Star Tours paper toys (and more)

I've mentioned this site once or twice before, but it has some fun new projects, including papercraft Star Tours speeders and Mickey Mouse, printable Hulk mask and Thor's helmet, and instructions for making a Perry the Platypus toy.







*Buy Phineas and Ferb toys at eBay.

Image roundup

Monster dog.




Finally, the Black Eyed Peas' secret origin revealed.




Ghost mountain. Via.





World War I-era ship's camouflage. Via.




Widescreen wallpaper-sized still I cropped from one of the new Star Tours videos.




Chicago, surrounded by fog.




Abandoned mill in Sorrento, Italy.

Grillenium Falcon food truck

Grillenium Falcon food truck, apparently run by the owners of this restaurant. Via.

Link roundup

1. Scratch-built Wheatley (Portal) toy.

2. Pretty disturbing - - beehive that took over a chimney.

3. Sho Murase posted her illustrations from the Star Wars Visions book (which was overall actually a bit of a letdown).

Walkthrough of the new Star Tours

Find someone to shake your chair and enjoy these videos of the new Star Tours:





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Illustration roundup

Green Lantern #57 cover. Via.




One of several ads for DirecTV HD.




Otis Frampton was commissioned to create an original Indiana Jones storyline and has started posting some rough illustrations.




Seven samurai poster by David O'Daniel on sale here.




He-Man wallpaper by Ewen Stenhouse.

Link roundup

1. The ESPN Films: 30 for 30 Limited Edition Collector Set is 40% off at Amazon. (Perfect for Father's Day.)

2. Desktop wallpaper of a forest reclaiming a city.

3. 90 minute video showing off (what I think) are the first few quests of the Jedi class. It looks a lot like KOTOR.

Cinnamon bun-style hair circa 1947

From an issue of Airboy Comics circa 1947:



At first I thought she was wearing headphones, but no:



You can read the issue here, and below are a few choice panels:





*Buy pulp cover collections at Amazon.

2011 mailaway Boba Fett in protoype armor

Here's what the latest Star Wars mailaway figure looks like - - Boba Fett in protoype armor.

*Buy Boba Fett toys at eBay.

$12 t-shirts sale at Threadless

T-shirts art $12 at Threadless. Hoodies are on sale, too.



Recently Deceased by Paul Berthelo.





Rebel Lighthouse by Andy Farrell.




Now in Eye-Popping 3D! by Michael Mossner.

Illustration roundup

The Melvins concert poster on sale here. Via.




Japanese Star Wars/Coca-Cola ad. Via.



Fictional concert poster by JP Cuison.




A Mind for Trade: A Great New Solar Queen Adventure available at Amazon. Via.




Revenge of the Sith alternate universe poster by Sean Hartter, who is looking for commissions. ($30, full color.)




Thor loves his hammer by Mike Maihack.

*Buy concert posters from Japan at eBay.

Sith Inquisitor Class (The Old Republic)

The video showing off the Sith Inquisitor class is the best yet (of course, Palpatine was always my favorite...). I like the Sith masks too, including Darth Jadus's:




Via.

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Vader-esque samurai armor

Samurai-style Vader, and V with a sombrero - - ads by Leo Burnett. Via.

*Buy samurai helmets at eBay.

Move over NY Times, here's the Galactic Empire Times

Today's edition of the Galactic Empire Times features an article on Kenobi's death. Via.

*Buy Star Wars sketch cards at eBay.