It’s been 30 years since the first Star Wars movie and two years since the last one premiered, yet the empire continues to grow. Fans from all around the world keep the saga alive with their DIY creations, from Death Star revamps to Kowakian monkey-lizards made from packing tape. Homages to the film include snack art, perfectly replicated costumes and full-on body tattoos. Oh, and custom Star Wars-inspired dental crowns. Here’s a sampling of user-submitted tributes. Inspired? http://www.flickr.com/groups/359572@N20/ Submit your own homemade Star Wars homage to Wired News, and we’ll add it to our ever-expanding http://www.flickr.com/groups/359572@N20/pool/ collection. View all the images as a http://www.flickr.com/groups/359572@N20/pool/show/ Flickr slideshow or click through these highlights. LEFT: Feel the power of the dark side with http://www.flickr.com/photos/lord_moon/337868689/in/pool-359572@N20/ Lord Moon’s take on interior decorating and lighting.
What Color Is Your Han Solo? =
description Channeling Warhol, self-professed Seattle video-game geek http://www.flickr.com/photos/lord_moon/337868689/in/pool-359572@N20/ Lord Moon puts together a pop-art image of Han Solo. 
How to Clone a Clone Trooper in Action =
description To commemorate the upcoming Star Wars anniversary, http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotopakismo/ Francisco Alcantara photographed a Clone-trooper action figure in a darkened room. Alcantara locked his camera’s shutter open for 30 seconds and used blue and white LED lights to create an effect that looks like a laser-battle scene. Originally from Mexico but currently living in Japan, Alcantara based the posture of the figure on an image by Robert Capa, a famous 20th-century war photographer known for his http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/capa_r.html visual from the Spanish Civil War and World War II. 
credit Photo: Jenna Wortham
Custom Bling With a Bite =
description Among the other fan-made items from Mexico, this set of custom Star Wars-inspired dental crowns owned by http://archive.wired.com/entertainment/hollywood/multimedia/2007/05/gallery_starwars Steve Sansweet can actually be fitted onto teeth. 
credit Photo: Jenna Wortham
Jabba the Hutt’s Special Friend Meet http://archive.wired.com/entertainment/hollywood/multimedia/2007/05/gallery_starwars Steve Sansweet’s http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Salacious_B._Crumb Salacious B. Crumb – we bet you never knew this Kowakian monkey-lizard by name. The life-size rendering of the creature (as seen in Jabba the Hutt’s palace) is made from packaging tape. It won first place in a fan-club contest in Mexico City.
Care to Carpool in a StormCooper? =
description The idea for this 3-foot-wide decal of a Stormtrooper came from a T-shirt. In addition to the roof graphic, http://www.flickr.com/photos/tclement/102021690/in/pool-359572@N20/ Todd Clement added stripes to the car’s front hood to create the impression of helmet vents. The personalized touches, along with a custom-chrome Stormtrooper vanity plate, transform this MiniCooper into a StormCooper. 
Filtering the Dark Side =
description Boston photographer http://www.flickr.com/photos/alternatewords/ Thorsten Becker arranged and photographed these action figures in front of computer-generated backgrounds that he designed himself. Using special lighting and filters, Becker alters the contrast and adds tinting effects to his photographs. 
The Sweet Side of the Death Star =
description Along with an embroidered Star Wars pillowcase (made by his grandmother), Todd Franklin’s favorite memorabilia from the space saga is this Death Star-inspired sugar cookie. Originally from the Star Wars Darth Vader Activity Book, the recipe for the giant treat is available on http://neatocoolville.blogspot.com Franklin’s website. 
Et Tu , Darth? =
description Lego meets Star Wars meets ... Shakespeare? Using a Nikon and a homemade light box, Star Wars fan and photography buff Jonathan Watts shoots these action scenes with his personal army of Lego Stormtroopers, culled from eBay and friends. http://www.flickr.com/photos/s3a/422524303/in/pool-359572@N20/ The story line? The tragedy of Julius Caesar, played out by plastic figurines (Darth Sidious as Caesar, Darth Vader as Brutus, Count Dooku as Casca, Grand Moff Tarkin as Cassius and Yoda as the Soothsayer). U.K.-based Watts opted to portray the ever-popular Stormtroopers in his images in a humorous light. "They get a hard deal in the films," he explains. 
Red, White and Evil =
description Flickr user http://www.flickr.com/photos/wfdt/483227487/ Women, Fire & Dangerous Things took this photo with a camera on a tripod. The image is from a series of shots of a Tie fighter pilot helmet; red and blue Master Replica lightsabers produce the multicolored effect. 
Staring You as ... =
description Oh, the joys of Photoshop: This detailed handiwork displays http://www.flickr.com/photos/8470715@N06/510497361/in/pool-359572@N20/ the artist fighting himself inside a Death Star corridor. Very meta. 
Life-Long Fanboy =
description Game designer http://www.flickr.com/photos/heilemann/222253773/in/pool-359572@N20/ Michael Heilemann in Copenhagen submitted this childhood photo of himself lying behind a brand-new set of Star Wars figurines and a boxed toy ship. Heilemann says this was only the beginning of his Star Wars collection, but that future additions were "never as iconic." 
Sith Makeover =
description Uglydoll creators Dave Horrath and Sun-Min Kim pledge their allegiance to the dark side with a custom-designed replica Vader helmet, which will go on display this week as part of a http://www.starwars.com/community/event/celebration/news20070516.html gallery at Celebration IV in Los Angeles. 
Urban Invader =
description Street artists Urbanmedium (best known for that ubiquitous Che-Stormtrooper mashup graffiti, visible on the helmet here) paper this Sith helmet for an urbanized look. The helmet is part of the art http://www.starwars.com/community/event/celebration/news20070516.html gallery at Celebration IV in Los Angeles. 
Every Kid’s Dream Pet Artist http://www.caseyweldon.com/home/home.htm Casey Weldon tames an Imperial Walker.
