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eFX Q&A

Posted By Grahame on May 9, 2008

Some of the biggest talking points :

"studio scale" vehicles will now be known as "FX Models"
x-wing model will have an opening cockpit and a pilot
they will be doing plaques afterall (mockup below)
No eFX or LFL logos on plaque

The biggest news was about the Obi-Wan Kenobi lightsaber that was shown in the preview emails last week. The saber will be part of the "Extreme" line, and will be identical to LFL reference photos (including weathering) on the outside, but will open up to reveal the internals of the lightsaber with LEDs and sound! Here is an early rendering of the Obi-Wan lightsaber.

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Congratulations To The Force-Cast!!
Posted By Curto on July 24, 2008:
The Force-Cast's entry in this year's 2008 Atom Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge, "George Lucas Hip Hop Awards" starring the mighty talents of Jason, Jimmy, and the Jawas has JUST won the top award for Best Animation!!

SDCC08: Star Wars Fan Film Awards...LIVE!
Posted By Curto on July 24, 2008:
Coming to you live from the Fan Film Awards!! Read on for the full report!

Force-Cast: In The Cantina With Peter Mayhew
Posted By Jason on July 24, 2008:
Chewie sits down with Jimmy Mac in Japan

501st Midnight Madness
Posted By Dustin on July 24, 2008:
Garrisons please report in if you are hosting a midnight madness event!

Midnight Madness For Literature?
Posted By Jay on July 24, 2008:
While book sellers may not be opening their doors at 12:01am on Saturday, like some Toy Chains, there's still a bunch of new titles coming this weekend. You have your checklist for your Clone Wars toys, now download a checklist for the Clone Wars titles due in stores on Saturday!

Star Wars-Like Jet Plane
Posted By Mike on July 24, 2008:
F-22 raptor jet fighters

SDCC 2008
Posted By Dustin on July 24, 2008:
Coverage begins now!

New Posters For The Clone Wars
Posted By Mike on July 24, 2008:
Updated! We're less than a month away!

Steampunk The Empire Strikes Back
Posted By Mike on July 24, 2008:
Bounty hunters and more!

Star Wars At Comic Con 2008
Posted By Mike on July 24, 2008:
Details from the main site

CJ: Main Hall Presentations
Posted By Curto on July 23, 2008:
It's time to wrap up our Celebration Japan coverage with a quick rundown of the presentations in the Main Hall. Get the full details after the jump!

Family Guy Strikes Back
Posted By Curto on July 23, 2008:
Something, Something, Something, Darkside is the sequel we've all been waiting for! Check out the sneak peek by clicking on the thumbnail above.

A Star Wars MP3 Player
Posted By Mike on July 23, 2008:
Great for Force-Cast listening...right?

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II!
Posted By Mike on July 23, 2008:
Coming to Adult Swim on November 16th!

Dark Horse On Sale This Week
Posted By Jay on July 23, 2008:
It's good to have some Star Wars comics back on Wednesday!

Fanboys In Theatres Soon!
Posted By Mike on July 23, 2008:
Film to be released September 2008...

More On Star Wars In 3-D
Posted By Mike on July 23, 2008:
Rumors from Dreamworks Animations

IGN Previews Jedi Alliance
Posted By Mike on July 23, 2008:
Coming to the Nintendo DS

Star Wars Mimobots Wave 3
Posted By Mike on July 23, 2008:
Updated! New bots & Comic Con!

Ask The Robot Chicken Creators!
Posted By Mike on July 23, 2008:
Updated! And answer they did!

SDCC: Titan Magazines
Posted By Jay on July 23, 2008:
Make sure to visit the Titan Magazines booth at San Diego Comic-Con for some cool goodies. Read on for the details

Force-Cast: Celebration Japan Highlites
Posted By Dustin on July 23, 2008:
One surprise after another with the Force-Cast!

Blank White Or Black Mighty Muggs
Posted By Dustin on July 23, 2008:
Hasbro now has blank Mighty Muggs on their website. They come in either white or black and are still $9.99 (even without paint?!). These are going to be great for custom jobs. Maybe there's a character you'd like to see done, but Hasbro hasn't quite gotten to it yet, then this is your best bet. Thanks to Darren for the heads up!

Collect All 21!
Posted By Dustin on July 23, 2008:
Remembering Star Wars through the years...

Get Ready For Concept Art...Unleashed!
Posted By Adrick on July 22, 2008:
Check out our new book review...

KOTOR Miniatures: Preview And Delay
Posted By Dajuan on July 22, 2008:
Release date moved to 8/19/08.

Yummy Star Wars
Posted By Mike on July 22, 2008:
Updated! More Millennium Falcon cake!

Ewan McGregor Cruising Along
Posted By Mike on July 22, 2008:
Update #10! "Long Way Down" headed to U.S.

LucasArts At San Diego Comic Con 2008
Posted By Mike on July 22, 2008:
Check out the press release!

CJ: Celebration Store Exclusives
Posted By Curto on July 22, 2008:
Here's a fun gallery shot during the second day of Celebration Japan...it's a showcase of all the Celebration Store Exclusives that were available during the show. And just for fun, we drafted some famous faces to help us out!

A History Of Star Wars Video Games
Posted By Mike on July 22, 2008:
Update #9! Episode 7 of the retrospective

Robot Chicken - Star Wars Coming To DVD
Posted By Mike on July 22, 2008:
Update #6! Available today!!!

Kotaku Writes Up TFU And The Clone Wars
Posted By Mike on July 22, 2008:
After checking them out at E3

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