Travel back in time to 2015 and Geek Native is raving about Millennium Falcon asteroid coffee table. The design, by Tom Spina, was a thing of eye candy; to look at but not actually buy. Time changes what is possible. You can now buy the same table from Regal Robot. Tempted? What about a Han […]
Geeky hand dyed yarn
Here’s an interesting concept; yarn died in various different themes. The Etsy retailer GamerCrafting sells hand dyed yarn in various lengths and weights. This is ideal if you want to engage in a bit of crochet, knitting, weaving or even tapestry but don’t fancy the stark colours from your local John Lewis. Not sure how […]
Imps to mechs: the art of Riyahd Cassiem
Riyahd Cassiem is a freelance concept artist who teaches at 3D World Magazine. His art ranges from stoic sci-fi to scary fantasy. Great model sculpts? Sure. He does those too! There are a few places to check out his work online. He’s generous on Facebook, shares often to DeviantArt and publishes themed bundles to Behance.
Graceful Death Star LEGO stop motions
Stop motions are very demanding on your time. Each tiny movement means a change, a photograph and an ever-expanding animation. Imagine how long it would take to put together a stop motion animation of a LEGO Death Star coming together. Okay, that’s your starting point. Imagine you also need to animate each step so the […]
Lightsabres into halos
I’ve found it hard to blog about any of the celebrity deaths in 2016. There will be as many in 2017. We’ll keep loosing some amazing icons and incredible talent. It’s hard to blog about the news since it’s so widely covered, what can Geek Native add, and how can the site avoid the trap […]
Dark-side or Droid? Sports Bra Wars
Here’s an interesting collection from the robotic monkeys at Think Geek. Sports Bra and boyshorts collections strong with the Force. It looks like the holiday season has resulted in stocks running low but there’s essentially three combinations you can go for; Darth Vader, BB-8 and R2-D2. Although I suppose you could mix and match to […]
Turn your dull teapot into a steampunk R2-D2
This video is from the AWE Artist Series and has Marissa Deal put together a steampunk R2-D2. This particular steampunk droid is also a fully functional kettle. AWE call it a teapot, but it’s the device that makes the water boil, not the pot that brews the tea. Steampunkers pick up on that sort of […]
The fully operational strength of your Star Wars fandom – Death Star bean bag
[I need this!] It may be time to fell fully armed and operational strength of your Star Wars fandom and splash nearly $100 on a bean bag. Of course, this is no ordinary bean bag, this is a Star Wars Death Star bean bag! This is an official thing. No Sith lawyers to come and […]
They go through hell
Imagine a sci-fi fan being curious about how faster than light space travel is achieved in various fandoms. Do the spaceships travel at super speed or do they cheat and bend reality? … or do they go through hell?
LEGO’s 2016 Star Wars Advent calendar already selling out?
Planning on picking up a LEGO 2016 Star Wars advent calendar? You might have to be quick. At the time of posting Amazon UK still has the £25 item in stock but it’s marked as the #1 Best Seller in its department. Meanwhile, the official LEGO Store has just re-listed the product with a “Call […]
