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Millennium Falcon Project: A Mad Rush And The Largest 3D Printer In Europe

Millennium Falcon Project: A Mad Rush And The Largest 3D Printer In Europe

Robert Stannage

By Robert Stannage

Robert Stannage

I have worked in the film industry as an artist for the last nineteen years, across several creative departments contracted out by major motion picture studios.

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I was working in Pinewood Studios, England, when I was informed I had an interesting job. My eyes brows raised a little, but much much higher when I was told I would one of their team bringing to life a Lucus Film Millennium Falcon! It was decided that the Falcon would be 3D printed within […]

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Dive Underwater With This Toy Star Destroyer Submarine Hack

Dive Underwater With This Toy Star Destroyer Submarine Hack

By Mike Senese

Mike Senese

Mike Senese is the Executive Editor of Make: magazine. He is also a TV host, starring in various engineering and science shows for Discovery Channel, including Punkin Chunkin, How Stuff Works, and Catch It Keep It.

An avid maker, Mike spends his spare time tinkering with electronics, doing amateur woodworking, and attempting to cook the perfect pizza.

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Adam Woodworth has a wonderful hobby of hacking together off-the-shelf Star Wars toys and common R/C components to make flying creations that look and maneuver just like the the ships and speeders we’ve all fallen in love with on the big screen. He’s delighted crowds at many Maker Faires, and plans to bring more of […]

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May the Fourth Be with You!

May the Fourth Be with You!

By Goli Mohammadi

Goli Mohammadi

I'm a word nerd who loves to geek out on how emerging technology affects the lexicon. I was an editor on the first 40 volumes of MAKE, and I love shining light on the incredible makers in our community. In particular, covering art is my passion — after all, art is the first thing most of us ever made. When not fawning over perfect word choices, I can be found on the nearest mountain, looking for untouched powder fields and ideal alpine lakes.

Contact me at snowgoli@gmail.com or via @snowgoli.

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Lightsaber battles, R2 replicas, Jedi training, and Mandalorian Mercs!

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A Quick And Easy Way To Automate That LEGO BB8

A Quick And Easy Way To Automate That LEGO BB8

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

Senior Editor for Make: I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity of the masses! My favorite thing in the world is sharing the hard work of a maker.

I'd always love to hear about what you're making, so send me an email any time at caleb@make.co

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The folks at Brown dog Gadgets have published this fantastic guide to convert a plain ol’ LEGO BB8 model into something a bit more exciting. The brains inside this project are Crazy Circuits, which happen to interface with Lego quite nicely (you can get a few of their kits in our MakerShed). We absolutely LOVE […]

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3D Printing a Millennium Falcon Gaming Prop

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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Jim Kelly of Game Terrain Engineering prints a huge Millennium Falcon for the Star Wars: Legion miniatures game.

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