man chewy either needs to grow the fur back, or dude is in serious need of a mani and a pedi... how does he drive with those

and is it just me, or does tarkin, vader and the storm trooper look neo-steampunk-nazi-ish

That's imaginative alright.

3-PO isn't looking too happy, but when has it ever?

I thought starwars was already kind of steampunk to begin with.

I always thought starwars was already steampunk to begin with

Those are cool as heck.

@One2ManyCords: George Lucas got the inspiration for Vader an the Storm Troopers FROM the Nazi's (at least the way they look). And by the way this is one of THE most bad ass Steam Punk action figure sets i have ever seen!

@SirNirian: The Troopers yes, but Vader was distinctly Japanese samurai.

@Technogen: It's okay, you can say "hell" around here.

Vader looks "off"...but the storm trooper is simply amazing. The detail is WOW.

General Tarkin is pretty cool.

No one notices that Obi-Wan looks like gandof that cut his hear and is doing the Jesus look?

impressive but i didn't think they were as good as the super heroes

needs more work

Amazing. I'd definitely drop some coin for these.

i think yucky

Very pretty. Here is some nerdism: These actually look a lot like Ralph McQuarrie's concept paintings for the original Star Wars in the mid-1970s. [homepage.mac.com]

Wow, nice quality scratch-builts... Yay for hyper detailed nerd toys!!

Strictly for nerds. Even now when I look at them I have to say......um, how can I get one? Or two?

Great detail, great look, fairly awesome

What kills Vader for me is the face. The detail is fantastic, but without the trademark triangular vent over the mouth, it's just not him.

@One2ManyCords
So you've never noticed that the Empire as envisioned originally in the Star Wars movies was based on WWII Nazi Germany?

Where's Jar Jar Binks??

Wow, these look pretty good.

ok now i want to see this version of starwars

back to the future III meets bioshock. this interpretation needs to bee capitalized upon NOW!

Why isn't Hollywood catering to the steampunk crowd? The league of extroardinary homeboys doesn't cut it.

I actually like the radically redesigned Vader, it's the armored-to-the-teeth Obi Wan I don't dig.

The best part though, hands down, is the R2 with the smokestack.

There is a steampunk "crowd"?

@VakeroRokero: Dead! Dead and burried on a far away asteroid where he belongs!

and is it me or does Han Solo bear a striking resemblance to Eddie Izzard?

oh well off to the canteen for some Penne ala Arrabiata

Yeah....I definitely want to see a SteamPunk Star Wars movie now! These look great.

It's really just the 'slightly different than reality' aspect of SP that I enjoy. As well as the ornateness of design. I don't know how else to explain the appeal.

I shudder to think this steampunk movement will evolve into a tendency to have all our gear embossed with curvy lines and dubious artwork.Give Aliens-industrial any day.

@ParJoe: I wonder what a SteamPunk Death Star might look like? Or Star Destroyers?

@tamoko: Yeah! I have no idea what you could do with the Death Star. I imagine a Star Destroyer might look a bit more like an old submarine...or even the Nautalis!

The Abercrombie & Fitch haircuts sort of ruin the overall look for me.

That and the fact that the Stormtrooper looks like he was put together out of Korean tea cups. Just not menacing enough.

But I do love the idea (and double-love their Iron Man.)

These would not exist in an ideal universe. Please Gizmodo. Stop.

Much better hair for Leia than her original ear-phone look. Vader, with those big goggle eyes and frog lips is just not scary.

Those actually make me wish they'd do a remake called "steamwars"