DIY toy designer Scott “MegoScott” Adams may now hold the honor of creating the world’s most intricate Lost playset. The creation, which includes 16 square feet of artwork, weighs 20 pounds, measures 45×30 and 20 inches, was designed and redesigned over a period of a year and a half, and features a pop-up Smoke Monster, an iPod-fueled entertainment rig, as well as a prop of Hurley’s Green Lantern comic.
Sadly, Adams isn’t offering this particular playset for sale. However, he is offering to build smaller Swan backdrops.
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Artist Stephen Hayford’s Star Wars diorama illustrates the problem with going as a power droid for Halloween (click to enlarge). Head beyond the break to see what happens next.
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Artist Stephen Hayford did something special to celebrate the upcoming release of the Star Wars saga on Blu-ray. He set up a diorama with action figures recreating a cut scene from Return of the Jedi—a Tatooine sandstorm sequence. This would have happened after the heroes escaped from Jabba the Hutt. Then he photographed the scene in such a way that it looks like a matte painting.
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Sideshow Collectibles has released images and pre-order info for its Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader on Bespin diorama.
This limited edition figure is now available for pre-order via the Sideshow newsletter and is priced at $324.99. A little rich for most collector’s blood I would imagine, but you can still check out the pretty pics and dream after the break.
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We’ve seen some pretty amazing Lego creations, but this Emperor’s arrival scene from Star Wars is some serious next level stuff.
To create the diorama, Jay Hoff used over 30,000 Lego pieces and 400 minifigures and set things up so everything is to scale. It was built for Science Discovery Day at Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa, Florida.
The only concessions he had to make were mixing in Clone Troopers with the Stormtroopers to save some money on the budget. He also inserted Darth Maul and added the right wall in Photoshop for better viewing.
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Gee Whiz customs have really outdone themselves with this 1/6th scale Dark Knight armory diorama. Features include: LED top lights, six rotating/pivoting weapons organizer racks, swiveling front and back doors and a metal-lined rear weapons panel for attaching the magnetic sticky bomb gun.
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There is no reason that cops are the only ones who should be allowed to have an interrogation room. This small diorama is meant for use with any action figures you may have, although Batman and the Joker would look perfect in there. Play out your own sadistic fantasies in the comfort of your own living room with this kit.
Product Page ($299.99 October 2009 arrival)
One day these mice were roaming free, happily sifting through your garbage, spreading hantavirus and leaving their feces where you normally prepare dinner. The next thing you know their stuffed carcasses are in a butcher shop diorama standing on two legs, wearing blood stained aprons and serving some mystery meat to another stuffed mouse which happens to be wearing a dress and holding a purse. While you may think these guys ended up getting no respect in death, it’s still better than sitting in a pet shop waiting to be sold as snake food.
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A Cinema of Fear diorama seems like a wonderful present for the kids. Let them relive their worst fears every time they get ready to go to sleep. Even the boldest kid’s dreams may take a wicked turn if they are reminded of Freddie Krueger coming through the wall every time they tuck themselves in.
Product Page (£12.99, about $26)
