Miscellaneous

Updates on StarWars.com
A new video feature on the Sound of Star Wars, a report on ILM's Hal Hickel a snapshot and classic moment. The usual suspects...

Jawatronic reports that the new video featurette is cool; specially the end where there are people trying to make the sound effects noises! Thanks Jawatronic.

The report on ILM animator Hal Hickel is interesting. He was responsible for the animation of the Destroyer Droids on Episode I.

NASA to exhibit Star Wars space crafts this month!
I just found this on Yahoo! news; it seems NASA is holding an Opne House 2000 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. for FREE!

I says in the attractions and entertainment included that there will be "Spacecraft models: See detailed models of conceptual spacecraft designs, as well as the fanciful spaceships of Star Trek, Star Wars, and other popular science fiction shows, courtesy of the Huntsville Plastic Modelers Society."

There are a lot of other cool things such as full-size space shuttle parts, a new advanced space transportation concept that accelerates a model spacecraft from 0-60 mph in less than half of a second, a real International Space Station under construction, among other things!

Read the rest here.

Are you in Austin, TX?
The SciFiExpo is at Austin, TX right now (and tomorrow!). Get over there!
Why?
Because Shannon Baksa (Mara Jade), Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett), Aaron Allston (X-Wing Series), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), Phil Brown (Uncle Owen), and Mercedes Ngoh (Rystall) will all be there. VIP admission ($10 at the door) entitles you to a free autograph of Shannon Baksa on an item you provide.
Cool!

Star Wars Origami
Found this very cool site; has pictures of his origami creations of the Falcon, X-Wing, Droidekas (cool!), AT-ST, Tie Fighter, and more.
Check out the Star Wars Origami here.
Also, check out this hilarious parody, Star Folds.

Art of Star Wars exhibit opens today
On April 13, the doors to The Art of Star Wars exhibition at the Barbican Centre in London open to the public. An expansive showcase of the wonderful concept art and production models, props, and costumes from the four Star Wars films, the Barbican exhibit is the most thorough public display ever to be hosted in the UK.
Some exclusive pictures from at StarWars.com

Ultra 3-D Star Wars cards
Just found this Press Release at Yahoo News:

Dimensional Visions & Travel Tags Collaborate for TOPPS With Spectacular Star Wars ULTRA-3D Cards
PHOENIX, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Dimensional Visions Incorporated (www.dv3d.com), a Phoenix based company and the creator of spectacular Living Image(SM) Solutions for products, packaging and marketing communications utilizing its patent-pending ULTRA-DV3D� and ANIMOTION(SM) advanced halographix process and Travel Tags, (www.traveltags.com), the world's leading UV Printing and Processing Company of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota announced today a unique collaboration for the creation and delivery of new and spectacular proprietary products for the TOPPS Company, Inc. of New York, N.Y. (www.topps.com). TOPPS is an international marketer of entertainment products, principally collectible trading cards, confections and sticker album collections. Founded in 1938, TOPPS created Bazooka bubble gum in 1947 and marketed its first baseball cards in 1951.
Special Disclaimer: Dimensional Visions and Travel Tags are not affiliated in anyway with Lucas Films.