You thought you were a Star Wars fanatic?

May 16, 2002 9:22 PM

You thought you were a Star Wars fanatic? Thanks to the always excellent Lily Tao, who posts the most interesting links on her blog, we have the tale of the fan boy who built a life-size Millenium Falcon in his (former?) friend's back yard. Another set of pics here.
posted by Lynsey (13 comments total)

Right after they claim to be building a tool shed, the next image is the nearly completed Falcon.
This, for whatever reason, made me weak with laughter.
posted by dong_resin at 10:00 PM on May 16, 2002

You must watch the video documentary that they have made to go with it.
posted by ajbattrick at 12:22 AM on May 17, 2002

ohhhh thats nothing i have a full size death star above my house!
posted by monkeyJuice at 12:32 AM on May 17, 2002

I believe this is a 21st century interpretation of what the British used to call a folly.
posted by dhartung at 3:21 AM on May 17, 2002

We still call these things follies.
posted by vbfg at 4:00 AM on May 17, 2002

Those guys are pansies:


More pictures here.
posted by NortonDC at 4:39 AM on May 17, 2002

Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail... "It's only a model"
posted by banished at 5:21 AM on May 17, 2002

some people have wayyyyyyy too much free time.
posted by mkelley at 5:59 AM on May 17, 2002

Yeah, they should have spent that time posting on metafilter. Losers.
posted by mecran01 at 7:23 AM on May 17, 2002

some people have wayyyyyyy too much free time.

Some people just know how to spend thier free time.
posted by adampsyche at 7:28 AM on May 17, 2002

ohhhh thats nothing i have a full size death star above my house!

That's not a space station, it's a moon.
posted by kindall at 8:09 AM on May 17, 2002

Can't make link work right. It won't come up without the slash at the end. Darn Netscape! Maybe this will work.
posted by Lynsey at 9:55 AM on May 17, 2002

Good gravy...the guys who built their own Gundam make the Falcon guys look like a bunch of pikers. That is the coolest thing I've seen in a while. I want one now. The Gundam, that is...

...what?
posted by RakDaddy at 10:59 AM on May 17, 2002