Making your own set of Stormtrooper armour is a huge undertaking, but making it out of carbon fibre instead of plastic vacuum-forming techniques? You’ve just earned yourself a place next to Gene Roddenberry and Gary Gygax in nerd heaven. More »
Remember Jacob French, the guy walking from Sydney to Perth in Stormtrooper armour to raise awareness and money for the Starlight Foundation? He’s a dead set champ, and now you can track his progress courtesy of his shiny new Spot GPS device. Here’s a map of where he’s got to so far. More »
Jacob French has just started walking across Australia — from Perth to Sydney (4100km) — in a Stormtrooper outfit to raise money for the Starlight Foundation. More »
Lego master builder Mark (Legoagogo) tackles what every Stormtrooper must wake up to each and every morning. Pick the one in white! [Flickr via Brothers Brick] More »
Is this the most tasteful Star Wars parody ever made? Far from it. But I’ll admit that it made me laugh. I mean, Stormtrooper truthers? Amazing. [CollegeHumor]
By Mark Ecko, this Storm Trooper hoodie will ensure that, at a moment’s notice, you will be ready for an impromptu Star Wars convention or back alley role playing fest. It may sound like overkill, but to the die hard Star Wars fan, it’s a whole lot easier than carrying around plastic armour everywhere you go. $US98 through Ecko’s site, there’s a pretty great Boba Fett version as well but it’s lacking the ever-important, identity-protecting mask. [shopecko via Tcritic]
What are 35,310 Lego Star Wars Clone Troopers mini-figs doing together, apart from planning a planet invasion after breaking out of the giant Lego storage cathedrals? Raising awareness and funds for autism, that’s what. So if you wondered where all those helmets at the Lego stormtrooper cloning machine go to, check the gallery for some amazing high resolution shots.
If Luke had worn these on the Death Star, Leia would have never said he was too short to be a stormtrooper. And then she would have smacked his sorry peasant arse to grab them. And maybe George Lucas would have never decided to produce the prequels after that. And the world would have been a much, much better place. But I digress. The question here is–and I’m asking you–how the heck can you convince your sexual partner to wear these and the rest of the uniform?
If Star Wars took place in Japan and Jedis were ninjas, this is what Stormtroopers would hunt them down in during the Great Jedi Purge. They’re obviously smarter than the average clone, too, since they’re too dumb and clumsy to wield katana. Created by artist Yoshi Isao and on display at Gift Show 2008 in Tokyo, Giz Japan brings us this follow-up to his rendition of Darth Vader as Dark Lord of the Shogun.
