A group of unknown students at Minnesota’s Carleton College decided to PWN their very own Goodsell Observatory by dressing it up to look like a very familiar astrometric droid from Star Wars. The epic pranksters decorated the observatory with pre-fabricated drapes and taped them around the building to look like R2-D2. Just to be on the safe side, no spray paint was used for the prank so there was no serious or permanent damage to the property. Smart! On top of that, the decorations were accompanied by Artoo sound effects as well! No one has officially come forward and claimed the deed, but these prankster may have pulled off one of the greatest Star Wars pranks of all time.
Hit the jump to see the result of this EPIC Star Wars college prank.
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IGN resident geek gamer “hot girl”, Jessica Chobot put her boobies up for a great cause. Well kinda… In support of the Keep-A-Breast foundation to promote breast cancer awareness, Jessica had her goodies cast in plaster and Sony artist, Erik San Juan than painted the cast in the theme of God of War III who he actually worked on.
Several months ago, I was approached to work with IGN staff writer and videogame vixen Jessica Chobot on a project to promote breast cancer awareness, through a non-profit foundation called Keep-A-Breast.
Keep-A-Breast’s fundraising efforts include plaster casts taken from stars and then painted over by artists to be auctioned for charity. I was tasked with giving Jessica’s cast a “God of War” flavor as I am one of a few artists from different studios who will be working with Jessica to represent the video game community.
Jessica and Erik’s creation is on display at Gnomon Gallery in Los Angeles in an “Art of God of War III” exhibit and will be auctioned off in the near future. Boobs and charity? I’m down.
Hit the jump to check out more pix of Jessica and the GOW III “breast plate” art piece!
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Thunder, Thunder, THUNDERCATS, HO!
Following sad news over the murder of Stephen Perry (who was the original writer of the 80’s cartoon), there is some great news coming out of Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Animation is currently on the fast track in producing a brand new ThunderCats animated series for Cartoon Network. What interesting will be the fact that WBA will be hookin’ up with Japanese animation studio, Studio4°C for the new series. Studio4°C is the studio that contributed to Animatrix, Batman Gotham Knights, and Halo Legends.
“We at Studio4°C are excited to be in this creative partnership with Warner Bros. Animation to bring ‘ThunderCats’ to life,” said Eiko Tanaka, President and CEO, Studio4°C. “This collaboration combines the strengths of our two companies – high production values and great storytelling – toward reintroducing this classic fan-favorite to a new audience.”
This is definitely going to be a new type of ThunderCats and most likely be a bit different from what we remember from our childhood. It may concern many that an “anime” version of ThunderCats may not be as good as the original, but if you are aware of the quality of animation coming out of Japan, you can bet that these ThunderCats will be kickin’ some major ass. I wonder when the SilverHawks will get their turn…
Hit the jump to check out a teaser pix of the new ThunderCats and the official press release by WBA!
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Well, if anyone has $100,000.00 laying around under a mattress or a sock, you can go and buy yourself a working 1:1 scale replica of the Batpod from Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight. badrobot2002 of Satellite Beach, Florida is selling his Batpod that him and his brother took several months to build. badrobot2002 and his brother are metal fabricator and custom bike builders by trade so you can rest assure that this Batpod runs well and is built like a tank (that rolls on 2 wheels… heh~). The mock up was originally built with wood and PVC pipes, but over time, the brother completed the bike completely in steel. The big wheeled beast runs a single cylinder/four stroke motor that runs at about 650CC just the like Batpod used in the movie.
The frame and all tubing were built from hardened steel and welded together for an unbelievable rendition of this famous vehicle. The covers and arm guards, which are formed with high tensile strength fiberglass, hide the actual engine which is a high output 650cc 4 stroke, water cooled engine with direct port nitrous injection delivering amazing power in a compact shell if it were ever needed. The front and rear tires measure 508 millimeters across and it is outfitted with grappling hooks, grenade launchers, and 50 caliber machine guns for those traffic jams on the freeway. (No… they don’t really work.) The pod has never been ridden on the street but has been tested in a controlled environment. This one-off custom would be the perfect addition for the collector who has it all, or for a museum piece that will draw a crowd like nothing else.
badrobot2002 has his bike on sale on eBay now starting at a hefty price tag of $100k and is looking for serious bidders. If eBay is unsuccessful, the Batpod will make its way to the famous Barrett Jackson auto auction. Unfortunately, the seller is NOT willing to offer free shipping… BOOOOO!!!
You can check out the auction here and hit the jump to check out more pix of badrobot2002’s Batpod.
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