December 2010
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May the New Year be with you!
via flickr.com A great photo by Nicole Meyers that I thought apt for this post…. New year is here for us in Australia and just wanted to say we hope you have a happy new year a big thank you! (When it comes for you) We have had a colossal year here at flyguy towers; our web site traffic has went though the flipping roof, quadrupled and then some, as we somehow kept attracting a ton of...
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Boring Conversation Anyway - Episode 4 - 'Luke,...
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Hot Wampa Astromech Luuurve!
via hotchicksinstarwarsshirts.com Yep. THAT. Swimsuit.Again. Now if we can just get her hair in Danish pastry buns…. Related fly posts Definitely The Droids You Were Looking For… Artoo Tee-Shirt, It is you, it is you! From Sexy Swimwear to manly tees. The sexiest Star Wars R2D2 I’ve ever seen… http://flyguy.net/hot-wampa-astromech-luuurve
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No Wonder Luke Jumped...
via hotchicksinstarwarsshirts.com Liked ‘I am your video tape dad!’ 8D Related fly posts A new Star Wars Special Edition… Extra Stormtroopers added! George Lucas to release special collectors edition of… Star Wars as you ALWAYS wanted to see it. Courtesy-Adywan! http://flyguy.net/no-wonder-luke-jumped
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Interview with 'Adywan'. Editor behind the Star...
via flyguy.net You may recall our post a while back on Adywan’s work on revisiting and touching up elemnets of Star Wars. Well a great interview to compliment that piece has been released; Read doubleofive’s interview with Adywan and find out what it took to do the edit, and why he revisted Star Wars. http://flyguy.net/interview-with-adywan-editor-behind-the-star
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BigBadToyStore.com Year End Sale on now! 15% off...
A mini update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com——————- YEAR END SALE ——————- 2010 comes to an end and we’d like to wrap up the year with one last sale. From now until January 1st - save 15% on everything except ‘New’ and ‘Preorder / Backorder’ items. Graphic Novels are on sale for 50% off -...
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Robot Chicken Star Wars Episode III - Force...
via youtube.com Nice! Thanks to the awesome mekagnana for the share! Related force unleashed stories: http://flyguy.net/heres-that-new-star-wars-the-force-unleashed http://flyguy.net/star-wars-the-force-unleashed-ii-snow-and-wal http://flyguy.net/star-wars-the-force-unleashed-2-yoda-reveal-t http://flyguy.net/post/281208715 http://flyguy.net/star-wars-the-force-unleashed-ii-the-story-da...
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More brand new Lego Star Wars sets for 2011....
We’ve shown some new Lego sets for 2011 a few months back, (see related posts) but here is a short video of all the other sets, not yet mentioned or sanctioned for release by Lego… A Savage Opress minifig A Quinlan Vos minifig A Return of the Jedi Speeder Bike ‘Ewok Attack’ Another Darth Maul and a redo of his Sith Infiltrator And much more… ...
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Lego & Sideshow. My Star Wars collection HD video....
Earlier on this year, I was asked time and time again to share my Star Wars collection with others. And so finally I made the time to do this. If you never got to see the videos, here is the final two parts, 5 and 6. Phew! Let us know what you think, here, or on our facebook channel, and if you want access to our videos first, before we post them here on the site, make sure you subscribe on...
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Kick Ass Millenium Falcon, custom mod and Hoth...
via flickr.com I really wish I hadn’t sold my Falcon. Space is an issue for me, (too many toys!) but when it looks this good, damn I wan’t her back I tells ya! Botswanky has weathered his Hasbro Millenium Falcon (something we discuss with our co-host on one of our recent podcasts-see related links at the end of this post) and made a great looking job, as well as an awesome diaorama. ...
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I give up...Star Wars Zombie novel Red Harvest...
via starwars.com Gotta be the last chapter….surely? Get your free chapter eight PDF of Red Harvest. Missed out on the others? We have them listed for you. This is Joe Schreiber’s follow up to his Death Troopers novel. Due out in hardcover from Del Rey Books Dec 28th. Pre-order Star Wars: Red Harvest now from Amazon http://flyguy.net/i-give-upstar-wars-zombie-novel-red-harvest-c
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Cloneaholic. My Star Wars collection HD video....
Earlier on this year, I was asked time and time again to share my Star Wars collection with others. And so finally I made the time to do this. If you never got to see the videos, here is the second chunk of two, parts 3 and 4. Let us know what you think, here, or on our facebook channel, and if you want access to our videos first, before we post them here on the site, make sure you subscribe on...
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'She's coming in to low' ...the Rebel Alliance...
via hotchicksinstarwarsshirts.com Obvioulsy she ain’t got her Hoth outfit on, but Tatooine and Rebel Alliance here I come! http://flyguy.net/shes-coming-in-to-low-the-rebel-alliance-runs
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An awesome Star Wars Force Unleashed II Starkiller...
via flickr.com sith_fire30 is a graphic Designer who makes some of the most professional, and amazing looking figures I have ever seen. Why Hasbro has not scooped this guy up I do not know. We’ve posted several pieces of his work over the years but some of his latest work based on the Force unleashed II is proving even more jaw dropping (if that’s possiblw!). Check out his Sith...
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Soooo Cool! Lucasfilm, make us a pixel Star Wars...
via nerdized.tumblr.com Jabba’s Palace, by Ta2nb, a pixel genius! And I know we had Super StarWars but this looks sooooo cool! Related fly posts Pixel Anakin Skywalker on Mustfar. Kinda cool. Punch it Chewie! Ah how I loved that series of Star Wars Nintendo games… Super Mario Boba Fett AWESOME tee shirt! Star Wars: The Wind Waker. Great looking Nintendo/Zelda artwork ...
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Plastic addict. My Star Wars collection HD video....
Happy boxing day! Hope you got some Star Wars goodies for Christmas day? Earlier on this year, I was asked time and time again to share my Star Wars collection with others. And so finally I made the time to do this. If you never got to see this, I’ll post the six parts, two at a time over the next few days. Let us know what you think, here, or on our facebook channel, and if you want...
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For all the Star Wars fans in the UK&I (and in...
via hotchicksinstarwarsshirts.com Just…brilliant… Related fly posts The Nooooooooo (padme) button. Awesome. http://flyguy.net/for-all-the-star-wars-fans-in-the-uki-and-in
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Spreading like Jabba! You feeling a little like...
Christmas Day for some of us has been and we’ve already overeaten, for some it’s just beginning! Undo the belt and spread out like like Jabba above, chill in front of the TV or play with your toys, or your kids toys, but if you if still looking for a Star Wars fix and want to gorge yourself more, you can watch us, listen to us, or chat with us on: ...
A very merry Star Wars Christmas to everyone...
via studdastuffy.tumblr.com Have some wookie brew, pull up a chair next to friends and old enemies and for f%$k’s sake don’t leave the droids outside! 8D Have a nice one! http://flyguy.net/a-very-merry-star-wars-christmas-to-everyone
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New sponsor! New Comic packs! Thank to...
Baron Fel and Ysanne Isard $29.99 Darth Nihl and Deliah Blue $29.99 Jarael (Edessa) and Rohlan Dyre $29.99 Jaster Mereel and Montross $29.99 Set of Exclusives $69.99 Coming Soon 2010 Vintage-Style Figures Pre-Orders Clone Trooper (Utapau) Pre-Order: $11.99 Commander Gree Pre-Order:...
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Star Wars Lego Nativity... In A Manger Far, Far...
via blogs.laweekly.com Whilst I’m not religious, (Star Wars is my religion baby!) I did particularly like this Star Wars Lego nativity scene with itty bitty Luke and Leia! Clever! Click the link under the image for some great figure/nativity/endor scenes… Thanks to mekagnana for the share! http://flyguy.net/star-wars-lego-nativity-in-a-manger-far-far-a
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A Shining Knight! Star Wars Vintage Collection...
via http://www.youtube.com/user/flyguydotnet Another all new figure from Hasbro. While there are several variants of this figure already for the die hard collector out there, this is, to me, one of the best Luke’s we have had from Hasbro, ever! Well proportioned at areas like knee’s (unlike other Luke’s), with everything in the right place, it seems Hasbro can’t...
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BigBadtoyStore.com update. Greedo, Vintage...
An update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about some great new arrivals and more exciting new preorders!———————— HOLIDAY SHIPPING ———————— Just a few hours left for holiday shipping - order by 2:00 Central Time and select UPS Next Day Air - and your order will delivery on December 24th....
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'Aaallmost there.....'
via darthambiguous.tumblr.com Stay on target…. for sithmas is coming to you real soon! Just think how many many people will get Star Wars stuff this year!! Happy Christmas eve Star Wars fans! http://flyguy.net/aaallmost-there
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Our Star Wars podcast returns! Toys, Clone Wars...
via bcasw.posterous.com Listen using the flash player above or download the mp3 You can also subscribe via itunes or RSS feed Weeee’re back! After a brief hiatus on Hoth, our co-host returns and we do our Christmas special! We get down and dirty discussing Star Wars stuff such as; The recent Intergalatic tea plost and overly political Cone Wars episodes. We look at that video with...
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Pigsy! Star Wars Vintage Collection Gamorrean...
via http://www.youtube.com/user/flyguydotnet Okay…amazing. Let’s just get that out first of all, just amazing. The scuplt on this guy is just on the money for movie likeness, with, (for it’s size), excellent articulation. Loads of accessories, only two small flaws come to light. Forgiveable and fixable, the helmet needs glue or blu tack to stay on, and the pelt tends to...
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Oh shi......
via dbsw.net Yep, Santa’s been trading up and the sled is gone this year, so you had better not have been naughty. Thanks to my brother from another mother (and podcast co-host) dbsw for the share. http://flyguy.net/oh-shi
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Bobette Fett.
via flickr.com Great Lego shot by Balakov. Check out more of his excellent Lego Star Wars work here Related fly posts We review Boba Fett’s Star Wars Lego Slave 1. Cool set, with cool minifigs! Star Wars Lego 2011. Hi-Res images! New Clones, Mandalorians, Jedi and bounty Hunters. Oh My! http://flyguy.net/bobette-fett
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Disco Star Wars...bad, but good. A must watch.
via pacalin.com Ah the 70’s. Star Wars, Disco and cheesy outfits and dance. Groovy! http://flyguy.net/disco-star-warsbad-but-good-a-must-watch
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They dont appear to be stopping...Star Wars Red...
via starwars.com Is this a record? seven chapters free? StarWars.com continues to offer you more free slices of Red Harvest, Joe Schreiber’s follow up to his Death Troopers novel. Due out in hardcover from Del Rey Books Dec 28th. Pre-order Star Wars: Red Harvest now from Amazon Related fly posts chapters Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six ...
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'Bounty up Boba' Very cool Boba Fett minimalistic...
via flickr.com Justin Page of Rampaged Reality fame created a verdy nice little slice of minimalistic Boba Fett Wallpaper. If the Fett is not your thing, and really shame on you, how very shame on you, he has kindly created other popular non SW designs. Related fly posts Flocked Star Wars Wallpaper. The stuff for walls, not your computer… TrippyTrooper Star Wars wallpaper. Awesome Boba...
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Boba Fett and Stormtrooper X-Ray...
via rampagedreality.com via vitalyvirt.tumblr.com ‘Trooper’s Daddy Scull’ by Vitaly Virt Most definetly inspired by the work of John Karpinsky. Related fly posts Dave Filonis Bad Ass ARF trooper helmet! Star Wars Plo Koon Stormtrooper Helmet made by Dave Filoni! Avatar Trooper http://flyguy.net/boba-fett-and-stormtrooper-x-ray
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Star Wars Adidas 2011 preview...
via sneakerfreaker.com Last years Adidas Star Wars collaboration seemed a bit special and exciting as a brand tie in, but overall were a total rip off and really not that good. However, someone bought them, so here comes the 2011 range… Personally, it’s all a bit…meh! Just my opinion and apart from the images above which are the best of the range I could find, really...
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Insanely addictive! Lego Star Wars III Clone Wars...
The Star Wars lego site went live at the weekend and it’s bloody impressive! Effectively a game in it’s own right, the design and experience is possibly the best I have ever seen on a gaming site. About an hour later, I was still on it, be warned it’s highly addictive! As a hint, remember to fuly utilise a certain astromech when playing… 8D You can pre-order the...
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Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III Interview...
via starwars.com Nice interview on SW.com for the next installment.Yay! Adult Swim’s hit series Robot Chicken returns to that galaxy far, far away for a brand-new Star Wars-themed special premiering December 19, Sunday at 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). This third installment in the Robot Chicken: Star Wars trilogy follows the two previous specials, which resulted in multiple Emmy nominations...
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The Max Rebo Band...on vinyl! In Stereo!
via pacalin.com Vintage stylee retro LP cover of the Max Rebo Band by Dave Perillo Reminds me of this: http://flyguy.net/the-max-rebo-bandon-vinyl-in-stereo
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'I’ve Got a Boba Fettish'. Some real Twilek Bounty...
via pacalin.com The awesome Cat Staggs does it again Star Wars stylee in a piece called ‘I’ve Got a Boba Fettish’. Related fly posts (well not really on this one) It’s a Cat! Star Wars Ackbar Parody http://flyguy.net/ive-got-a-boba-fettish-some-real-twilek-bount
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That Stormtrooper helmet signed by just about...
via 501sttkproject.blogspot.com Still some time to bid for what must be the ultimate Stormtrooper helmet… This helmet has been signed by the following… George Lucas Mark Hamill - Luke Skywalker Carrie Fisher - Princess Leia Harrison Ford - Han Solo Billy Dee Williams - Lando Calrissian David Prowse - Darth Vader James Earl Jones - Voice of Darth Vader Anthony Daniels - C-3PO Kenny...
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BigBadToyStore.com update. Holiday shipping, new...
There may only be a week till christmas, but still time to get some shopping done, even as a gift to yourself! : ) ———————— HOLIDAY SHIPPING ————————There is still plenty of time to receive items by 12/24, for those of you in Zones 1, 2, and 3 - you can order throughout the weekend for...
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Jumbo ass Luke. 12 Inches of whine. 'But I was...
A little late to the party here, but I can’t see these selling out in a hurry, nor a major demnad like there was for the Exclusive Boba Fett or the Stormtrooper. However, Gentle Giant keep to thier word and release the rest of the original 12 back Kenner figures in Jumbo big ass 12” size. I caved for the Fett, but anyone else collecting these? A roughly $80 USD Tusken Raider? Really?...
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Reimagined Star Wars Trilogy posters...flipping...
via wired.com Olly Moss, an artist for Mondo’s Star Wars series has produced some of the most gorgeous paintings I have ever seen. Please do not buy any so I can geta chance at these! : ) Expect this to sell out flat on Monday which goes on sale at a random time, available and on sale at Mondo. Worth it even more when you consider the work and time that went in to...
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Star Wars Clone Wars 'Hevy' in training Armour....
via cgi.ebay.com You may need five of these, as unlikely Hasbro will release the whole squad when they are practically identical…no scrap that, of course they will! Anyway, in case they don’t or you can’t wait? Get your trainig clone from ebay fave Tunghori now. Join us on facebook to talk figures and more Star Wars! http://www.facebook.com/flyguydotnet ...
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This is the basketball team your looking...
via dbsw.net Damn, I want this team to win! Awesome basketball Fett emblem. Mandalore Warriors by Bjorn Jessen http://flyguy.net/this-is-the-basketball-team-your-looking-form
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Star Wars Clone Wars Lego 2011, in hand! Check...
One of our most poular posts over the last few months was getting a sneak peek at the new 2011 Star Wars Lego sets (see related posts below). The new 2011 Lego catalogue arrived yesterday for us in the southern hemisphere and shoud be with others soon no doubt. Yet more awesome images and sets were shown (scans to follow-Mace windu set appeared to be missing?) but while thats going on Seam_73 has...
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Bad, Bad Walker. AT-AT doggy needs a drink
via rampagedreality.com Bad, Bad Walker by Rodrigo Ferreira Related fly posts Chuck Norris is so hard, he rides an AT-AT. Yee-haw! Duct Tape AT-AT- ‘You may start your re-blogging’… Star Wars ‘AT-AT Puma’ T-Shirt… Well that’s th-AT-AT then. http://flyguy.net/bad-bad-walker-at-at-doggy-needs-a-drink
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Dora the Explorer...meet Star Wars.
via hotchicksinstarwarsshirts.com I had never watched Dora, and now I don’t want to! http://flyguy.net/dora-the-explorermeet-star-wars
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Yay! Snowday!
By kevinbolk.deviantart.com More from Kevin Bolk! http://flyguy.net/yay-snowday
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The complete Star Wars vintage era collection....
via http://www.flickr.com/photos/gijoe1964/ Skip the frogman has scanned a Steve Sansweet book to show case (in a very large image of ) every figure pre Phantom Menace it seems. Yes including all the he-man POTF figs too! http://flyguy.net/the-complete-star-wars-vintage-era-collection
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Ackbar. Yay!
By kevinbolk.deviantart.com Cartoonist Kevin Bolk makes sure we havent go bored with fish face just yet… One more “Star Wars Funnies” strip to round out the collection I’m putting together (that still needs a name, btw). This one features everyone’s favorite Mon Calamari, Admiral Ackbar. And if you comment with “IT’S A TRAP!”, I’m slapping...
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Star Wars Commander Rex...Smokin' Guns.
By teresenielsen.deviantart.com Love this painting of Rex by Terese Nielsen. I’m really hoping when the Clone Wars they don’t kill this guy off like every other good character they build. This is one of the three illustrations for “The Clone Wars” miniatures packaging. Painted with acrylics, colored pencil and oil. http://flyguy.net/star-wars-commander-rexsmokin-guns