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8-bit Star Wars theme by Crig Hope. 70s disco funk Star Wars by Meco.
More Force to reckon with here:
Epic List: May the 4th Be With You … Lagunitas, Rancho Obi-Wan,
Churchkey SF, LEGO, and more
Here’s a few of today’s highlights …
Love this rad fan drawing done for LAGUNITAS.
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Did you know the world’s largest and most awesome Star Wars museum/collection is in beautiful Petaluma? Now you do. Sign up for their newsletter and enter to win a Rancho Obi-Wan membership.
The Force is especially strong with a couple of ’em.
It’s official: there is no better gift for girls of all ages than the I <3 LEGO necklace.
Get ’em from Blue Ribbon Salvage »
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The problem with all the time lapse vids where the stars spin across the sky all magical like, is that’s just it—it’s magic. The Earth should be moving, not the stars. BulletPeople made this important correction on a video originally shot by José Francisco Salgado and S. Guisard. The result is unsettlingly cool.
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Speaking of, here’s that Inception scene in LEGO: See the rest »
Today is International (er, –Galactic?) Star Wars Day. What better way to celebrate than with new-ish spots for LEGO Star Wars III? Killer work by the same peeps who did the end-card animations for our ampm Secret Menu spots, The Core LA.
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Can you believe it’s been a whole year since the since last May the 4th? Here’s a handy look back at everything you May’ve missed (see what I did there). Geek out with the Ümlaut:
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Don’t forget to check out all the linkage from last year’s May the 4th »
Much like the mesmerizing Floating Cat this lives in the world of what I like to call Suspended Animated Gifs. Hopefully it’ll spawn a new sub-category of LEGO versions. Maybe Wardinger, who created this one, will do some more.
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The same guy who made this Gif also put (adapted?) the classic LEGO spaceman design onto t-shirts: See the rest »
This new LEGO Minifig USB drive holds 2GB of stuff and even comes with a keyring. Perfect for your IamaKey USB drive. (Thanks, Ty)
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After seven straight years of growth, LEGOLAND has made a very special announcement: more growth. Like, over 2000 Star Wars models and 1.5 million pieces growth. Together it’s just one more excuse to go back.
“On March 31 LEGOLAND California becomes the first of three LEGOLAND Parks to launch a new STAR WARS Miniland area. Guests can enjoy seven of the most famous scenes from the six live-action STAR WARS movies, as well as a scene from the animated series STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS™ all made out of 1.5 million LEGO bricks and built in 1:20 scale.”
“The models for the new STAR WARS area are being developed and built by See the rest »
Another wonderfully imaginative (and moustachioed) LEGO flick from the same SF agency behind LEGO CL!CK, Pereira & O’Dell. (Thanks, DK)
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So that’s what pissed them off. (Thanks, Scott R.!)
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When you can’t wake up at 4 a.m. to watch, or don’t have the patience to sit through a match at any time, LegoFussball will fill you in with reenactments of pivotal highlights. The accuracy makes up for their delayed production. And there’s something funny in seeing the smiling minifig face on England’s Robert Green. He won’t be making that face for a llllong time. (Thanks, Fluxcapctr!)
See France vs Germany: See the rest »
This is brilliant. And dangerous. I’ll take all 16, please.
Details at Brothers Brick. (Thanks, Ty)
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This makes me hungry for bacon. And for an AT-AT. See more pics here. (Thanks, Emily!)
LEGO AT-AT WALKER!
The Lego AT-AT Walker is 1064 pieces and $409 at Amazon »
