Gizmodo Australia » diorama http://www.gizmodo.com.au the Gadget Guide | Technology and consumer electronics news and reviews Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:53:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Bandai’s Amazing Ginza-Circa-1955 Animated Diorama Speaker: Captured On Video! http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/02/bandais_amazing_ginzacirca1955_animated_diorama_speaker_captured_on_video-2/ http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/02/bandais_amazing_ginzacirca1955_animated_diorama_speaker_captured_on_video-2/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:54:42 +0000 John Mahoney http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/02/bandais_amazing_ginzacirca1955_animated_diorama_speaker_captured_on_video-2.html
Remember this? The blinking lights, the working train, the little pedestrians, bobbing up and down in place, just waiting to be eaten by a still-unseen Godzilla-this thing is so fantastic. [Akihabara News]


]]> http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/02/bandais_amazing_ginzacirca1955_animated_diorama_speaker_captured_on_video-2/feed/ 0 KitRadio Teaches Electronics By Turning Components into Diorama http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/08/kitradio_teaches_electronics_by_turning_components_into_diorama-2/ http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/08/kitradio_teaches_electronics_by_turning_components_into_diorama-2/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:50:00 +0000 Kit Eaton http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/08/kitradio_teaches_electronics_by_turning_components_into_diorama-2.html From Samuel Rhoads-Clarke, KitRadio is part DIY radio, part mini-artwork diorama. It’s designed to teach you about the inner workings of a gizmo that we take for granted as a “black box” item nowadays, or “become familiar with the technology behind the product” as Samuel puts it. To that end, the wooden box and components with brass images attached are self-assembly, and create a tiny urban- or farm-scene diorama when they’re completed. Sounds totally bizarre, and slightly cute at the same time… just the right thing to get techy kids interested. No word on whether it’ll become a product rather than a prototype. [Dezeen]
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]]> http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/08/kitradio_teaches_electronics_by_turning_components_into_diorama-2/feed/ 0 3,800-Piece Death Star Diorama Is Coolest Star Wars Lego Ever http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/06/3800piece_death_star_diorama_is_coolest_star_wars_lego_ever-2/ http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/06/3800piece_death_star_diorama_is_coolest_star_wars_lego_ever-2/#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:25:20 +0000 Gizmodo US Edition http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/06/3800piece_death_star_diorama_is_coolest_star_wars_lego_ever-2.html Move over Millennium Falcon, because there’s a new Best Lego Set Ever in town: the US$400 Death Star. Almost 4,000 pieces of absolute nerdgasmic technological terror now available to order, showing 14 scenes that happened in the no-moon during the original trilogy. We have all the official information and three high definition photos that show every angle of this amazing set, with 21 amazing mini-figs, including Han and Luke dressed up as Lego Imperial Stormtroopers.


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#10188 Death Star™
Ages 12+. 3,803 pieces.
$399.99

Recreate the action and adventure of the Star Wars™ movies with the ultimate Death Star™ playset! This detailed battle station features an incredible array of minifigure-scale scenes and accessories from Episodes IV and VI. Its different decks include the Death Star control room, moving turbolaser turrets, hangar bay with TIE Advanced starfighter, tractor beam controls, Emperor’s throne room, detention block, Imperial conference room, droid maintenance facility, and the powerful Death Star superlaser, plus much more! Swing across the chasm with Luke and Leia, face danger in the crushing trash compactor, and duel with Darth Vader for the fate of the galaxy. With over 3,800 pieces, the Death Star measures 16″ tall and 16½” wide when completed. Includes 25 Star Wars minifigures and droids!

Death Star is a LEGO Exclusive available for pre-order on www.LEGOshop.com starting July 1, 2008 and can be found in LEGO Brand Retail Stores starting September 1, 2008!

Includes the following 7 new and exclusive Star Wars minifigures and droids only found in this set!
Luke Skywalker™ (Stormtrooper outfit)
Han Solo™ (Stormtrooper outfit)
Death Star Trooper (x2)
Phlutdroid™
Interrogation Droid
Death Star Droid

Other minifigures and droids include:
Obi-Wan Kenobi™
R2-Q5™
Emperor Palpatine™
Darth Vader™
Grand Moff Tarken™
Emperor’s Royal Guard™ (x2)
Stormtrooper™ (x2)
R2-D2™
C-3PO™
Princess Leia™
Chewbacca™
Luke Skywalker™ (Jedi Knight)
Mouse Droid
Dianoga (Trash Monster)
Luke Skywalker™
Han Solo™

Product Features:
Death Star Control Room
Death Star Turbolasers
Hangar Bay Control Room
Superlaser Control Room
Death Star Superlaser & Weapons Bay
Manned Turbolaser
Emperor’s Throne Room
Hangar Bay
Detention Block
Tractor Beam Control
Trash Compactor Scene
Swing over the Gap
Meeting room
Droid maintenance

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