Awesome Star Wars

Your garden gnomes won’t get jacked with a Garden Jawa on patrol: not only will these little buggers protect your lawn, but they’ll strip it clean for droids and moisture vaporators.

Atom’s Star Wars Gangsta Rap: Chronicles features MCs Vader, Luke, Leia, and more; often lewd but surprisingly pithy, Yoda may be feenin’ to be talla, but boy can that mini-Jedi holla.

The fifth video in SWTOR’s Timeline series is the stuff that legends are made of: a small band of defenders holds off a superior Imperial force on Bothan home planet Bothawui.

This new trailer for Star Wars: Uncut will leave even the most stoic bounty hunter with a lump in their throat: the project now consists of 399 finished 15 second clips, viewable here.

Because even Sith Lords need to do PowerPoint presentations: these Lightsaber Laser Pointers are available in Vader and Maul styles, perfect for pointing out, say, two-meter exhaust vents.

This Making of Coruscant video for Star Wars: The Old Republic has us excited: the devs discuss never before seen areas and emulating the sheer scale of the planet-spanning city.

Instructables member vv_767’s Super Bright Lightsaber puts other Jedi weaponry to shame: it’s a DIY project that cost $160 and features a 36″ polycarbonate tube w/300 lumen LED.

The ultimate dudes-with-cool-headgear mashup, this Darth Tut t-shirt (available today at TeeFury) is also an homage to awesome, with snakes, lightning bolts skulls, and lightsabers.

Using a repurposed cooler, Brian De Vitis’ R2D2 carries far more than Death Star plans: it’s packed with eight consoles, a sound system and a dome-mounted projector.

If you think Luke had a hard time fighting his father, just wait until you visit Animals with Lightsabers; with cat AT-ATs and squirrel Sith lords, but nothing beats Obi Woof Kenobi.

Brandon Griffith is a god amongst Jedi: he’s built a Star Wars chess set using LEGO pieces dedicated to A New Hope (Ep. IV), with two additional sets for the Ep. V and VI on the way.

Our favorite force chokin’ Sith Lord gets his own 192 page opus with Star Wars: The Complete Vader; it includes spreads, inserts and an autographed bookplate label by the authors.

With a believable Tatooine down to the moisture vaporators, Galactic Warfare is a Star Wars-themed total conversion of Call of Duty 4 that swaps Spetznaz for Storm Troopers.

Not everyone has Labor Day weekend off; Darth’s black sheep brother Chad Vader spends it cleaning the toilet (gloves over gloves FTW!) and battling a family of angry possums.

This 20 minute Star Wars: The Old Republic walkthrough is our first look at gameplay; the last five minutes are the best, culminating in a Sith Warrior/Bounty Hunter vs Jedi Knight battle.

Using LucasArts’ classic SCUMM engine, Han Solo Adventures is a freeware/indie effort that’s also a double-dose of nostalgia; it’s not done yet, but we at least know Han shot first.

The Clone Wars were disastrous for the Trade Federation, but there was one business that made out like bandits Jawas: this Droid Recycle Bin t-shirt proves it pays to be green.

Popularized in Star Wars: Retold, Han comes clean about his Oktoberfest-attending, lederhosen-wearing brother, Hans Solo; choose from one of eight Brew Haus-friendly tee colors.

Watch over 45 minutes of juicy details on upcoming MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic; it’s a multi-part developer walkthrough that can be watched in one sitting on YouTube.

LEGO’s Motorized AT-AT stands a foot tall and also walks while moving its head up and down; it’s got four minifigs including Luke Skywalker on a grappling line. Thanks, Thorir!

The McQuarrie set of 13 action figures is a piece of Star Wars history; it’s based on the pre-concept character designs commissioned by George Lucas and created by Ralph McQuarrie.

Wookie-sized props to the Make A Wish Foundation: Star Waiters is a 30 min film (it starts 9 min in) that fulfills 6th grader Mitch Kohler’s dream to make his own Star Wars movie.

Available for preorder: Marc Ecko’s Star Wars-themed collaboration continues with new hoodies, bubble jackets and track jackets; top picks: X-Wing Pilot and Storm Trooper.