![]() ![]() ![]() My fridge could use an update, but I might just opt for a new stainless steel one instead. ![]() Gray paint lends the metallic finish, and Ippolito even goes the extra mile to add lighting effects on side panels attached to the fridge, as well as a pulsing red glow across the figure to mimic the special effects used in the Return of the Jedi when Han is finally freed from his living tomb. Has a warm and a cool setting for keeping food either warm or cold. The key ingredients in the build are full-scale replicas of Solo in carbonite, complete with his agonized grimace, so that you can use that to build a silicone model. The sculpture was renamed Man in Carbonite by Boba Fett who then sold it to Jabba the Hutt for 250,000 credits. Officially-licensed Star Wars merchandise. Normals can probably manage as well, depending on their level of patience and comfort level with tools. The concept of the video is simple enough: Can you turn a standard, boring fridge into a faithful homage to Han locked within the bizarre transportation material from the Star Wars universe? Turns out you can – or you can if you’re Frank Ippolito, movie prop maker. Growing up, I can remember spending a lot of time thinking about what it would be like to be frozen in carbonite, the way Han Solo was after being betrayed by Lando on Bespin in T he Empire Strikes Back. I never imagined it might feel like you were a fridge, but a new video on Adam Savage’s Tested YouTube channel has me thinking differently. ![]()
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