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Master Chief Stained Glass is a Masterpiece of Halo Fan Art

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Stained glass seems to be having some sort of a geeky renaissance period. So why shouldn’t Halo get in on the colored translucent glass action? Well, okay then…

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This impeccably detailed Master Chief stained glass window was made by Evan Daniels of Martian Glass Works. It’s just about perfect. The only thing it’s missing is a little glowing blue Cortana floating around and guiding Chief’s way as he takes on the Covenant and countless other nasties.

Measuring in at 50″(H) x 40″(W) and made up out of about 200 pieces of glass, it’s an impressive feat for sure. It took Evan about 70 hours to construct. Of course, all of that work is bound to be worth something, and the big glass Chief is selling for a whopping $3000(USD). But even if you can’t afford it, you should pop on over to Etsy and admire it from afar.

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Stormtrooper Stained Glass: If the Empire Had a Church

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While I never figured Darth Vader to be a man of faith, he definitely had enough of an ego to start his own church – but instead of religious figures and scenes on the stained glass, he’d much more likely go with something like this.

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Yep, that’s a stormtrooper stained glass window, and Vader would line the walls of his church with an army of these, and perhaps images of the Death Star and the extermination of Alderaan.

This awesome stained glass window was made by artist Donna Terraza, and measures a substantial 22.5″ by 43.5″, so it’s almost life-sized. And before you go complaining about the helmet design, this thing is based on CC-1138 (aka Clone Marshal Commander Bacara) – who looked exactly like this.

Can you imagine if you had a glass front door, and installed this thing behind the glass? How cool would that be? I bet you’d never get unwanted solicitors coming to your front door again.

The window shown here has already been sold, but you can order one custom made over on Etsy for $710(USD). You hear that, Lord Vader?


Iron Man Stained Glass: World’s Most Fragile Superhero

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Tony Stark is only as tough as he is because of his Iron Man armor. That’s why it’s made out of space age material, not glass. If you want to see the Iron Man armor made from glass, here it is. Sneeze wrong and it all shatters like Tony Stark’s sobriety.
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This piece of glass shows off Iron Man’s armor in amazing detail. Seeing the light hit the armor just makes Iron man seem… holy somehow. This amazing piece of stained glass art comes from artist R. Evan Daniels of Martian Glass Works, who says that it’s the most complicated work he’s created yet.

It has 334 pieces of glass and took over 100 hours to build. It measures 9.5 square feet, so he will need to build a special crate just to ship it to you. That is, if you have the $4,500(USD) necessary to bring it home. Tony Stark should be able to afford that with no problem.

[via Nerd Approved]


Stained Glass Starship Enterprise: Glass, The Final Frontier

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Over the years, we’ve come across some unusually geeky stained glass items, and the latest to pop up over on Etsy is this handmade glass Starship Enterprise.

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It was made by artist Patricia Meehand, using fused and stained glass pieces, and is a pretty solid replica of Captain Kirk’s ship. Though I have to say the “NOC-1701″ is bugging me. Isn’t that supposed to read “NCC-1701?” It’s still a cool piece if you’re not a stickler for accuracy. And we all know that Trekkies can let something like this slide. Or maybe not.

The glasswork is set into an 18-1/2″ x 23″ black picture frame, and would look great hanging in a window or with lights behind it. If you want it, have Scotty beam you over to Etsy, where you can grab it for $200 (USD).


‘Stained glass’ nanotechnology capable of printing up to 100,000 dpi

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100,000 dpi color image crafted by 'stained glass' nanotechnology

Researchers in Singapore have managed to create high-resolution color images several times sharper than typical methods using a metal-laced nanometer framework. While normal inkjet and laser jet printers can reel out up to 10,000 dots per inch, this nanotech-based technique has a theoretical limit of around 100,000 dpi. The technique is closer to lithography than typical modern printing, and could pave the way for future high-resolution reflective color displays and high-density optical storage. Scientists crafted precisely patterned metal nano structures, and designed the surface to specifically reflect the intended color. According to project leader, Dr Joel Yang, "The team built a database of color that corresponded to a specific nanostructure pattern, size and spacing," with an ultra-thin metal film spread across the image activating these "encoded" colors. Looks like yet another reason to upgrade our dull fleshy retinas.

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D20 Lamp Will Light up Your Dungeon

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This D20 lamp looks like an old world style lamp, but with one major geeky difference. The globe on top is shaped like a D20 die. It’s perfect for those dark, dank corners of your D&D gaming room.
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Stained glass artist Claudia Malmberg made this. She also makes other items that merge stained glass and gaming dice, like clocks, planter, picture frames, and even a D2o bowl for holding all your dice. You can find them all in her Etsy shop Diceydecor.

Sure, you can’t roll a critical hit with it, but it will level up your room. If this lamp is geeky enough for you, it can be yours for $318(USD). It’s pretty neat. And it takes a night light bulb so it should be a nice gentle light to game by.

[via Nerd Approved]


Stained Glass Super Mario Bros Mushroom

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If you were thinking about starting a geek church, we have just the right stuff for the windows.

The classic 8 bit video game, Super Mario Bros, gets tributed in this piece of stained glass painting. It’s always a beautiful sight when art and gaming collide, and we get something cute ...
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Mosaic Creeper Minecraft Stained Glass Window

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Minecraft fans you are going to love this! The Creeper is a hostile mob that will just about take everything from you and ambush us players but the creator of this mosaic wants to remind us that after all of this destruction, you should build again and if not to challenge the creeper, than to challenge yourself!

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Stained Glass Watertower

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We always though that the Brooklyn Bridge needed some extra color in its surroundings, but never thought about using stained glass.

Artist Tom Fruin planned this creation of plexiglass recycled from buildings and projects around New York City and has now made New York City a prettier place. This tower can’t ...
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