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$128,000 Handcrafted Star Wars Chess Set

$128,000 Handcrafted Star Wars Chess Set
French luxury item manufacturer S.T. Dupont has created an expensive handcrafted Star Wars chess set to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the saga. It is sure to blow fans away, even if it is out of most of our budgets. Let the conflict between the light side and the dark side begin. The round chess board is made of black obsidian with a polished and matte finish and the Empire and Rebellion pieces are sculpted to resemble characters like Darth Vader, Princess Leia, Han Solo and Chewbacca. Each piece has gold design elements as well.

The Empire pieces are nephrite jade from British Columbia while the Rebellion pieces are natural rock crystal quartz. Each is hand-carved and engraved with detail. The gold-plated rim of the board resembles the Death Star’s exterior as well. If that isn’t enough, the drawer pulls on the board feature the symbols of the two sides. It will cost you about $128,000 if you must have it.

$128,000 Handcrafted Star Wars Chess Set

via Luxury Launches

Scifi Staff by — July 13, 2017 in Toys/Collectibles 0
If Movie Characters Had Poor Eyesight – Part I

If Movie Characters Had Poor Eyesight – Part I
I guess the message is that we should not take our sight for granted. This is the first part of a series of comics by Visian ICL and illustrator Wren McDonald. I’m really glad that Luke had great sight. Then again, he did have the force.

It can be easy to take sight for granted – despite the science of sight being extraordinarily remarkable. In movies, for example, heroes and villains are usually blessed with extremely keen eyesight. This got us thinking: just what would it be like if move characters had poor eyesight, and how would this affect the famous scenes we’ve come to know and love?

If Movie Characters Had Poor Eyesight – Part I

If Movie Characters Had Poor Eyesight – Part I

Scifi Staff by — July 7, 2017 in Art 0
Batman v Superman – 1990s Style

Batman v Superman - 1990s Style
1990s superhero films were mostly bad. Sure you had Tim Burton’s Batman Returns, but we also had horrible shows like Lois and Clark: the Adventures of Superman. That was such a waste of air time. So, what would Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman have looked like in the 90s? YouTuber Frank Ireland has the answers with a concept trailer of what Batman v Superman and the DCEU might have looked like if they had existed in the 1990s. It’s bad. It’s weird. John Cusack as Superman, Bruce Willis as Batman. It’s not dark and brooding. It is actually bright and silly. Which is something that the modern version could have used quite frankly.

via io9

Scifi Staff by — July 7, 2017 in Animation/Fun Videos 0