These Steampunk Star Wars Figures Are Bully!
The sci-fi universe of George Lucas' draws a lot of inspiration from Japanese films by Kurosawa and pulp adventure serials of the 1930s, as well as some old Victorian era firefighter masks . We've also seem some artists take characters and create portraits of them in a steampunk setting . Sculptor Sillof took that one step further by crafting action figures of dozens of characters from the original trilogy as if they were flying airships and "X wing biplanes" instead of space ships. These figures were made using parts and pieces from existing toys and sculpting on top of them using an epoxy polymer to create the shapes that he couldn't find otherwise. "I usually work on all of them at once, so while the glue or paint is drying on one I work on another," Sillof writes on his website. "Sometimes I sculpt over the old toy parts. The figures were created back in 2007, but I hadn't seen them yet so I figured that you might not have either. Sillof.com
Collected Quotes from Albert Einstein
[Note: This list of Einstein quotes was being forwarded around the Internet in e-mail, so I decided to put it on my web page. I'm afraid I can't vouch for its authenticity, tell you where it came from, who compiled the list, who Kevin Harris is, or anything like that. Still, the quotes are interesting and enlightening.] "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction." Copyright: Kevin Harris 1995 (may be freely distributed with this acknowledgement)
List of Star Wars Books In Chronological Order | Adino Online
This is a graphical list of Star Wars novels that have been published to date, excluding graphic novels, reference books and some electronically published novels. The list is sorted in chronological order, in the time line relative to the movies. The time line for the Star Wars books are indicated with BBY (Before Battle of Yavin in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope), and ABY (After Battle of Yavin). Updated October 10 2013 Please share this site with your friends if you enjoyed my list of Star Wars novels! Sources: Wookieopedia and Wikipedia. Pre-Republic Era Dawn of the Jedi Old Galactic Republic Era (The Sith Era) Lost Tribe of the Sith The Old Republic Red Harvest Knight Errant Darth Bane Rise of the Empire Era Darth Plagueis Legacy of the Jedi Jedi Apprentice The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi Secrets of the Jedi The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader Cloak of Deception Darth Maul The Phantom Menace (Episode I) Rogue Planet Jedi Quest Series Outbound Flight The Approaching Storm Clone Wars Era Boba Fett Series
TM: Feel the force Mother Fuc*er
Feel the force Mother Fuc*er ----- Begin NetScrap(TM) ----- Feel the force Mother Fuc*er The TOP 10 Things We Want To Hear Samuel L. Jackson's Character 'Jedi Master Mace Windu' Say in the Star Wars Prequels. 10. You don't need to see my goddamn identification, 'cause these ain't the motherfuckin' droids you're looking for. 9. Womp rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I'll never know, 'cause even if it did I wouldn't eat the filthy motherfucker. 8. This is your father's lightsaber.
Real Life Superhero Thwarts Robbery, Gains TV Fame
People operating as superheroes in the real world have been making headlines over the past year, but this story takes the cake. Up in Seattle, a local costumed crime fighter thwarted a car theft and suddenly wound up on the news. Phoenix Jones, the black-and-gold wearing Seattle superhero, came across a would-be thief trying to break into the car of a local man who is only identified as "Dan." Jones proceeded to chase the criminal away, but didn't stick around for Dan to thank him. When Dan contacted the local news, reporters knew exactly who the vigilante was and brought the two men together; Jones showed off his non-lethal crime fighting equipment, his armor, and chatted with him. The news crew even showed how he keeps a secret lair in a comic shop. This isn't the first time that Phoenix Jones (or his "Rain City Superhero squad") have gained fame and/or notoriety. Source: io9
Got a Job as a Stormtrooper
By Chris Bartlett, July, 2005 Recently I landed a great job at a video game company. On the surface, putting on a helmet and storming into a 6-floor office building carrying a very large, weapon wouldn't seem like the most appropriate way to be considered for a job. Putting that aside, here's what I did... 200? So, I thought... this sounds like a job for TK409. I asked my wife about it and she was very uneasy about the idea, for exactly the reason I mentioned in the first paragraph. When I got to the location that Friday afternoon, I found a remote section of the parking lot and hid behind my car to suit up. I got done and marched across the parking lot to the structure, in full, weathered Sandtrooper gear, backpack and Lewis Gun, I was really sweating this idea: I needed to just get in, stay in-character, make a small impression with the probably-unappreciative-receptionist and leave my mini-me with her to give to someone important - all before someone had me thrown out.
