In Tunisia there is a small city called Tataouine – although you can spell it in many ways. It sports fortified granaries used by the local Berbers and looks like something from a fantastic film set. As it happens George Lucas used the area of Ksar Oueled Soltane for The Phantom Menance. It’s certainly not […]
Stormtroopers now legal: Courts defeat Lucas
Back in the day Andrew Ainsworth was the prop designer who made the original Stormtrooper outfits. This did not make him a rich man. He got £20 per helmet and £385 per suit of armour. In 2009 Ainsworth was confronted by a lawsuit from Lucasfilm– who are very good with their Jedi lawyers – who […]
18 fantastic Comic-Con cosplayers who were Born This Way
This is a lip-dub of Lady Gaga’s infamous Born this Way. I imagine there are about a million of these videos on YouTube already. This one, however, is special. It’s great. I love it. This video shows what good sports geeks are. We’re up for a laugh. We’ll play along (well; when we’re not being […]
A real life Wall-E
This is a bit of fantastic engineering skill and geek credit. DJ Sures has made use of the EZ-Builder Robot Control Software and the EZ-B Robot Controller to turn a toy Wall-E into a real Wall-E. The video is well worth a watch. A demo at the start and with a build towards the end. […]
Geeky Google Circles t-shirt
If you’re new to Google+ and Circles then I recommend this quick list of 20 gamers to follow on Google+. If you’re already up to date with Google’s social connection platform and are a fan then you may fancy this t-shirt. Step up Red Bubble with their geeky marketplace.
Brain slug fascinator
Let’s not say that Geek Native is anything less than a high fashion blog! After this post this blogger fully expects social media reps for fashion brands to bash open the doors and flood us with geek-hip t-shirts and other accessories to give away as competition prizes! Really? Yes! This post is about fascinators. Fascinators […]
LEGO Kick-ass and Hit-girl
Well known Lego crafter Iain Heath has recently posted some fantastic Kick-Ass lego creations on his Flickr account. It’s well worth checking out the entire picture stream. The teaser picture below is provided as a teaser.
Alessandra Torresani shagged which Star Wars character?
I’m not sure where to start with this video. It features Alessandra Torresani – good start. I’ve just been mourning Caprica. It also features Alessandra Torresani sucking the face off Darth Vader. She’s Mrs Darth Vader. She has Vader baby of doom. Needless to say this is a love to ruins story. A video of […]
Bleach statues: Ichigo Kurosaki
Sideshow Collectibles, already known for superb hero treatments, have started pre-orders their first Bleach model. They’ve found a stunning Ichigo Kurosaki that’s been manufactured by Square Enix themselves. It’s the first statue from Square Enix that they’ve stocked. Not all the details have been released but we know the model will be just shy of […]
Keyboard skulls
Artist Maurice Mbikayi has created a pair of clever visuals with a maship of computer keys and the human head. My favourite is the bone white skull. What do you think? Via Street Anatomy.
