japan recently took wraps off a whole series of new watches based on the Star Wars saga, and there are some really awesome timepieces in the collection. While most of the series has traditional analog movements, the R2-D2 watch is all digital, and features a very cool hi-res display.

The limited-edition Seiko Brightz R2-D2 watch is the geekiest of the collection, featuring a 300dpi black and white screen which can display scenes from the Star Wars films. But if you’re in the market for a more timeless design, you might want to check out one of the other watch designs, which include Darth Vader, Darth Maul and Stormtrooper models with a dramatic black band, as well as a gold-accented C-3PO and green-tinged Yoda watch. The Vader model is even embellished with tiny diamonds.

All of these beautiful watches are limited-editions ranging from 500 to 1500 pieces, and are not for those with limited budgets. Prices for the series range from 136,500 to 141,750 (~$1739 to $1805 USD), though you can find them for a little less over on Amazon Japan(JP). I found one of the R2-D2 watches going for $1450 over on eBay too.

[via Japan Star Wars(JP)]

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are pretty fearsome, even if they are pizza-eating slobs who live in the sewers.  (Read: unwanted outcasts of society.)  Combine this level of fierce physical ability with the disciplined battle techniques of Jedi Knights, and what do you get?  Nothing, since you lack artistic skill and can’t pick up a pencil because of those acrylic nails.  If you happen to be as talented as Q-Dog2099, you get these awesome Teenage Mutant Jedi Turtles!

Raphael’s my favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Jedi mashup, probably because of the dual-wielding aspect that transferred over.  Step aside, Darth Maul – two blades with two hilts are always better than one hilt with two really long blades.  Both of which should always be worse than a rocket launcher, but apparently that’s not the case.  Battlefronts one and two?  Most assuredly not the case.

The blue glow that’s been applied to Leonardo is one of my favorite colors of blue, in case you weren’t wondering.  I love imposing my unwanted opinions upon others.  Did you know that maltese-poodle dogs are the best kind?  Well now you do.

I always identified with Donatello, since we’re pretty similar, me and him.  Both of us are of above average intelligence, endowed with good looks, and glowing in a purple aura.  The last one may or may not be because I fell into a pool of radioactive material last week when I was fishing at the local pond.  My quest: to pull out the four-armed fish of legend.  “Wouldn’t it be just as impressive to find a fish with one arm?”   Beggars can’t be choosers.

I hope you agree with me when I say that this really is an awesome collection of Star Wars/TMNT mashups.  Now… I know what you’re all thinking.  ”Why am I reading this instead of that post about the D-Cup TMNT Bra?”  The answer?  I have no idea.  If you’re not as risqué as I had taken you to be at a prior time, then you’ll want to check out the more moderate Arcade Mashup Prints, which are pretty cool too, but less sexy.

This super awesome post was written by Jack, lead blogger at Cool Gizmo Toys.  Jack puts together lists to help geeks quickly find the stuff that they love, and probably has several endangered species of lemur living illegally in his war shelter, but that’s irrelevant.