Santa Yoda

“May the Christmas be with you!”

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Christmas Creature

Look what I got…

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At only $1, how could I resist? Here’s what it looked like when I took the bits out:

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The foam is adhesive, and assembly consists of attaching each tiny square piece individually to the dome, like this:

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Since I am a master craftsman, this was easier and faster than it looked. Here’s the finished dome:

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The extra bits and pieces had to be glued on (glue not provided) but since the foam was porous we had to use super glue. Here he is all done:

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Not bad for $1 is he 🙂

The Unreachable Star

This is by far the best advertisement ever made. I have watched it countless times over the years. If it doesn’t bring a tear to your eye then you’re not a man:

But wait! Did you know there was a sequel that came out five years after? (Watch the whole thing; it’s worth it…)

It reminds me of my youth, when mum and dad would play our ‘Man of La Mancha’ broadway album and sing along 🙂