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That’s No Cowboy Moon, It’s a Cowboy Space Station: Old West Star Wars Figures

Great White Snark — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:00:45 +0000

Talented toy customizer Sillof has made quite a reputation* for himself, creating custom Star Wars figures in the style of various genres, including steampunk, samurai, WWII, and now, the Old West. Check out the variations of Boba Fett, Darth Vader, and R2-D2 below.

And while you’re at it, make an offering to the gods of toy customization (glue and epoxy?) in hopes that Sillof eventually treats us to custom Star Wars figures in the style of Seinfeld.

In the name of science, obviously. The only question is whether Kramer would be C-3PO or Chewbacca. Tough call.

You can check out more of these Old West Star Wars figures at Sillof’s website, and find his other custom figures on Ebay.

Via Super Punch, who nominates Newman as Jabba.

* I.e., having earned the respect of many, many nerds. For whatever that’s worth.

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It’s Not a Doll, It’s a Really Soft Action Figure: Plush Skeletor Dolls

Great White Snark — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:30:25 +0000

Let’s see: a cute geek girl in glasses who wears comic book pajamas and whose idea of “arts and crafts” is making adorable plush Skeletor dolls (on sale at Etsy)?

Tell me she loves Xbox and making sandwiches, and I will officially deem her “too good to be true.”

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Fellas, her name is Jennifer, and she is not a figment of your imagination. She is probably too good for you, but still… it’s nice knowing that she exists, isn’t it? Yeah. That’s a good boy. Now run along. [patting your head]

Via Super Punch, who is also too good for you.

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The Doll They Call Jayne: Firefly Amigurumi Dolls

Great White Snark — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:55:53 +0000

After the hand-farting TMNT theme, I owe you guys something soul-cleansingly adorbz, right? Well, don’t say I never gave you anything besides a nervous tick.

These Firefly amigurumi dolls were hand-crocheted by deviantART user Smapte and Redditor for the pleasure of your eyeballs.

And, yes, we all would have been satisfied with just a decapitated Jayne amigurumi doll wearing a little hat. But you get more. So there.

Find Firefly figures on Ebay

Thanks, Toy-on-Toy Violence!: Lego Black Ops [Video]

Great White Snark — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:15:24 +0000

Fair warning: as you might expect from a stop-motion animated short based on the mega-popular Call of Duty: Black Ops video game, this video–comprised completely of Lego figures and CGI effects–is gleefully violent and loud.

So if your sensibilities are insulted by senseless Lego minifig violence and teeth-rattling gunfire, see if you can just appreciate the project for its, you know… technical merits.

P.S. BANG BANG!

Via Reddit, who’s pretty sure that most of those minifigs were asking for it. Smarmy bastards.

Find custom Lego Black Ops minifigs on Ebay

Delight: Michael Jackson’s Thriller in Lego

Great White Snark — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:12:53 +0000

I have at least sixteen obvious Michael Jackson jokes from which I’ll spare you in bringing you this awesome scene by Chris McVeigh, by way of geekpron.

Find Lego zombie minifigs on Ebay

Twitter Link Sampler – Week Ending November 27, 2010

Great White Snark — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 23:22:16 +0000

Follow the GWS Twitter profile or GWS Facebook Page.

Because I’ll never take humiliating pictures of you with your favorite stuffed Pokemon. Dork.

And this is what virginity looks like. http://bit.ly/bHddHo
Brains for only $0.25. And conveniently available via the drive-thru. http://bit.ly/hFJSuM
Generally I’m pretty happy when a girl takes her shirt off, but… http://bit.ly/em60sc (SFW)
Winner of a thread titled, “What was the dumbest thing that ended your relationship?” (Spoiler: SHUNNED STAR WARS.) http://bit.ly/e1J9fB
“Original big-screen Buffy hopes to be part of Whedon-less reboot” My comment: “Derp. Derp.” http://bit.ly/fezDO3

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Tastes Like Magic Chicken: Canned Unicorn Meat

Great White Snark — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 20:41:16 +0000

The previously-April-Foolish canned unicorn meat is now available on Thinkgeek as an honest-to-goodness product, in the form of dismembered stuffed unicorn in a can.

Which I think is awesome. Mostly because I’m glad someone finally knocked those arrogant magic horses back down to earth. Pricks.

Find canned unicorn meat on ThinkGeek

Iconic: The Shining in Lego

Great White Snark — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:30:01 +0000

You know what The Shining needs? More cowbell.

Or Legos. Whatever.

This bit of Lego artistry was produced by Alex Eylar of scenes from Inception in Lego fame.

Via Super Punch, who’s never met a pair of square-footed twins he didn’t like.

Find custom Lego minifigs on Ebay

More, Please: Lego Star Wars Short Film “Bombad Bounty”

Great White Snark — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:00:39 +0000

There’s never anything not-delightful about Lego Star Wars productions.

Even when Jar Jar Binks has a starring role, he doesn’t have any speaking lines. Plus, the comedy actually works. In other words, all signs point to George Lucas having no part of this.

Via Nerd Approved, who thanks Yahweh for small, Lucas-less favors.

Find custom Star Wars Lego minifigs on Ebay

Zombie Teddy Bears, Anyone?: Dawn of the Ted

Great White Snark — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:15:54 +0000

Here’s everything you’d hope a video short about zombie teddy bears would be. Which includes being not appropriate for children.

Unless your children are cool with seeing Teddy Ruxpin bloodily ripped apart by a kitchen blender. In which case… have at it.

Via Neatorama, who wants to know what your kid thought of Saw 3D.

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