Do you remember the days of floppy disks? The ones with a whopping 1.44 MB of data? Yeah. I recall turning in school papers saved on floppies and having to label each one in a certain way. Fortunately, there’s a use for these out-dated tools. You can build Star Wars ships with them!
Yes, I like the idea of using old technology to build little models of futuristic space ships, and so does Jetpack5. He’s created tutorials that will walk you through making the Millennium Falcon, the Death Star, and an X-wing. Hopefully, you can still buy floppy disks at your local office supply store.
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Indoor rock climbing usually involves getting to the top of a wall via boring hand holds. They may be green or yellow or red, but they’re not terribly interesting. The folks at Hangfast Adventure Structures are changing that with their Star Wars themed hand holds. You can dangle from the Death Star, hold on to R2-D2 or take hold of the Millennium Falcon on your way to the top. I wonder how Vader would feel about saving people instead of letting them plummet to their doom?
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Liam is only nine months old, but he already has a spaceship. That’s going to be hard milestone to top, but his parents are so awesome that they’ll probably figure something out. They built this Millennium Falcon using cardboard, packing tape, papier-mâché, and silver spray paint. Genius!
Even when Liam outgrows it, the Falcon will still make a cool decoration for his room. All the kids and adults will be jealous.
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If you don’t have the time or patience to assemble the 5,000+ piece LEGO Millennium Falcon kit, or if you’re lacking the roughly $2,500 it costs to get your hands on one, you can still enjoy the build process with this 3D stop motion video, which was created by Francisco Prieto over a 3 year period using 3ds max, and V-Ray.
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The only movers that can smuggle stuff to your new home in less than twelve parsecs.
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Star Wars and holiday cards seem to go together like peanut butter and chocolate. These designs by Preacher stand apart though. The cards were commissioned, and they blend the ships from the galaxy far, far away with snowflakes. The result is charming.
Check out designs featuring X-wings and Y-wings after the break.
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Just in time for Christmas, Sheep Creek Needlecraft is selling 100% hand needle felted wool Star Wars ornaments which include the TIE Fighter, X-Wing, Millennium Falcon, and of course, Yoda. Hit the jump to check out some additional photos.
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In what will likely be viewed as either the cooest thing ever or sacrilege of the highest order, Raphael Heusser created this LEGO mashup between the Millennium Falcon and Lightning McQueen. Before you decide how you feel, check out the additional photos after the break.
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If you are familiar with the 10179 Ultimate Collectors edition of the Millennium Falcon, you’ll know that it is one of the biggest sets LEGO ever produced at 33″(84 cm) long by 22″(56 cm) wide and 8.3″(21 cm) tall with over 5000 pieces.
Star Wars fan David Wagner conquered that demanding build, but then he went a step further and built a highly detailed docking bay for the ship complete with LEDs. Check out additional images after the break.
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Matheson Harris has amassed an impressive collection of Star Wars spaceships including the Millennium Falcon, Star Destroyer, Tie Fighter and even an AT-AT – the most interesting part however, is that they were all fashioned from cardboard. As impressive as the works are, Matheson takes an understated approach:
Hot glue, cardboard, sharpie, a few sucker sticks and ping pong balls = garbage armada
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