Via Starwars.com:

WARM UP YOUR SNOWSPEEDER.

In Fully Operational Fandom, StarWars.com goes right to the heart of the Star Wars saga — the fans — for insight into their thoughts and experiences surrounding a galaxy far, far away.

It’s not only the Empire that builds AT-AT walkers.

They may have the necessary factories and supplies to construct the intimidating vehicles with ease, but with determination and ingenuity, Star Wars fans can craft their own versions. Kyle Gilbert did so for an event at his church. He needed a large prop, and he wanted to go big, like 17-feet-big. “As people walked into the building, I wanted to do something that was completely unpredictable and surprising,” he tells StarWars.com. “AT-ATs have this huge and menacing feel to them — totally iconic. And maybe also I’m still a lot like a little kid sometimes. I never got that AT-AT playset when I was younger, and this was my way of making up for it. Ha!”

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