Seven Awesome DIY Star Wars Vehicles July 15, 2011

Vehicles from the original ‘Star Wars’ trilogy were the coolest things in the movies. What’s more exciting than recreating them using recycled and repurposed materials?

The original Star Wars trilogy rules, period. The plot is awesome, the characters so memorable that they’ll stay with you for the rest of your life and the effects still put most CGI wannabes in the shade. Yet, while the story carries along like you’re sat in a Landspeeder, and the human element is undoubtedly entertaining, those movies were visual masterpieces first and foremost, and it was the many amazing vehicles that captured our imaginations as much as anything else.

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Aptera 300MPG Electric Car Featured in Star Trek XI Scene May 10, 2009

Star Fleet Academy - Aptera Car Will Be Here

Boldly Going to Southern California

When producers needed a large, academic building to use for establishing exterior shots of the Academy Starfleet Academy, they turned to the Oviatt Library at Cal State Northridge, with its large open green, wide flight of stairs and tall regal columns. Ain’t It Cool News reports that in addition to “futurizing” the library, the producers also placed an Aptera TYP-1 electric car capable of 300 miles per gallon, in the Academy shots for an extended cameo. Now that’s the kind of ride you can imagine Kirk zipping around in in the 23rd century.

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Aptera on Star Trek XI Movie Set