Tyler Stout's Star Wars trilogy posters for Mondo

The last release for Mondo's Star Wars posters has been announced and it will be three posters (and colour variants) for the original trilogy by Tyler Stout.

The variant for Return of the Jedi is Revenge of the Jedi!

The posters will be for sale on Mondo on 31 December 2010 at a random time. The posters are US$50 each for the regulars and US$100 each for the variants. Like the other Star Wars posters, it's definitely gonna be sizzling hot and be sold out within minutes.

G.I. Joe

via FFFFOUND!

Testudo formation

In Ancient Roman warfare, the testudo or tortoise formation was a formation used commonly by the Roman Legions during battles, particularly sieges. Testudo is the Latin word for "tortoise".

The testudo was used to protect soldiers from all types of missiles. It could be formed by immobile troops and troops on the march. The primary drawback to the formation was that, because of its density, the men found it more difficult to fight in hand-to-hand combat and because the men were required to move in unison, speed was sacrificed.

Excerpt from Wikipedia.

Black Hawk Down (2001)

I've always wondered why there isn't a 1/6 headsculpt of Ewan McGregor with a Ranger haircut. Afterall, Toy Soldier did provide almost everything to do a bash of him.

I can understand why there isn't likely to be any for Orlando Bloom though. He barely had screen time.

Mondo Star Wars posters

Here's a look at some of the amazing Star Wars posters produced by Mondo, which is the boutique shop of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.

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All the posters are licensed products and are extremely limited. In other words, you snooze, you lose. They are released randomly a piece at a time. You really need to be well updated to obtain a copy. The best way to keep track is probably thru their Twitter, Facebook or Blog.

They also produce other movie posters that worth a look at.

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)

Take note of the skinny chest armour and helmet on the Stormtroopers. It looks like the Medicom Stormtrooper is not that wrong after all. It's amusing that so many of the Stormtroopers are lefty.

For a leading hero character, Luke is certainly an ugly dude. Mark Hamill no longer has the innocent boy look that he spotted in A New Hope.

Wasn't Luke a blondie?!? All I see is brown hair.

The only time Luke wore his X-Wing pilot suit in the movie. It was the black Jedi outfit for the rest of the movie. (With additional poncho and helmet during the Endor scenes)

It appears that Ewan McGregor tried to mimic Alec Guinness' speech and mannerism in the Prequels. He did a good job at it if that was the case.

Of note are the Asian and female X-Wing pilots in the background.

Some details on pilot control panel on Wedge's chest.

See how glossy Vader's helmet is?

It's not glossy anymore in this scene. He ought to choke his polisher.

Some closeups on a Scout Trooper

The following conversation between Luke and Leia confirms that George Lucas screwed up big time in Ep III: Revenge of the Sith.

Luke: Leia, do you remember your mother, your real mother?
Leia: Just a little bit. She died when I was very young.
Luke: What do you remember?
Leia: Just images really. Feelings.
Luke: Tell me.
Leia: She was... very beautiful. Kind... but sad. Why are you asking me this?
Luke: I have no memory of my mother. I never knew her.

The only appearance of AT-AT in ROTJ.

Cowboys & Bandits

Playmoland Mug

Received this mug as a gift earlier in the year. An original product by Playmoland, it's bascially a mug that has a recess for displaying a Playmobil figure. The figure is secured to the mug by a piece of silicon. It's certainly an interesting way to display a Playmobil figure!

The mug can be purchased by itself or as a gift pack that comes packaged with a Playmobil Special.

Another interesting product from Playmoland is the Toy in a Cup, a plastic tumbler that allows you to insert a Playmobil figure from the bottom.