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Archived News-February 2006
Week 1
| Friday February 03, 2006 | |
| New Merchandise Added | |
Today I have updated the Merchandise section with three new Master Replicas Limited Edition Lightsabers. You now have your choice of the Luke Skywalker Lightsaber LE-Episode IV, Darth Sidious Lightsaber LE-Episode III, Darth Vader Lightsaber LE-Episode III, and Obi-Wan Kenobi Lightsaber LE-Episode III. Be sure to get one of these great collectibles today! | |
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| Friday February 03, 2006 | |
| Sideshow Han Solo 12" Figure | |
Sideshow Collectibles has posted a preview image of their latest 12-inch figure. It will be from the new product line called Heroes of the Rebellion and the figure will be Han Solo in his Bespin fatigues from The Empire Strikes Back. Priority Pre-orders start February 10th 2006 between 10AM-10:30AM PST. To qualify for Priority Pre-ordering, you must be a Newsletter Subscriber and Sideshow Account Holder by Thursday, February 9th, 2006, 11:59PM PST. Be sure to go have a look at this outstanding figure! | |
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| Friday February 03, 2006 | |
| Path to the Force - Episode 51 | |
Today we have Episode 51 of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force which has been created by Nathan Ciprick. You will be able to access these stories through the Comics section. Check out the latest episode! Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force- Be sure to join us next week for the fifty-second episode of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force. Then join us every week as we continue to follow the adventures of the Wookiee E'nac from the Star Wars Galaxies videogame in the form of Gamics! | |
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| Friday February 03, 2006 | |
| Homing Beacon #154 | |
The latest Homing Beacon has arrived and today we get to talk about Mustafar. Mustafar has become one of the most spectacular sites in the galaxy. A world of jagged obsidian cut through by searing rivers of lava, the hellish landscape became the perfect setting for the tragic finale of Revenge of the Sith. It's not a world of comforts, and neither was bringing it to life at Industrial Light & Magic. "We used a series of fairly large miniatures to create the immediate landscape," explains Visual Effects Supervisor Roger Guyett. "Outside of that, we used digital technology, using textures from the models themselves to extend them out. Then even further, we used a lot of moving 3-D matte paintings and HD footage of actual volcanoes. It's really an elaborate tapestry of pieces." The heat blasted facility perched atop a blackened cliff face was a digital model, but the rocky landscape and much of the lava flow was captured practically. "We ended up with a 30-by-40-foot set of the seemingly uninhabitable topography of Mustafar," says Brian Gernand, Practical Model Supervisor. "It was a rock-like environment with a four-foot wide and approximately 40-foot long path of lava coming down. Included with that were tributaries, waterfalls, all kinds of other inlets and glowing hot spots around this environment." To give the viscous lava the illusion of self-illuminating heat, the 15,000 gallons of Methylcel needed to be penetrated by a light source. The bottom of the river beds were actually transparent, with powerful lights shining through the thick goop. "I think, in the end, there was a calculation of something like 250,000 watts of light under the set that were being blasted through," says Gernand. "That's what made the stage environment such a difficult place to be -- it was about 110 degrees on that stage!" Guyett concurs that the stage conditions for the Mustafarian lava flow miniature was hardly heavenly. "It's one of my favorite moments from working on Star Wars," he says. "The guys start shooting the model and they're all in shorts, there's smoke on the set... It's like actually working on a volcanic planet. I would just turn up for 10 minutes and say, 'Things look beautiful here.' (But) I would think, "... I'm glad I'm not doing this all day long!" | |
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| Thursday February 02, 2006 | |
| Master Replicas: Qui Gon Jinn Lightsaber | |
Maverick Jedi-Knight Qui-Gon Jinn exacted this fateful promise from his Padawan learner Obi-Wan Kenobi, before dying after an epic duel fought with the brutal Sith Lord, Darth Maul. Master Replicas brings you the definitive version of the venerable Qui-Gon Jinn's Jedi weapon. Exactingly copied from filming props used on screen, stored in the Lucasfilm archive, this replica comes with a museum quality display case with mirrored base and acrylic cover, numbered plaque and certificate of authenticity. Costing $369 & Free Shipping!* It will be available for purchase at 9:00 am (Pacific Time) on February 7, 2006 for members of the Collector's Society, and 9:00 am (Pacific Time) on February 9, 2006 for non-Collector's Society Members. Expected to begin shipping in Summer 2006 *Free domestic ground shipping. Expedited orders and international orders will receive a discount on shipping costs at checkout.  Master Replicas | |
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| Thursday February 02, 2006 | |
| Reign of the Fallen | |
There is a new Fan Film on the horizon called Reign of the Fallen and it looks very professionally done. In the times since great wars laid waste to the Planet Prias, its people have learned to embrace a simple life, away from the perils of technology and war. As the mighty Sith army spreads across the galaxy, subjugating every planet in its path, all the people of Prias can do is wait, their planet protected by an energy shield held in place by ancient towers. While the people wait in fear, one of 2 Jedis trained by Master Oram Bren will be chosen to be the future leader of Prias, a title decided by a vote of the entire population of the planet. But little do they know that one Jedi's dark secret could spell their doom. Be sure to visit their web site at www.reignofthefallen.com. You can also download their trailers to have a look! Trailer A Trailer B We will keep you posted of the status of this exciting new Fan Film. | |
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| Thursday February 02, 2006 | |
| Academy Award Update | |
While Revenge of the Sith picked up its nomination in the makeup category the other day, an error has left both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences red faced, and makeup artist Annette Miles downhearted. As reported by Jedi Power, Revenge of the Sith was nominated in the 'Best Make-Up' Category at this year's Academy Awards. Jedi Power also posted that Annette Miles was one of the two nominated, but the Academy got it wrong. Instead, fellow Australian Nikki Gooley's name should have been published along with Dave Elsey. The error was not picked up until after the nominations were made, and the information passed on to journalists worldwide. Oh, dear... We can't trust many these days.... :) | |
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| Wednesday February 01, 2006 | |
| Star Wars: Outbound Flight | |
The Official Star Wars Site has announced that author Timothy Zahn's unique mix of espionage, political gamesmanship, and deadly interstellar combat breathes electrifying life into a Star Wars legend. The fabled Outbound Flight project, the focus (and title) of the newest Star Wars novel, is finally explored after years of speculation and rumor. It began as the ultimate voyage of discovery -- only to become the stuff of lost Republic legend and a dark chapter in Jedi history. The Clone Wars have yet to erupt when Jedi Master Jorus C'baoth petitions the Senate for support of a singularly ambitious undertaking. Six Jedi Masters, twelve Jedi Knights, and fifty thousand men, women, and children will embark aboard a gargantuan vessel, equipped for years of travel, on a mission to contact intelligent life and colonize undiscovered worlds beyond the known galaxy. Unknown to the famed Jedi Master, the successful launch of the mission is secretly being orchestrated by an unlikely ally: the evil Sith Lord, Darth Sidious, who has his own reasons for wanting Outbound Flight to move forward... and, ultimately, to fail. Yet Darth Sidious is not the mission's most dangerous challenge. Once underway, the starship crosses paths at the edge of Unknown Space with the forces of the alien Chiss Ascendancy and the brilliant mastermind best known as "Thrawn." Even Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, aboard Outbound Flight with his young Padawan student, Anakin Skywalker, cannot help avert disaster. Thus what begins as a peaceful Jedi mission is violently transformed into an all-out war for survival against staggering odds and the most diabolical of adversaries. Star Wars: Outbound Flight is now available in hardcover from Del Rey Books. For a question and answer session, click here. | |
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