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Hasbro helmet mod progress pics

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:55:19 +0000

Here is some pics of a helmet I'm working on for a friend as always comments welcome
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A huge thanks....

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:58:05 +0000

I wanted to start this post to say thank you to all my brothers and sisters of the MEPD. You guys have really made this my favorite place to be. Always helpful and willing to offer great advice. I'm proud to serve with you all.

By the way ROLF... I got the tshirt and it is awesome!!!!! Thank you so much my brother

Lego sandtrooper pic

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:54:22 +0000

Hey everybody,

I found this Lego sandtrooper pic online and thought I would share it with everyone.
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Not SW, Hello John Deere

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:02:12 +0000

WoodChuck here.
After attending CV, I needed a break.
A customer asked me to create this Intarsia for her husband, who collects John Deere miniatures.
The tractor has almost 300 pieces, most of them in the big rear tire.

The entire scene is wood, cut up into tiny pieces, then shaped, sanded and glued to a back board.
BTW, I had to go to a JD dealer to get the green and yellow paint. $9 a can!!! $2.97 at wal mart, but just not the right shade.

http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o471/mesmer777/JDtractor1.jpg

More photos can be seen here. http://s343.photobucket.com/albums/o471/mesmer777/

Dave3022's TD living room

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:19:17 +0000

http://s600.photobucket.com/albums/tt85/DaveBraun/Dave3022%20TD%20living%20room/?mediafilter=images

I swear, I swear my wife picked out the color. My living room ceiling now has a Granite texture (Pebble Beach) very nice for weathering armor.

Happy Birthday Vadersblade!

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:42:51 +0000

Happy Birthday Robert!

Check out the link below:

http://www.starwars.com/games/playnow/crawl_creator/index.jsp?cs=caf54c7cy5

spud trooper!

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:28:19 +0000

hi guys,just a bit of fun here! i bought this complete spudtrooper from a second hand sale when i was on holiday a bargain at �2.00!!!! only thing is,he's too clean!!!!!
so........

it was a natural thing to make a dirty potato a dirty trooper!!!

John Williams & Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra @ Hollywood Bowl

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:58:02 +0000

YES! Went to see this Saturday. "Music of the Movies" Conducted by John Williams. I had front row seats and the show was AMAZING! Hundreds of lightsabers during the Star Wars Music. What a nice event! Though I was there as an attendee I did wear my MEPD Hoodie to represent. Props to all the SW fans who made it.

Raiders of the Lost Jedi Temple of Doom - Star Wars Indiana Jones mashup at Last Tour to Endor

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:21:15 +0000

Here is a video of the bash that they had at Desney (Orlando FL.) for the Last Tour to Endor.

If you became EXTREMELY RICH, what would you do first?

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:01:59 +0000

NO, I have not won the lottery or inherited any money

Right now, I am at the office with my nose to the grid stone, work,work,work....

But for a moment I was day dreaming.. What if I became a ZILLIONAIRE, what would I do with the lute

OK, ( in my head) I am one of the richest people on the planet... Now, What would be the first things I would do with it

First thing that comes to my mind is donate to good causes to help find a cure for diseases such as cancer, aids, junvenile diabetes, autism, birth defects, etc. Als donate to organizationssuch as: Make a Wish Foundation, The Petty Junction Gang, Ronald Mcdonald House,The Shriners, etc, find people that trully need help and help them, etc....

Now, after you have donated to good causes, all the good deeds have been fulfilled...

What would you do? You are still EXTREMELY RICH. Your zillions are making you millions of dollars in interest every day.

Now, What would you do for yourself?

Be a kid, and indulge youself....

Or what inner dream do you have and what would you do to fulfill it if you had an endless amount of money?

These are some of my fantasies:

Contact George Lucas and buy the total rights to the Star Wars Franchise. Once I have obtained that, I would re-make the prequels, the way I envisioned them and then continue with some sequels 7, 8 and 9 and maybe even past that.

If George wouldn't sell the franchise to me then I would spend the money to build a time machine and go back to before he even got pen to paperand start the Star Wars Galaxy myself. We wouldn't have just 6 episodes, but about 20 by now. Can you imagine all the trooping that would need to be done?

I would also start my own Star Wars Theme Park entitled Stars Wars Galaxy, where everyday is a galaxy far, far away... (Hey if Mickey can have it why can't Darth?)

In the theme park you would have rides like The Millenium Falcon Ride Through Light Speed. This ride is the fastest roller coaster ever made. You would have all of the different terrains like Tatooine, Dagobah,Hoth and Endor where you can walk in and believe that you have been transported there. There would be landspeeder bumper cars,and the Tie Fighter Tilt A Swings. There will 4-D ride with the simulation of going trough the trench run, the asteroid field, etc. There would also be space battle rides where groups would either be in Tie Fighter or X-Wing simulators and they sould be communicating to there squadrons mates like you can in online gaming. Also there would be theme foods like blu Bantha milk,Hoth Ice cones,fried Mynock (it taste just like chicken). There will mock battles throughout the park. There will be an area where fans can dress up as their favorite character and be blue screened (super imposed) into some of the classic scenes from the Star Wars Saga. It will be video taped and made into a disc for you to take home and enjoy.

There would be a permanent museum, with all the original props, with videos talking about them for all to see and enjoy.

I could keep going on and on, but I am at work and have got to put my nose back to the grind stone. I will say one more thing, I would have free authentic costumes made by the original prop makers, for anyone in the 501st.

Hey I gotta quit day dreaming and get back to work, but before I do that, again I ask this question; if you were extremely rich what would be your indulgence?

Look Sir, Droids web-site

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:41:33 +0000

Just clicking around to see backpacks and the link no longer shows the packs.

http://www.looksirdroids.com/backpacks.html

??

Sound loop

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:23:05 +0000

I was wondering if anyone knew where I could download the Sandtrooper loop with the probe droid fx on it?
Thanks

What TV shows are you watching right now?

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:44:49 +0000

Since a lot of cool US series have ended i�d love to know what you guys are watching.
I was a huge fan of "Lost", "Heroes" and the new "Battlestar Galactica" but all ended.
As far as i know it�s still unclear if the new "V" series or "Caprica" will be continued, so what TV shows do you watch right now.

I, for myself, love "Castle" because it�s the same actor as in the "Firefly" series and even the humor is very sililar sometimes.

(Does this thread give the impression i watch to much TV??? )

The reason I've been off-line so much...

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:27:43 +0000

been very busy recently...sorry I haven't been on much... but here's why!

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don't worry. she will have TD armor soon!

A new little TD in the family...

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:17:45 +0000

Wanted to share with you, my brothers and sisters of the MEPD this great news:

Carla (my gf) and I are expecting a baby!!

We are super happy, and excited.
This is the best news in the world for us!!

And we (or I) are already dreaming about baby TD armors and small BGF!!
LOL!

Good thing white armor is unisex!

Saludos

The people vs george

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:49:56 +0000

http://www.peoplevsgeorge.com/

One of my buddies just sent this to me

New Adidas Originals Winter Fall collection

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:53:06 +0000

Check this out:
http://hypebeast.com/2010/08/star-wars-adidas-originals-2010-fallwinter-collection/

Since I was not able to get the TK shoes... now I will aim for the Boba Fett shoes and jacket...
Man, Im in love!!!

Its a shame this stuff normally doesn't reach Mexico.

Saludos

Lucas sues to stop 'Jedi Mind' wireless headset

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:22:40 +0000

Saw this and thought ya all would get a kick out of it.....

Lucas sues to stop 'Jedi Mind' wireless headset
LucasFilm seeks injunctive relief, recovery of damages estimated at no less than $5 million

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By Eriq Gardner

updated 8/24/2010 10:00:14 AM ET
Share Print Font: +-"Star Wars" creator George Lucas has filed a $5 million trademark lawsuit against a company marketing a technology that allows users to control computer applications directly with their minds.

The defendant is Jedi Mind, Inc., which touts a wireless headset that detects brainwaves on both a conscious and non-conscious level and can even make it possible for users to play games or run software applications with thoughts alone.

The technology calls to mind the famous "Jedi Mind trick" as featured in the "Star Wars" films. According to Wikipedia's hilariously dry description, the mind trick refers to a "spectrum of force powers which influenced the thoughts of sentient creatures, most commonly used to coerce into agreement by suggestion through voice manipulation, or to cause one to reveal information. This allowed its practitioners to resolve matters in a non-violent way."

The mind trick doesn't, though, appear to have worked on Lucas. His LucasFilm production company sent a cease-and-desist letter to Jedi Mind in May 2009. A week later, Jedi Mind's chief, Brent Fouch, offered to phase his company out of Jedi Mind marks. LucasFilm accepted the offer, but now claims the company did no such thing.

LucasFilm sent a second cease-and-desist letter last September and says it attempted to settle the situation without a lawsuit. JediMind is selling three products � "Master Mind," "Jedi Mouse" and "Think Tac Toe."

The studio says the alleged trademark infringement will cause confusion in the marketplace and harm its business and reputation. LucasFilm is seeking injunctive relief and recovery of damages estimated at no less than $5 million.

Note to all potential clone armies: LucasFilm holds trademarks on Jedi Knight, Jedi Power Battles and Jedi Training Academy, but not directly on Jedi Mind and other affiliated marks. Nevertheless, it claims dominion over "all characteristics associated with the Jedi knights not memorialized in a registered trademark ... (including) Jedi robes, the lightsaber weapon, the power to levitate objects, a telepathic oneness with other Jedi and the universe, and the ability to shoot energy beams called 'Force Lightning' from the fingertips."

Here is the link from MSN Tech and gadgets on msnbc.com http://www.msnbc.msn...0584/?gt1=43001

Frak! and I want one

The Droid We are Looking for Celebrates His Birthday

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:09:17 +0000

Today is R2-D2 Kenny Baker's birthday. Happy Birthday Sir.

http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww294/501st_Sg/Gordon/interview_Kenny_Baker_3.jpg

Rank

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:06:35 +0000

This might have been covered in another thread but I was wondering how rank was determined? Is it amount of time spent as a member on the boards, length of 501st membership, or something else?