Via Starwars.com:

When I was a kid watching Star Wars for the first time, like so many others I was awed by the scope and scale of the planets and technology in that galaxy far, far away. The worlds were both primal and futuristic, and I was instantly fascinated. I’ll never forget my awe at the scene of the Millennium Falcon getting caught in the Death Star’s tractor beam and the sense of scale the visuals accomplished when the ship gets pulled into the massive battle station’s docking bay. As a kid intrigued by the structure of things, I was blown away.

Now, after training as an architect and over 20 years in the cast concrete business, it’s with great pleasure and reverence that I get to make my very own concrete Death Star — and hold something that has always been in my mind such a massive and impressive entity right in the palm of my hand.

Using Death Star ice molds and a few tools and materials from the hardware store, you too can make your own fully armed and operational concrete battle station. Kids — please be safe and get an adult to help! Now let’s begin!

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