X-Wing Archives

“Death Star Dad” Launches Another Massive Star Wars Rooftop Creation

Colby Powell

November 20th, 2019

His majestic rooftop Star Wars creations becoming a thing of lore, Colby Powell is back with an oversized homage to the upcoming film.

Building a Life-Size Replica of Poe Dameron’s X-Wing

James Benini

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September 29th, 2016September 28th, 2016

You know you want to get up into the cockpit of this X-Wing.

Adorable X-Wing Pilot Costume Comes Complete with Real Wings

Jim Bollinger is a fabricator, welder, machinist, carpenter, builder, firefighter/paramedic, husband and father of three boys. Friends and colleagues describe him as MacGyver meets Larry the Cable Guy.

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May 27th, 2016July 18th, 2016

We’ve reached a consensus: This X-Wing Pilot costume is totes adorbz and the wings are real even if not functional for flying through space.

How to Make X-Wing Origami

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. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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@garethb2

March 10th, 2016March 10th, 2016

Want to try your hand at some challenging origami? Try this Star Wars X-Wing fold.

Every Star Wars Project Featured on Make: So Far (Over 100!)

By Nathan Hurst

Nathan Hurst

Nathan Hurst is an editor at Make. He loves anything having to do with science or bicycling. He tweets as @nathanbhurst.

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December 20th, 2015December 29th, 2015 13

We love Star Wars and you probably do, too. So here’s every Star Wars project we’ve posted over the last 10 years.

6 Ways to Bring an X-Wing Home Today

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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November 30th, 2015November 23rd, 2015

Wish you could fly with the rebels in an X-Wing of your own? These 6 X-Wing builds are sure to stoke your imagination.