There’s more than one way to build a clone army! The lucky kids at Gizmodo blog take a tour of the LEGO factory in Denmark.

Check out this video about how the iconic mini-figure gets its characteristic evil look after getting out of the mold machine. The printing of these mini-figs is one of the most expensive and delicate processes at the Lego factory. The rubber stamping has to be done in a very precise way - printing feature by feature in layers - until it’s done.

VIDEO: Galactic Empire Cloning Stormtroopers in Lego Factory
(via Gizmodo blog)

I love LEGOs and I think minifigs are about the cutest things since puppies, only plastic. The Death Star is pure genius — a sphere of power that can blow up planets!? Heck yeah! The only thing that would make this even better is to combine all three into a one glorious playset where you make the magic happen!

Behold the LEGO Death Star with 21 minifigures!
(via Boing Boing Gadgets)

It’s just like the Barbie Dream House only eviler and not pink! Reenact your favorite Star Wars scenes of Luke and Darth dueling or Luke and his sis swinging to escape stormtroopers. Or skip canon altogether and make your own Star Wars stories.

Make a tiny Twister mat and have C-3PO challenge Chewie to the ultimate game of wits and limbs! Or buy those little dollhouse tea sets and have a civilized meeting between Princess Leia and Darth Vader. Or throw a dance party with the driods vs. the humans. Two words: Stormtrooper Limbo! Yup, first thing I’m doing is redecorating my Death Star with little couches and a Starburst wall clock!

Every year mad scientists, robot builders, power tool drag racers, craftsters, and other DIY guys and gals gather together at the San Mateo County Fairgrounds for one of the coolest events in the Bay Area — the Maker Faire!

This year there were plenty of fun things for Star Wars fans to see and do — including crafts, R2-D2 dancing, prop displays, the LEGO Jeep, Steampunk contraptions and more!

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Maker Faire is a two-day, family-friendly event that celebrates the Do-It-Yourself mindset. Maker Faire happens May 3 and 4 at the San Mateo Fairgrounds in California. It’s a fun event for creative people of all ages who love to tinker and make things.

Whether it’s playing with robots (and there’s a lot of them!), checking out huge fire-breathing contraptions from Survival Research Laboratories, gawking at Tesla Coils, drag racing power tools, making all kinds of crafts, or just having fun geeking out, there’s plenty for everyone to do.

Here’s a selection of Makers and Exhibits that Star Wars fans might dig the most:

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It’s May Day, and that means merchandise from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is hitting the streets!

No need to fight the crowds at toy stores only to discover empty shelves – head on over to the all-new IndianaJonesShop for a vast selection of toys and other products from the upcoming film as well as cool collectibles from the classic Indy movies!

Click here to start shopping…

As we end our 2008 Toy Fair coverage, we leave you with a few minutes of video shot from the showroom floor. It truly looks like a great year ahead for Star Wars and Indy collectors!

While LEGO has revealed several new sets from both Clone Wars and Indiana Jones at Toy Fair, StarWarsShop’s Matt Martin has sent back some new on-site imagery from LEGO’s Indy presentation booth. Check out the stack of photos after the jump!

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A pair of Bodyguard Magna-Droids from The Clone Wars collection.

In addition to posting images of some of the new products coming from LEGO’s Toy Fair reveal last Friday, we’ve got StarWarsShop’s Matt Martin on the floor to send back images from the LEGO booth itself.

The new line based on The Clone Wars is looking better than ever, and these pictures bring a nice sense of scale and detail to the kits that’s not always apparent in the press kit imagery. Make sure to check out all the images after the jump!

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StarWarsShop’s Matt Martin reports his findings from Day 2 of his trip to New York’s Toy Fair, with some great new finds from LEGO, Comic Images, Nikko, and others! Stay tuned, as we’ll be posting more of Matt’s photos and video from the Star Wars and Indy booths later today!

Report from Toy Fair Day 2:

Tuesday was a busy, busy day for me so let’s get right into this so I’m not up all night writing (starting this after midnight was probably a bad idea in the first place).

An artist outside Toy Fair gets into the spirit

Today I spent all of my time in the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, the main showroom of Toy Fair. It was a pretty huge place filled with vendors in every facet of kids entertainment, from basic blocks and action figures to serious collectables to jungle gyms to “La Teenaz: the Latinas with a feel for keeping it real” (seriously). Obviously my mission was to focus on Star Wars and Indiana Jones products and I had an appointment or two every hour to help me accomplish this.

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7673 LEGO V-19 Torrent

Today, LEGO officially unveiled eight new sets from their upcoming Clone Wars and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull lines at New York’s Toy Fair!

Be sure to click below to check out all the images!

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