Fun and games - toys and kits for nerds

How nice it would be to have a scale model of an X-Wing. Or an AT-AT. Or of Darth Vader's TIE Fighter. Preferably made of durable material. But of ...

As a true Tolkien fan, you can of course recite the British author's complete works by heart. At every opportunity, you can think of a suitable sen...

There's no story so good a drink won't make it better. - Thoros von MyrIndeed, no story can be so good that a thematically appropriate cocktail won...

Contrary to their claims, the dwarves' hospitality is rather limited. The events in Moria, for example, show that they have every reason to fear in...

The motif of the three monkeys that see nothing, hear nothing and say nothing is something we come across from time to time in everyday life - the ...

The world is changing. I can feel it in the water (...) Treebeard has long suspected the forces that are about to spread across your bathroom. The ...

All you need for your new spaceship are your fingers and perhaps a pair of needle-nose pliers and tweezers. Who would have thought? Well, you can't...

"Aiya Earendil Elenion Ancalima!" - "Hail, Earendil, brightest of the stars!"When Frodo sets off from Lothlorien with his eight companions and Gala...

With seven meals a day, it's easy to run out of recipe ideas - not so for the Shire dwellers. They have been practicing this way of eating for gene...

Most of us nerds get to know Japan primarily through the countless animes that have fortunately also made it onto German television, at least in pa...

A ring to light them up... and transport your room straight to Middle-earth! The Lord of the Rings Lamp - The One Ring is an official collector's i...

In the list of the most famous vehicles from film and television, the DeLorean from the great "Back to the Future" films should of course not be mi...

Every good adventure involves a spectacular escape, a thrilling chase or a dangerous hike through unknown territory - perhaps all three. But this i...

Whether in Norse mythology or in the Marvel universe, the gods Loki and Thor are like fire and water. They are constantly clashing and due to their...

"Score, sunk!" This sentence will send a shiver down the spine of anyone who has ever been bored at school, on a long bus ride or during their lunc...

A Niffler, like the one Newt Scamander owns, is a cheeky little creature, about the size of a cat, with the appearance of a mole. Despite its incre...

In the Studio Ghibli film "My Neighbor Totoro", a small family moves into a house in the countryside - and discovers that the property and the adja...

The School of the Wolf is one of the most renowned Witcher schools, not least because of powerful representatives such as Vesemir and the protagoni...

‘My planet Arrakis is so beautiful when the sun is low. When it moves across the sand, you can see the spice in the air.’The ‘Surf Arrakis’-shirt i...

Snappy remarks, daring crooks, fist fights and perhaps the worst table manners in the world: these are the films of Bud Spencer and Terence Hill. T...

As a scientist, adventurer and adult who has remained a child, the Doctor is known to have a weakness for all things tinkering - whether ancient or...

Hardly any other book series in recent history comes close to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter in terms of atmosphere and immersion. All you have to do ...

Anyone who is able to identify this Enterprise correctly straight away is definitely a true Star Trek fan. It is not so easy to tell the many diffe...

When Harry - and we as readers - first get to know the world of witches and wizards, he is fascinated by all the magic. As we all know, it manifest...

Originally, Pip-Boys were a privilege reserved for Vault dwellers and raiders who encountered them, but with the Fallout Pip Boy 3000 MK V replica ...

It is simply fascinating to see how new life can develop: First a little facehugger pops out of the egg, jumps into its mother's face and gives her...

Anyone who has been at Hogwarts for a while will be used to games like wizard chess, where the little pieces move by themselves and push each other...

Haunted houses don’t have to be scary. We’ve known that since “My Neighbour Totoro”. The phenomena that the sisters Satsuki and Mei encounter might...

The terrifying, mysterious nightshade that terrorizes the village of Berk in the film "Dragon Taming Made Easy" soon turns out to be an incredibly ...

Masters of the Universe is an absolute classic among action figures: the muscle-bound warriors of Eternia have been available to buy since the earl...

What didn't work the first time will certainly work the second time. Or the third. Maybe you can help the Empire to rebuild the Death Star. Unfortu...

Unfortunately, writing letters has gone a little out of fashion. With this The Lord of the Rings wax seal set, however, fans of the works of J.R.R...

In the world of The Witcher, there are various rules and unwritten laws that are anchored in the very foundations of humanity. One of these laws is...

Claiming to know "Star Wars" inside out is a pretty bold statement, as the Skywalker saga comprises three trilogies. There are 42 years between the...