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    01/04/09

    In reply to Custom Star Wars Clock Preys On Innocent Dorks
    I think that clock says, 'time to move out of your parents basement'.....
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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    01/03/09

    In reply to Custom Star Wars Clock Preys On Innocent Dorks
    Yep.


    You can find various Micro Machines sets painted to look like that, or you could DIY some that you have thirdsies of and can spare for the project.


    I might spend money on the clock movement, which can be found at hobby/craft stores generally.


    I know, Gizmodo should have a CONTEST!! :D

    I kid, but seriously I'm not.


    Do it.

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    Image of Islandkiwi Islandkiwi
    01/03/09

    In reply to Custom Star Wars Clock Preys On Innocent Dorks
    It's like a Nerd test...you look at the little figurines and guess what they are.


    I got to four and then I got scared of my inner Nerdiness. Turn away!

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    Image of HawaiianActor HawaiianActor
    01/03/09

    In reply to Custom Star Wars Clock Preys On Innocent Dorks
    what profit do we get from making our own clock? are we to sell the clock and send you the profit? there must be some crazy underpants gnome logic in step five.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    01/03/09

    In reply to Custom Star Wars Clock Preys On Innocent Dorks
    I said it before, and I'll say it again. No Y-Wing=No WANT. The Y-wing was so much more superior to the X-wing, yet b/c Luke decided to fly one, the X-Wing gets all the love. It's the same reason everyone loves the f-16 and not the A-10. God damn Tom Cruise.
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    01/03/09

    @Necroposting_SteveDave: 14, F-14.
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    Image of admoseremic admoseremic
    01/03/09

    @Necroposting_SteveDave: No way. The Y-wing was so outdated even during Episode IV. That's why they replaced them with B-wings.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    01/03/09

    @admoseremic: Please. The B wing had like two roles, while the Y wing has at least 5. It NEVER replaced the Y-wing. It was intended to replace, but like most things which are intended to replace, while they may have one or two advantages, they usually are never as good as the original. That's why over 40 years later the A-10 is still flying and serving.
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    Image of Convair 990A Convair 990A
    01/03/09

    @Necroposting_SteveDave: The A-10A Thunderbolt II didn't reach combat readiness until 1978 after deliveries starting in 1975-76. Thirty-odd years at best.

    /nitpick
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    01/05/09

    @Convair 990A: Yeah, I just realized that my math was way off. What's even sadder is I was born in 1978. I feel 40 though.
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    Image of snoop-blog snoop-blog
    01/03/09

    In reply to Custom Star Wars Clock Preys On Innocent Dorks
    I'm amazed to see that it's not fake silver paint. Or is it?
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    01/03/09

    @snoop-blog:
    No...well, yeah...sorta. Galoob released three movie-specific sets of pewter-colored SW Micro Machines, along with one jumbo-pack of bronze-colored SWMMs. I think it was 10-12 per pewter pack, and 30 from the bronze pack. Either way, they're all still made from the same types of plastic as their full-color counterparts (AT-AT body is still hard plastic, X-Wing guns are still soft flexible plastic). So they aren't real pewter (or silver), but they aren't custom-painted either. And finding a supply of them may be tricky at this point, since they never sold as well as the full-color versions.
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    Image of Theoutlet Theoutlet
    01/03/09

    In reply to Custom Star Wars Clock Preys On Innocent Dorks
    Wow, it's amazing how little effort was put in to this.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    01/03/09

    In reply to Custom Star Wars Clock Preys On Innocent Dorks
    I'm sorry, there was that Star Wars disco song, C-3PO cereal, that Wookie Christmas Special, The Clone Wars, Mickey and Minnie Mouse dressed up as Luke and Leia, a Darth Vader Mr. Potato Head, a Jar-Jar lollipop, and THIS is exploitative?
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    Image of frigg frigg
    01/03/09

    In reply to Custom Star Wars Clock Preys On Innocent Dorks
    I'd like to see a Project Runway challenge that requires contestants to make this clock into some sort of garment. Not clothes, mind you, garment.
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