It’s amazing what talented folks can do with LEGO. Imgur user SlimPickings450 created this sweet LEGO Babylon 5 Omega Class Destroyer exclusively from his AT-ST 10174 LEGO set. The Babylon 5 ships are among my favorite ever. It’s nice to see this one created in LEGO. It just needs a few Starfurys to go with it.
Using the parts for a Star Wars AT-ST and making this ship out of them is pretty amazing. Great work.
On Set: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope was an ongoing exhibit at the British Film Institute Southbank which ran through January 4, 2015. Yeah, I know, I wish I could have checked it out too. It featured all kinds of ephemera from the making of the first Star Wars film, including several Polaroid photos taken on-set. This is stuff you don’t see everyday.
The shots are owned by crew member Ann Skinner and they show several characters that were cut from the original film as well as some candid shots of the characters. These images are fascinating and it’s always nice to see a glimpse behind the scenes of one of our favorite movies. You can see more here.
via Laughing Squid
I really love stuff like this AT-AT cross-section infographic. I could read stuff like this for hours. I think it’s from one of the Star Wars cross-section books, but I’m not sure which one.
The AT-AT armored transports were first seen in The Empire Strikes Back and it really illustrated to viewers what a massive force the Empire was, that it could move machines of this scale and use them in combat. They may be giant and fully armored, but everything has a weakness, as Luke soon found out. This infographic tells you everything you ever wanted to know about the AT-AT transports.
Have you ever wondered how the ‘comical’ sounds that accompanied the Millennium Falcon’s hyperdrive malfunction, were created? Wonder no more. This video has Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt explaining the process in this 1980 clip.
That guy has a super awesome and fun job. It might surprise you to know just where some of those sounds came from and how they were put together.
If you like his work, you can head on over to Patreon and support Jamie Benning. He’s a documentary film maker and this short clip is an interview with Kevin Pike, who worked not only on Back to the Future, but also on Return of the Jedi.
It’s a fascinating clip and a great look behind the scenes, so it is certainly worth supporting Jamie so he can continue making documentaries. In this clip, Kevin Pike talks about his work on the Location Special Effects on Return of the Jedi.
Behance user Malgorzata Skowronska knows a good thing when she sees it. If Bacta (the mysterious and powerful healing agent used in the rejuvenation tanks in Star Wars) can heal you while submerged in a Bacta Tank, the stuff must be pretty good to drink. Right? So Bacta brand wine was created.
All I can say is, drinking it would certainly be a step up from having to soak in it for several hours.
Jessica Rabbit is lovely. Although she would say that she’s just drawn that way. She ads sexy to any situation. That’s probably why artist FitzOblong inserted Jessica Rabbit into Star Wars as Slave Leia and a Stormtrooper. The artist also put her in TRON.
That is the best looking Stormtrooper I’ve seen all day. I have no idea how you wiggled into those costumes.
This ongoing LEGO chibi micro contest is fun. Not to mention all kinds of cute and creative. Below are just some of the neat Sci-Fi vehicles that LEGO fanatics have created in chibi style. These are all done in micro scale. Some of the entries get really creative.
I’m always impressed at what people can make with LEGO. You’ll see several famous vehicles that you recognize from TV and movies, just much much smaller and much much cuter. I especially like that Landspeeder.
If you want to see some amazing Star Wars art firsthand, the Ltd. Art Gallery just kicked off their fourth annual art show dedicated to Star Wars. Nothing but Star Wars. All the time. Here some amazing artists will be displaying art that is inspired by a Galaxy far, far away.
Star Wars Episode 4: A New Art Show is at the Ltd. Art Gallery through January 2015 in Seattle. It began on December 11th. The show has licensed art from the Acme archives and you can also see new original art for the first time. Below are some of the pieces that will be shown. This is not to be missed so don’t run into any Imperial entanglements.
via io9
I’m a sucker for vintage Sci-Fi novel cover art. They just don’t paint them like these anymore. You might remember Brian Daley’s trilogy of Han Solo novels in 1979-80. Well, this trilogy came next in 1981, featuring Lando Calrissian. The titles are almost as awesome as the art by Williams Schmidt.
The books were Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu, Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon and Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka. The action all takes place long before the events of the original Star Wars films. I just love that artwork. Just the right amount of retro and it convinces you right away that Lando would have made a great leading man in his own movies. I see him as a space-faring James Bond.
I love that you can still buy these books today in a 3 for 1 deal on Amazon. But the new cover has no soul.
via Space1970
