HypnotizinChikns Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 anyone else besides myself notice the butthole on the back of the r2d2 suit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted December 17, 2010 Author Share Posted December 17, 2010 Of course we noticed. That's where Luke inserts his lightsaber. Sorry, couldn't resist the bad pun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted January 8, 2011 Author Share Posted January 8, 2011 Rebel scum: gotta catch 'em all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aartemys Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Don't know if this has been posted before, but found on ThinkGeek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 The official SW Store has some cool stuff on sale for (relatively) cheap in its clearance section until Jan. 21, 2011. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aartemys Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I thought these were pretty cute...they can be found at Always Fits A bit too rich for my blood, though...$39.99 and they only measure 2.5"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 Ahh!!! Kill it!! Kill it with fire!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aartemys Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Neatoshop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 Drifter, this thread is technically for SW stuff you can buy, but that pic is so full of win I'll allow it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) I know, I just had to. This better? Edited January 23, 2011 by Drifter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted June 7, 2011 Author Share Posted June 7, 2011 Recently hit the new Star Tours 2.0 @ Disney World during Star Wars Weekends.Here's a slideshow of some of the merch that was on hand. I went a lil' crazy purchasing the Disney exclusive SW swag... Ms. H got the white & blue tee in the lower left corner. While I got this one, which isn't a Star Tours exclusive tee, but ti was my favorite of the bunch. And I pulled this shot off the web, so I've no idea what that is in the upper right corner... I also got these figures: Vader Goofy/Emperor Stitch box set Minnie as the Mighty Boushh bounty hunter Donald as Carbonite frozen Han Bad Pete as Boba Fett X-Wing pilot Mickey And Stormtrooper Donald For some reason I also bought this thing in my shopping frenzy. (It got ugly, people.) And I also bought three Vinylmation figures. They're the kind that come in a sealed box and you don't know what you get until you open it. I really wanted Boba Fett or a Stormtrooper. However, these were NOT cheap, and after getting C3P0 I decided to quit while I was ahead. I also got Lando & Vader. The chase figure is Obi-Wan and the "ultra rare" chase figure is Obi-Wan's ghost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtype Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 On September 1st, Lego will release the Super Star Destroyer Executor set. When built, it will be four feet long and weigh 8 lbs. It will consist of 3,152 bricks. It will have a removable section with a command bridge underneath, and come with Darth Vader and the bounty hunters you see above. It will cost $400. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 (edited) I just saw that today as well, Newt. It would go well in a collection w/ this gem: Now, where to get $800+ to buy them both? Edited June 21, 2011 by Mr. Hakujin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Unsure if these have been posted but Saw these at a Macy's or similar in San Fran, to my dying day I shall regret not purchasing that awesome Xwing pilot jacket. Like everything else, I blame san Francisco for my diminished logic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 a heartwarming story about lucas bullying a fellow creator, and losing George Lucas loses Stormtrooper battle at Supreme Court A prop designer who made the original Stormtrooper helmets for Star Wars has won his battle with director George Lucas over his right to sell replicas. Andrew Ainsworth, 62, of south west London successfully argued the costumes were functional not artistic works, and so not subject to full copyright laws. Judges at the Supreme Court upheld a 2009 Court of Appeal decision allowing Mr Ainsworth to continue selling them. Lucasfilm said the court had maintained an "anomaly" of British copyright law. Both the Court of Appeal and the High Court have already ruled in Mr Ainsworth's favour in his multi-million pound battle with Mr Lucas's production company. The father-of-two has been selling copies of his plastic composite armour and helmets - from the original 1977 film - for eight years. He uses the same studio in Twickenham from which he made the original costumes, and charges up to £1,800. In 2004, Lucasfilm sued for $20m (£12m) arguing he did not hold the intellectual property rights and had no right to sell them - a point upheld by a US court. But the judgement could not be enforced because the designer held no assets in the US, so the battle moved to the UK. The Star Wars creator, worth an estimated £2bn, claimed Mr Ainsworth was breaching his copyright. He took his case to the High Court in 2008, Court of Appeal a year later, and earlier this year to the Supreme Court - the highest court in the land. That court has now also ruled that the 3D works should not be considered sculptures, which means their copyright protection is 15 years from the date they were marketed, and had therefore expired. A Lucasfilm spokesman said the court's decision maintained "an anomaly of British copyright law under which the creative and highly artistic works made for use in films... may not be entitled to copyright protection in the UK". The company said that protection would have been given in "virtually every other country in the world". "Lucasfilm remains committed to aggressively protecting its intellectual property rights relating to Star Wars in the UK and around the globe," the spokesman said. more A prop designer who made the original Stormtrooper helmets for Star Wars has won his copyright battle with director George Lucas over his right to sell replicas. The five-year saga, which ended in the highest court in the land, has stakes of galactic proportions. For a man who has spent half a decade and almost £700,000 fighting the full force of a movie mogul's legal team, Andrew Ainsworth has refused to be weighed down. He has had bailiffs at his door demanding $20m (£12m) and has defended the onslaught in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court - not to mention the US. But like the iconic characters he helped create as a 27-year-old art school graduate - and which still surround him in the same modest workshop 35 years later - he has become battle hardened. "You've got to decide right at the start, can you afford the downside?" he says. "And you've got to be able to live with it and be under no disillusions that if it all goes wrong, you're scuppered, you're bankrupt... I think if you're in a small business on your own you know the bottom line." He says it is hard to accept when something you create is taken off you, and adds it has been a struggle because he went to court on a principle, against accepted wisdom. The journey has certainly been long for the father-of-two, who has been selling his plastic composite helmets and body armour from his studio in Twickenham, south west London, for eight years now. It was in 2002, when struggling to pay school fees, that he first sold a helmet and "bits and pieces" gathering dust on top of his wardrobe. To his surprise they fetched £60,000 at Christie's, leaving him in no doubt about their potential. "The phone didn't stop ringing... I dug out the old moulds, cleaned them down and made a few helmets," he says. The hard core fans recognised them as the real thing, he recalls, but by the time he had sold 19 or so to the US, so did Lucas. But the judgement could not be enforced because the designer held no assets in the US, so the battle moved to the UK. Although no paperwork was ever signed between Mr Ainsworth and Lucas, it was ruled there was an "implied contract". Nevertheless, the High Court rejected the multi-billionaire director's claim and the focus switched to design rights, specifically whether the helmets sold were works of art or merely industrial props. If Lucasfilm could convince the courts the 3D works were sculptures, they would be protected by copyright for the life of the author plus 70 years. If not, the copyright protection would be reduced to 15 years from the date they were marketed, meaning it would have expired and Mr Ainsworth would be free to sell them. The High Court and Court of Appeal found in Mr Ainsworth's favour, and despite Lucas being backed by directors Steven Spielberg, James Cameron and Peter Jackson, the Supreme Court has now followed suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted July 28, 2011 Author Share Posted July 28, 2011 ^^Thus ensuring the 501st shall carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 ...you lost me. elaborate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted July 28, 2011 Author Share Posted July 28, 2011 ...you lost me. elaborate? http://www.501st.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 aw, that's a real use of the force. good on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted July 28, 2011 Author Share Posted July 28, 2011 I think Dr. Chikins' hubby is in the 501st. At least he used to be... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted August 6, 2011 Author Share Posted August 6, 2011 Some really cool (and a few really lame) tees here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share Posted August 10, 2011 This is the guy who originally made the helmets for SW. Pretty cook to see how the originals were made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 Get in the kitchen and make my eggs, bitch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aartemys Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 All of this awesome stuff can be found at Neatoshop Ice-Cube Trays For that special overlord in your life! This is so going on our Christmas Tree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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