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This AT-AT Liquor Cabinet Would Improve Any Christmas

3:30AM December 2, 2011 | Jamie Condliffe

Most liquor cabinets are good. They tend to be filled with booze, which is a great starting point. But this Imperial Walker cupboard should have your family simultaneously drunk and quoting Star Wars. What’s better than that? More »


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See Ya Soon, Here’s A Gingerbread AT-AT For Xmas

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5:00PM November 29, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Great for Christmas… AND destroying rebel scum. This thing is making me seriously hungry for some Gingerbread — so I think I’ll go find some. Which is a roundabout way of saying that I’m off on leave from tomorrow until the end of January… More »


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4WD Imperial Crawler Hack Makes AT-AT ‘Off-Roadier’

1:15PM October 24, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Called the Imperial Crawler by designer Christopher Aleria, this interesting take on the AT-AT would have surely been immune to Luke’s harpoon technique. More »


News

Anonymous, Concept Printers, And Other Stories We Didn’t Post

5:30PM September 23, 2011 | Brian Barrett

So much news passes before our collective eyes every day that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Mostly because much of it isn’t worth covering! But here are a some borderline tidbits we passed on, just in case. More »


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This Is An AT-AT Made Out Of Pancakes

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3:00PM September 22, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Some stories explain themselves. There may not be as much love for the Star Wars series as there once was, thanks to George Lucas’ insistence on meddling, but who couldn’t love a tasty 3D AT-AT pancake? More »


Science

US Army Had Own AT-AT Years Before George Lucas Invented His

8:57PM May 27, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Years before the Star Wars franchise lit up the eyes of adults and children alike, the US Army was working with General Electric on the “Walking Truck” project, basically a large walker which was controlled by a lever-pushing operator. More »


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Support The Campaign To Build A Life-Size, Operational AT-AT!

12:40AM April 14, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

What a name: AT-AT for America. Says it all, really. The project is due to make an appearance on Kickstarter next week, when you’ll have your chance to throw some money behind the good cause. More »


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Sex, Violence And AT-ATs: A Lego Stop-Motion Melee

5:20AM April 7, 2011 | Brian Barrett

We’ve seen Lego stop-motion before, even Lego stop-motion that’s Star Wars-inspired. But five minutes of individual bricks going on a sex and gun-fuelled joyride that ends in AT-ATs and desaturation? That’s something special. More »


Dead AT-AT Wedding Cake Probably Got The Groom Dead Too

1:40AM May 20, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

What’s with the AT-ATmania lately? I guess it’s the Empire Strikes Back’s 30th Anniversary, but this is excessive. We are besieged by AT-AT boomboxes, bunk beds, gadget holders and the obligatory special edition toys. And now, this AT-AT wedding cake. More »


AT-AT Jungle Gym From 1984 Had 4-Sound Electronic Console

9:10PM May 12, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Ahh, the ’80s. When safety precautions barely existed, and kids could get excited by the mere thought of a 4-sound electronic console. Just look at their happy little faces. Even the dog is smiling. [Boing Boing]