Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire - Gizmodo Comments

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

moogoescow — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:59:06 EDT

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

moogoescow

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

Barcard — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:45:40 EDT

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

Barcard

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

mcjake — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:14:48 EDT

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

mcjake

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

92BuickLeSabre — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:01:13 EDT

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.)

92BuickLeSabre

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

ParJoe — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:09:41 EDT

@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!

ParJoe

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

tamoko — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:08:42 EDT

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

tamoko

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

Spaceboy — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:37:44 EDT

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.

Spaceboy

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

ParJoe — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:37:44 EDT

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.

ParJoe

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

BigViper — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:18:52 EDT

@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

BigViper

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

snathanb — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:31:46 EDT

There is a steampunk "crowd"?

snathanb

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

kaneshadow — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:58:55 EDT

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.

kaneshadow

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

smackswell — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:54:29 EDT

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

smackswell

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

jasonpaulso — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:06:52 EDT

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

jasonpaulso

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

GeekGoth — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:45:05 EDT

ok now i want to see this version of starwars

GeekGoth

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

dead_red_eyes — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:17:45 EDT

Wow, these look pretty good.

dead_red_eyes

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

VakeroRokero — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:50:30 EDT

Where's Jar Jar Binks??

VakeroRokero

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

dOk — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:17:00 EDT

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

dOk

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy! — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:11:49 EDT

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.

Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

DozeUser — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:56:46 EDT

Great detail, great look, fairly awesome

DozeUser

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

BeFrugalNotCheap — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:36:28 EDT

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

BeFrugalNotCheap

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

tamoko — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:35:42 EDT

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

tamoko

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

Ken Layne — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:13:09 EDT

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]

Ken Layne

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

Papsky — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:12:08 EDT

i think yucky

Papsky

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

Skorpius — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:32:41 EDT

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

Skorpius

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

JohnnyTsunami451 — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:32:06 EDT

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

needs more work

JohnnyTsunami451

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

--Tito-- — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:01:29 EDT

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

--Tito--

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

ByeBye — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:52:53 EDT

General Tarkin is pretty cool.

ByeBye

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

CutePuppyz — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:48:59 EDT

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

CutePuppyz

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

mklimo — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:37:04 EDT

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

mklimo

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

Falconfire — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:31:52 EDT

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

Falconfire

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

SirNirian — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:21:19 EDT

@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

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

Technogen — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:06:17 EDT

Those are cool as heck.

Technogen

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

Rex Luna — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:58:44 EDT

I always thought starwars was already steampunk to begin with

Rex Luna

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

Rex Luna — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:56:51 EDT

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

Rex Luna

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

strider_mt2k — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:48:52 EDT

That's imaginative alright.

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

strider_mt2k

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

Cordfucious — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:46:21 EDT

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

Cordfucious

Star Wars Action Figures Stoke the Steampunk Fire

Cordfucious — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:45:07 EDT

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

Cordfucious