tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72487511752811006962008-06-27T15:28:04.918-04:00Kin-Char Bamin's BlogKin-Char Baminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003768660655182661noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248751175281100696.post-72936814996446619932008-06-23T07:29:00.002-04:002008-06-23T07:29:58.185-04:00Footage of new Star Wars Nintendo GameFound this at GameTrailer.com Kin-Char Baminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003768660655182661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248751175281100696.post-58678598439895481272008-06-19T09:56:00.007-04:002008-06-19T16:50:40.159-04:00LucasArts talks about 2 new Star Wars gamesAcoording to the latest Star Wars Homing Beacon, LucasArts will be unveiling two new Star Wars games based on the Clone Wars animated series coming in August. Star Wars The Clone Wars: Jedi Alliance for DS and Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels for Wii are set to be shown at the upcoming E3 next month. The DS game will feature some cool Stylus control of the Lightsaber and Force Kin-Char Baminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003768660655182661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248751175281100696.post-46409820998739320922008-06-11T16:52:00.004-04:002008-06-12T14:43:32.868-04:00New Clone Wars Trailer Check out the newest Clone Wars trailer at Yahoo.com Kin-Char Baminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003768660655182661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248751175281100696.post-49784778848188595322008-05-30T15:14:00.004-04:002008-05-30T15:22:09.843-04:00Clone Wars Coming to Wii and DS According to IGN.com there will be a Clone Wars Animated Series video game for the Nintendo Wii and the DS systems. I guess nobody else gets to play or maybe there is more to come. Check out the whole article at IGN for details.Kin-Char Baminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003768660655182661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248751175281100696.post-74141900912340022322008-05-27T09:29:00.005-04:002008-05-27T11:26:03.107-04:00There's something fishy going on with this Lightsaber A Lightsaber fishing pole? A Darth Vader fun net? (for catching jedi?) Check out the story at TheForce.net and tell me this isn't kinda wierd.If you look at this image you will see that this was due out in 07 for the 30th anniversary. Kin-Char Baminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003768660655182661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248751175281100696.post-14549669106270071372008-05-21T09:03:00.002-04:002008-05-21T09:06:38.498-04:00Jimmie Smits to be Bail Organa in Star Wars: The Force UnleashedIt appears that Jimmie Smits will reprise his role as Bail Organa in the upcoming video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Check out http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1024923/Kin-Char Baminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003768660655182661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248751175281100696.post-54289074101891280062008-05-13T09:57:00.004-04:002008-05-13T10:10:03.388-04:00Video of Force Unleashed using Wii Lightsaber This is too awesome. The Force Unleashed for the Wii will make use of the hand controllers to allow you to wield a lightsaber and unleash your force powers. Imagine the fun when you slash or jab with one hand and the Lightsaber on the screen slashes and jabs with you, or you push your hand out and blast someone with the force. Dueling with your Friends may never be the same again. Check out Kin-Char Baminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003768660655182661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248751175281100696.post-75524671900650161112008-05-09T23:29:00.008-04:002008-05-10T08:16:50.301-04:00Clone Wars Trailer Online Now available for viewing online the Trailer for Star Wars: Clone Wars. I can't wait! Kin-Char Baminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003768660655182661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248751175281100696.post-81983705833717499102008-05-07T11:53:00.002-04:002008-05-07T12:00:16.331-04:00The Trailer & Poster for Star Wars: The Clone WarsSet your DVR/TIVO/VCR for Thursday May 8th, 7:58pm (all time zones) for the TV premiere of the trailer for Star Wars: The Clone Wars on Cartoon Network, TNT, TBS, CNN, and Boomerang. Hopefully you get at least one of those channels. Quoted from the Official Site: "Star Wars fans will get an unprecedented look at the newest intergalactic adventure on Thursday, May 8, when the world-premiere Kin-Char Baminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003768660655182661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248751175281100696.post-81868325474900134242008-05-06T10:37:00.000-04:002008-05-06T10:38:24.740-04:00Oh Lord, Ewoks?Kin-Char Baminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003768660655182661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248751175281100696.post-40774797752790282202008-05-05T08:42:00.010-04:002008-05-05T18:39:27.773-04:00Modifying my Joe Jedi FX SaberSo I only had my new Radio Shack Master Replicas Force FX Lightsaber Construction Set for about a week before I had to open it up and see what made it tick. It wasn't too hard (I'll post some pics later) to open it up and find out what was in there. I found some helpful instructional videos on You Tube that covered it pretty well. Basically it's setup like the LUX conversions that Kin-Char Baminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003768660655182661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248751175281100696.post-51716278332678450602008-04-28T12:41:00.004-04:002008-04-28T13:38:20.875-04:00Hasbro to make Force FX LightsabersAs many of you know, Master Replicas will no longer be making Star Wars collectibles. This includes the Force FX Lightsaber line. Fortunately, Hasbro has announced that they will be making the sabers now. They have said that very little will change. They intend to continue with the existing Lightsabers just as they are. Another company, eFX will also be entering the arena as a Star Wars Kin-Char Baminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003768660655182661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248751175281100696.post-76038076608475934822008-04-24T14:42:00.006-04:002008-04-30T13:32:45.807-04:00Master Replicas™ SW-616 review Master Replicas SW616 Force FX Lightsaber Construction Set. AKA The "Joe Jedi Lightsaber"This is the coolest thing to come out lately. It's from Master Replica's and it's only available at Radio Shack (and well Ebay or other folks that are reselling them. I got mine on sale for $44.95. This is a kit that allows you to build a custom Lightsaber from 3 different Emitters, Foregrips, Kin-Char Baminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003768660655182661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248751175281100696.post-48458217936255404102008-04-22T11:30:00.006-04:002008-06-27T15:24:59.178-04:00Make Your Lightsaber GlowI will assume that you can have an AVI or .MPG file of someone twirling something that will be the lightsaber. I'll also assume that you have some basic understanding of how to use Adobe Premiere and Photoshop. This process is often referred to as Rotoscoping. The first step is to load the movie into Premiere and edit it. Use the Razor tool to mark segments where you do and do not see the Kin-Char Baminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003768660655182661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248751175281100696.post-78232742551264384202008-04-22T11:24:00.007-04:002008-06-27T15:28:04.969-04:00Build a Cheap Lightsaber FastHow You Can Build A Lightsaber In 20 Minutes Let's start with the Parts. On the left we have three rubber seals that go on a garbage disposal where the drain pipe connects to it (you can uuse O-rings too). Up top we have some rubber floormat that has been cut to be about an inch wide. Next to it is a flashlight lens that was painted silver. Then we have the three pieces of 1 1/2 inch plumbing Kin-Char Baminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003768660655182661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248751175281100696.post-56188315909372101662008-04-22T11:11:00.001-04:002008-04-22T11:14:47.172-04:00Star Wars Clone Wars Coming SoonWith the Clone Wars Movie and TV series on the horizon, I'm hoping for an increase of folks looking to build their own lightsabers again. Seems that whenever there is a new movie or something coming out, traffic really increases on my "How to build a lightsaber" page or my "Look like a Jedi" page.Kin-Char Baminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003768660655182661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248751175281100696.post-64020347625416249952007-09-04T16:30:00.000-04:002007-09-04T16:31:20.192-04:00Getting StartedOk, well I've been asked several times to do this so, here it is. The How to Build a Lightsaber BLOG. Now I just got to figure out what to do with it!Kin-Char Baminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003768660655182661noreply@blogger.com