We are used to seeing superheros in times of crisis. Kicking butt, taking names, wrestling with grown up issues. So it’s refreshing to see some of our favorite heroes as kids, hard at play rather than the tough work of cleaning up the streets.
These illustrations come from artist Alberto Varanda and they are bound to make you smile. They have a bit of a Norman Rockwell vibe. Enjoy.
Fans of Terminator Genisys will not want to miss this deluxe book that follows the creative journey of the filmmakers behind the new adventure movie. Terminator Genisys: Resetting the Future lets you see how they went about turning the Terminator universe upside down while still paying homage to James Cameron’s original films.
Inside you’ll find stunning concept art and photography from the set. It tells the complete story of the making of the film. There are also interviews with key members of the cast and crew. This will definitely be a fun read.
This is certainly a first. Don’t tell Kirk and crew, but this building in China looks just like the USS Enterprise from Star Trek. From the ground it just looks like a nice building, but the drone footage from the air shows that it is really a Star Trek ship in dry dock.
It’s actually the headquarters of NetDragon Websoft, a Chinese mobile Internet and gaming company. The company Chairman Liu DeJian is reportedly a Star Trek fan who licensed the rights to construct this Enterprise replica. Construction began in 2008 and was completed in 2014. It cost $160 million in all. This is probably the only Star Trek building/ship in existence.
via Mashable
You might remember that last year there was a life-sized Groot and Rocket Raccoon from Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy that was built entirely out of LEGOs. The thing stood over 7 feet tall and was seen at San Diego Comic Con. Truly a life sized giant tree and raccoon.
Well, the creators, Bright Bricks, recently released a time-lapse video of the creation so we can all see how it was done. These characters took over 30,000 LEGO pieces to make and who know how many hours.
Phenix Customs makes all kinds of custom Star Wars action figures and not the ones you would expect. Stuff like Obi-Wan’s empty cloak after Vader kills him, the charred remains of Lukes aunt and uncle, chunks of what was formerly Alderaan, and many more. All on the card.
I especially like the severed Wampa arm. Cool stuff. You should definitely go buy something and help support his craft.
Nothing beats the imagination of a child. I don’t know how many hours I spent pretending that I was Luke Skywalker. These paintings by Craig Davison capture that very spirit.
When a child uses their imagination, nothing can stop them and the adventures that they have are unlike anything else. Somehow these paintings really capture what it means to be a kid growing up with Star Wars.
Nothing beats the imagination of a child. I don’t know how many hours I spent pretending that I was Luke Skywalker. These paintings by Craig Davison capture that very spirit.
When a child uses their imagination, nothing can stop them and the adventures that they have are unlike anything else. Somehow these paintings really capture what it means to be a kid growing up with Star Wars.
These Funko Fifth Element action figures are fun. This is what the figures would have looked like had they been released back in the 1980s by Kenner. They didn’t exist back then, but at least we can own them now.
You can choose from Leeloo in straps, Korben Dallas, the Diva, Ruby Rhod, Leelo out of straps, a Mangalore and Zorg. You have to get the whole set since these really are great displayed together. They are just $9.99 each.
Adam Savage ordered a Star Trek Captains chair online, but it wasn’t as awesome as he thought it would be. So he built his own. He used various build plans that are available online, and customized it with features seen in the Star Trek series.
It may not be 100% accurate, but it is pretty damn close. Check out the video below. He added some of his own nice touches too. Like a drawer underneath for accessories, and the weird viewer thing on the arm of the chair from the pilot episode.
The talented Phil Postma did these excellent Star Wars cards based on Topps’ series 1 trading cards from 1977, only from the perspective that Pixar did Star Wars. These cards are awesome. And this is exactly what Star wars would look like if Pixar had created the movie.
I would love to see his take on some of the other series of Star wars cards. The art is top notch.
Oh. My. God. I am gonna need a bigger garage if I ever want some Hulkbuster armor this extreme. This life-size Hulkbuster armor was built by a 26-year-old teacher in China named Xing Yile. Awesome stuff like this doesn’t happen overnight. It took two months for him to build this thing. He did have the help of an assistant, but still. This thing is unreal.
It stands 3.4-meters tall and weighs half a ton. They also built a smaller sized Iron Man as a companion piece so you can get an idea of scale I guess. Small Iron Man and gargantuan Hulkbuster armor.
via Business Insider
