Well, I just got the new Force Awakens X-Wing Miniature Game for Christmas! I must have been pretty good last year after all. And our son who is absolutely crazy about anything that flies, got a matching set from Micro Machines. This post will review the Force Awakens Set; compare the ships to the Original X-Wing Miniatures Game, as well as the Micro Machines set; and also discuss the topic of collectability.
People are always wearing cool T-shirts to our M4Ps. But, I have to admit I always enjoy the homemade ones the most. (I also like the DIY costumes the best too. It is just so much fun seeing what people can make with some duct-tape, foam, spray pain, fabric and lots of imagination)
Amy, artist extraordinaire, designed, and made her custom shirts. (She is an illustrator, designers, crafter and just all around amazing artist – you should check her other work out here: amyblandford.com. It will TOTALLY blow you away)
The TIE fighter is arguably the most recognizeable space ship in movie history. It was designed by Colin Cantwell at ILM for for the first of the Star Wars movies. The Twin Ion Engines, the hexagonal wings with solar panels, and the orb-shaped cockpit in the middle makes it stand out from all other ships. And like most cool things before CGI and 3D printers, they were crafted in glorious detail, by hand. Not to say that modern technology isn’t good. If I had a 3D printer that could print chocolate, the Imperial S’mores would be WAY faster to make. BTW, this is THE favorite food we make for the M4Ps. (AND a M4P original!) We make a whole armada!
When you are a little padawan, like our son, you get away with wearing your favorite shirt (Darth Vader shirt with cape) anywhere – even in church – and people will think it is really cute. When you reach adulthood, not so much. I have heard of guys wearing their Wookie bathrobe pretty much all the time….or that original, tattered 70s t-shirt….or those favorite Star Wars PJs. My favorite is my green fleece yoda hat (post to come!). If our daughter let me, I would wear it every single day when I drop her off at school in the winter. She is a big Star Wars fan, still, she has forbidden me to wear it to her school.
As much as I hate to admit it, sometimes less is more – the Star Wars gear has to be more classy and definitely more subtle! So for that job interview, when you are getting married, or are meeting your girlfriend’s parents for the first time, here are some suave, stylish gear that will still let you have a bit of Star Wars fun:
I am an artist. I am not bragging or anything, I actually went to art college, and have spent the past 20-ish years in the field of design and advertising. In one of my art history classes back in college, I remember being told that Michelangelo once said: “Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.” I know what he meant. I felt exactly the same about the 5″x5″x9″ block of mozzarella cheese on my kitchen counter, just waiting for me to carve it for our first M4P.
I am of course no Michelangelo! But it was still pretty successful. As far as Star Wars fan art is concerned, it definitely turned out pretty cheesy…which of course was the whole point.
Behold the…
Carved Death Star Cheese Ball
Our very first excursion into the world of Star Wars cheese art.
May the Fourth be with You Party 