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Over the last few days, Amanda Visell has posted a couple images of hand-carved and painted wooden Star Wars figures on her blog, showing off large, work-in-progress recreations of Darth Vader and a Stormtrooper. As SpankyStokes points out, these follow a similarly-designed Boba Fett wooden figure she teased back in January.

Is there a pop culture icon from the last 30 years that's as ripe for customization and re-interpretation than Darth Vader? Me think not. Here's the latest send-up. Submitted for the open invite paper project, Pepetz, this incarnation of the Dark Lord spins it 180. Full of love and bespeckled with hearts, Darth Loveder as designed by bur2Qul, gives a whole new take on the whole heavy breathing thing. Get yours HERE.

Abell Octovan, commonly referred to simply as Abell, has made quite the name for himself by revealing what Dath Vader does in his spare time. The first incarnation, "Lord on Board," showed the masses that the dark lord himself — when not chasing rebel scum — enjoyed a bit of skateboarding. And while hobbies are important, so are vacations… thus Abell crafted the "Lord on Vacation" figure, showing that Anakin could soak up some rays and tear up some waves with the best of them.