As a child my mother didn’t have the disposable income necessary to provide my brother and I with the latest and greatest toys on the market. Instead, on rare occasions we received a G.I. Joe action figure, but more often than not we were presented with a plastic bag of small, green, army figures. These figures and our imagination occupied much of our formative years. Read more »
Talented artist Paul Pape makes his living crafting three-dimensional sculptures on a custom-order basis. Most of his sculptures are for video game customers, and as you can see here, he’s done a lot of Miis and Xbox Live avatars, as well as some Sackboys and WoW creatures. But his latest item is so cool, it transcends all geek boundaries and appeals to every geek on the most basic level. And as we all know, that level is Star Wars. Pape is making a limited run of 200 “Custom Carbonites” available before Christmas, and it just might be the ultimate gift for the geek who has everything. A Custom Carbonite is you Read more »
