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If you’re like me…you can’t get enough Star Wars. The movies are great, and TV shows like Star Wars Rebels, Clone Wars, and the Lego Star Wars collections are good too. A few Star Wars video games have made their mark on PCs and console systems. Is this enough?...

For this post, I wanted to do something special for our female Star Wars fans…a Princess Leia prop blaster! This is a relatively quick and easy build. As we all know, Leia is a Princess, and never skimped on clothing (except when she was with Jabba) or weapons. No...

For the past few months, I’ve really taken an interest in trying to make inexpensive Star Wars props. It has turned into a fun quest! First was the pop-up sink drain saber, next was the PVC Saberstaff. Both of these were relatively easy builds. For my 3rd saber, I tried to...

I’ve been having loads of fun making videos on YouTube. I thought I’d share my simple setup for photos and videos. For toy photography, I use a very simple lightbox. I purchased some 20″ x 30″ foam poster board from Office Depot. It came in a pack of 3....

Before Episode VII was at the theaters, the Disney marketing machine flooded stores with new toys from the films. One of the toys that caught my eye was the Nerf First Order Stormtrooper Deluxe Blaster. In recent months, I have developed an interest in trying to duplicate props...

At the time of this post, Sandtrooper 03 released in July of 2013, is going for approximately $70 on Amazon. That’s quite an increase from the original price of $20. Sandtrooper 03 is pretty awesome because of the contrasting orange shoulder pauldron. Hasbro released...