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How to Hack a Cheap Floating Globe into a Levitating Imperial Death Star!

Nov 21, 2012 08:03 PM

Nov 9, 2015 10:01 PM

Star Wars-themed desk decoration featuring a Death Star model.

Have any Star Wars fanatics in your family? Well, here's a great Christmas gift idea for those Star Wars fans who think they have everything... a freaking LEVITATING DEATH STAR!

Backwards Lamb Props created the above Death Star model by using one of those cheap magnetic floating globes and some schematics he found online of the moon-sized Imperial battle station. Pretty impressive, right?

Death Star I blueprint diagram with labeled sections.

Death Star I schematic diagram with technical specifications.

He gave the globe a coat of grey primer, filled it with LED lights and drilled tiny holes all over to give it the appearance of the cityscape.

A globe and a puzzle-like globe map in pieces on a table.

How to Hack a Cheap Floating Globe into a Levitating Imperial Death Star!

Model of a globe with a grid pattern and clock.

The model is very well detailed and includes the laser eye that destroyed Alderaan (RIP Leia's family).

Star Wars-inspired decor featuring a Death Star lamp and stormtrooper helmet.

One of the details I found to be the coolest was the tiny addition of an Imperial Star Destroyer.

Abstract close-up of a sleek, modern device with a blurred background.

For the full DIY instructions, head on over to Backwards Lamb's Instructables project page.

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