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Aluminum Signs Commemorate Star Wars Ships

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You know how they have the building plaques on some ships to commemorate their construction? Every Star Trek ship has one on the bridge too. Well, even though the Star Wars ships never had these, you can buy them from Big Bay Toy Store.

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They’re printed on brushed aluminum, with a black box backing for hanging and a certificate of authenticity. It’s a great way to pretend that your office or living room is a Star Wars ship, even though it doesn’t look like one. Choose from the Millennium Falcon, the X-34 Landspeeder, or the T-65 X-Wing Starfighter.

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Each plate is limited to 295 pieces and is available for pre-order now. They will cost you a crazy $264.99(USD) each, but they do look pretty awesome. Serious Star Wars fans will want at least one.

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[via Nerd Approved]

Handmade Star Wars Baby Mobile

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Gotta start those Jedi’s young, parents. Let those wee ones dream of galaxies far far away with a fully customizable Handmade Star Wars Baby Mobile. Choose up to 4 Star Wars figures or ships and 7 planets all made from hand needle felted wool. Shown above with Republic Attack Gunship, X-Wing Fighter, Star Cruiser, Millennium Falcon, 2 white planets, 3 orange planets, 1 gray planet, and the Death Star.
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Just put this mobile on your child’s crib and the Force will be strong with this one. Now at $380, you might be better off trying to DIY something like this, maybe with some of these plush Star Wars vehicles and some string?

Handmade Star Wars Baby Mobile

X-wing Fighter Bed: Red 5 Nodding Off

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Kids can be rebellious. I say give a rebel kid a rebel bed. A rebel X-wing Fighter bed like this one. Well, the bed actually sits beneath the body of the ship, allowing the kid to climb up into the cockpit. If I had had this as a kid, I would never have left my bedroom.
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The detail is pretty nice on this X-Wing bed too, with its Astromech droid, X-foils that open and close, and a cockpit where you can sit and watch DVDs on the screen in the nose of the ship.

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The owner of this bed sure is one lucky kid. I hope he grows up to destroy a Death Star and earn some fame and glory.

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[via Unreality via Nerd Approved]

New LEGO X-wing Fighter Coming Soon: Red Five, Standing By!

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Get your X-Wing pilot suit on and ready your Astromech droid. LEGO fans who are itching for a new Star Wars set will be happy to learn that a new X-Wing starfighter set will be coming out this May.
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The set is 10240 – the Red Five X-Wing Starfighter. It will be available for $200(USD). Sure that’s expensive, but your childhood memories are priceless right? For that price you get 1,558 LEGO pieces, and one R2 unit.

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The X-Wing offers tons of detail, including smoothly-moving wings, accurate laser cannons, a see-through cockpit with a hinged canopy, and even a little place for R2-D2 to hang out.

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Check out the video below and the Flickr gallery for all of the details if you want to drool, and then start counting your money.

Then go put that money in a safe place and wait and say, “Red Five, Standing by (until May!)”

[via Brothers Brick]

New LEGO X-wing Fighter Coming Soon: Red Five, Standing By!

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Get your X-Wing pilot suit on and ready your Astromech droid. LEGO fans who are itching for a new Star Wars set will be happy to learn that a new X-Wing starfighter set will be coming out this May.
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The set is 10240 – the Red Five X-Wing Starfighter. It will be available for $200(USD). Sure that’s expensive, but your childhood memories are priceless right? For that price you get 1,558 LEGO pieces, and one R2 unit.

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The X-Wing offers tons of detail, including smoothly-moving wings, accurate laser cannons, a see-through cockpit with a hinged canopy, and even a little place for R2-D2 to hang out.

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Check out the video below and the Flickr gallery for all of the details if you want to drool, and then start counting your money.

Then go put that money in a safe place and wait and say, “Red Five, Standing by (until May!)”

[via Brothers Brick]

Rebels Retaliate to Death Star Kickstarter with X-Wing Kickstarter: A New Joke

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Some of you may have thought that the (non) news about the U.S. government wisely turning down a petition to use its resources to build a Death Star had reached its conclusion with the Death Star fundraiser. Apparently this space cow has not been Force Milked dry just yet, because now someone’s asking for money to build a fleet of X-Wing fighters.

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The representatives of the Rebel Alliance analyzed their enemy’s plans and have set up several effective countermeasures. For instance, they are merely asking for $11,000,000, way less than the $31.4M target fund for the Death Star. And whereas the Sith supporters only had a drawing of a circle – albeit, a well drawn one –  as their initial design, the Rebel Alliance used the power of the Force Google and posted this on their project page:

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If that’s not enough to persuade you to donate to the light side, the Rebels have also indicated a desire to build a heavily modified YT-1300 Freighter:

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The Rebels are also offering lightsaber construction classes to people who pledge $5,000 and a Jedi training camp to rich padawans who can pledge at least $10,000. I say we start a Kickstarter to help start an organization that prevents people from using Kickstarter for their jokes. Then let’s start another one that calls that other Kickstarter a buzzkill. Plot twist: we’ll only ask for $500 for each fundraiser, then we’ll split the cash and vanish. Jokes on you, backers!

[via Kickstarter via Inquisitr]

 

X-Wing Fighter Pilot Crochet Helmet: Knit Leader, Standing By

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It’s cold in space. Whether you are flying a TIE Fighter or an X-Wing Fighter, you need to dress warmly. Good thing that this X-Wing pilot’s helmet was crocheted to keep you warm and toasty as you zip through the trenches of the Death Star.
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This adorable helmet was created by Etsy seller HandcraftedByColleen and it is perfect for long space flights. “Red Leader, this is Echo 7. Are you warm enough? Yeah, me too. This thing won’t protect me in a crash, but I sure am glad that my grandmother gifted the whole squadron these toasty helmets.”

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While they’re great in space, the Rebel pilots could have used these on Hoth, to keep warm in their Snowspeeders.

X-Wing Coffee Table

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If perhaps you thought the Star Trek Enterprise Coffee Table was just a little too geeky for your classy home decor tastes, perhaps you’d be more interested in a Star Wars X-Wing Fighter Coffee Table instead? (And to answer the question, yes Star Wars is less geeky than Star Trek.) Built by the same guy, Barry Shields, the table actually has the glass held in the middle of the two halves of the spacecraft. It’s handcrafted and can be yours for the low low price of $5500. A must have for any mancave. (via ubergizmo)

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X-Wing Fighter Coffee Table: Stay on Target!

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Alright kid, let’s blow this thing and go home… Check out this awesome X-Wing Fighter coffee table made from wood and glass. It looks stunning and it took Sean Regan and Aubrey Cohen 6 months to make it, carving it from a few hunks of wood.

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I love how dimensional it is, because the top half and bottom half hold the glass between them. That makes it look pretty sweet and also keeps it sturdy. You can try to make one yourself if you want, but I doubt it will look half as good.

Based on a $14/hour build cost, it’s worth in the neighborhood of $5,500(USD). You could probably buy a used X-Wing Fighter for that – at least a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.

[via Ubergizmo]

X-Wing Fighter Made from Beer Cans: Now Let’s Chug This Thing and Go Home!

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If you have a bunch of beer cans lying around and no money for Star Wars toys, you can always go on an alcohol-fueled toy creating bender. That’s presumably what happened here, since this X-Wing Fighter is made out of recycled beer cans. Though the end result doesn’t look like drunken art at all.
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It was made by Tamás Kánya almost entirely from Kaiser beer cans and even has a little Astromech droid behind the cockpit. Forget making a run at the Death Star, make a beer run and see if you can make one of these yourself.

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Pro Tip: Don’t drink and DIY at the same time. Always wait at least an hour afterwards – otherwise your creation will look like something from a Jawa salvage camp.

[via Obvious Winner]