Do you remember the days of floppy disks? The ones with a whopping 1.44 MB of data? Yeah. I recall turning in school papers saved on floppies and having to label each one in a certain way. Fortunately, there’s a use for these out-dated tools. You can build Star Wars ships with them!
Yes, I like the idea of using old technology to build little models of futuristic space ships, and so does Jetpack5. He’s created tutorials that will walk you through making the Millennium Falcon, the Death Star, and an X-wing. Hopefully, you can still buy floppy disks at your local office supply store.
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I would definitely do a double take if I saw this Order 66 car on the freeway. As Star Wars fans know, Order 66 was the fateful command issued by Palpatine to the Clone Troopers at the end of Revenge of the Sith. The troopers turned on their Jedi comrades and killed them, and the Clone Wars came to an end.
This awesome custom car belongs to Jeff Parks.
Doc Brown’s 88 MPH with time travel in a 35 mph zone is going to be tough to beat.
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Watercolor adds a bit of class to any image, and that definitely holds true for these paintings of characters from the Star Wars saga. Han, Vader, droids and more look fancy and even more timeless in this style. These paintings were done by Reddit user Terry Cook just for fun and there are some limited prints available if you contact him directly.
See more watercolor images after the break.
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I feel like a horrible cat owner for not building my cats a playhouse that’s as awesome as this cardboard mechawarrior design. Then again, it also makes the cat on it look like it’s coming at you armed with deadly weapons. It would freak me out too much to have it around. I’d prefer an AT-AT.
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YouTuber jrmoorf00t4 decided to run with an idea conjured up by his friend taltigolt, and created this Grand Theft Auto IV mod which features R2-D2 being a complete dick – knocking people over, destroying armies of taxicabs and emitting the most annoying screams ever.
Check it out after the break.
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If you’re a Ghostbusters fan, why not use your car as a moving billboard to broadcast your love of the films with this 8.75″ x 5″ vinyl sticker from ThinkGeek? The only question you’ll want to ask is whether an update will be necessary after Dan Aykroyd gets his way and adds Anna Faris and Eliza Dushku to the family.
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Even though it’s not yet possible to travel through space and time like the Doctor, you can craft a puppet and let it do the traveling for you.
Alisa Stern designed the adorable and only slightly creepy Doctor Who puppet (all puppets give me the chills). He’s made to look like the 11th Doctor and definitely possesses Matt Smith’s frame and charm. He travels about and keeps a blog, the Doctor Puppet. Follow the Tumblr to keep track of his adventures in New York, Coney Island, Philadelphia and more!
See a few more photos of the puppet’s adventures and see him animated after the break.
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If you like Star Wars and tabletop gaming you’ll be happy to hear the Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures Game is available for pre-order with an estimated ship date of September 2012. In this two player combat game you’ll fight with tiny and detailed X-Wings, TIE Fighters, and Y-Wings in fierce space battles.
I like pretty much everything about this game, but I especially appreciate that you can play with just two people. It seems like most games based on my favorite fandoms that I want to pick up – Battlestar Galactica and Game of Thrones to name a couple – require three or more people. I’m also a sucker for miniatures.
Check out images of the expansion packs after the break.
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