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A look at the ways fans incorporate their fandoms into their everyday lives, from home decor to craft projects to cakes and beyond.
Russ Lane grew up with The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books, and after Peter Jackson’s movie trilogy he was inspired to make a model of the hobbit home as seen in the films. But it wasn’t until a recent back injury that he was able to devote the time necessary — two months — and, in fact, working on the model aided in his recovery.
Mass Effect fan Jason David has been riding his 2001 Yamaha Vstar 1100 Custom bike since 2005, but this past November was in a minor accident that required some repair and repainting. He took the opportunity to customize his bike in the style of Commander Shepard’s N7 armor from the game.
Happy Valentine’s Day! To celebrate, here are some (mostly) fan-made Valentines featuring some of your favorite characters from TV shows, movies, and video games. Some of them are even available to buy, so get a jump on next year!
It’s getting to be that time of year again, and maybe you want to show your holiday spirit. But you don’t have to sacrifice flaunting your geekiness at the same time — just wear one of these geeky tees fashioned after the classic Christmas sweater!
Dexter Morgan’s blood slides — his collection of “trophies” from each of his kills — are such an iconic part of the Showtime series that several fans have found ways to incorporate them into crafts of various sorts, all without having to resort to murder.
Star Wars fan and guitar enthusiast Travis Stevens built an electric guitar out of a vintage Millennium Falcon playset. It even lights up!
This past weekend, we attended Dragon*Con in Atlanta, and as always, there was some fabulous costuming. There was so much awesomeness that instead of a list, I’m sharing a gallery of some of the best costumers and costume groups I came across during the convention — plus a few of me, Jason, and Ginny!
In 2008, the Chicago-based Slay-A-Thon, an annual charity event organized by Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel fans, raffled off a particularly cool prize: a playset of the iconic Magic Box, made by fanvidder (and modeler) HammerPixVideo.
Take a break from your Starcraft 2 slaughter to check out some of these awesome fan-made tributes to the prolific Zerg. Some of these are so cute that you might actually feel bad the next time you send your Firebats out to do their duty.
One of the coolest things I saw at Star Wars Celebration V was the 501st Legion’s “TK Project,” a charity auction allowing fans to bid on one-of-a-kind stormtrooper helmets designed by artists, actors, directors, and more. Here’s a sampling of some of the 50 or so helmets on display at the con!
