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Japanese Star Wars fan builds amazing levitating Millennium Falcon model【Video】

Casey Baseel Dec 17, 2016
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No strings or CG here; it’s all science and craftsmanship.

For the most part, Japan gets its science fiction fix from domestic sources. Between Gundam, Evangelion, and a host of other made-in-Japan giant robot anime and video game series, there’s not a whole lot of room for foreign franchises to flourish.

The exception, though, is Star Wars. New releases in the saga are major movie events in Japan, with demand strong enough to ensure they actually premiere in Japanese theaters at roughly the same time as they do overseas. Rogue One opens in Japan on December 16, and so Japanese Twitter user @HanakiMasatoshi decided to celebrate by building a model of Star Wars’ Millennium Falcon. Oh, and to help his stand out from all the other models of the iconic starship that have been built by fans over the years, he built one that levitates.

ミレニアムファルコン完成です。CREALEV社製の70mm浮く磁気浮上装置使って浮遊させ、エンジンは無線給電で発光します。装置の日本代理店である㈱ワイアードゲートさまとのコラボレーションで製作しました。二子玉川蔦屋家電で展示中です。#ローグワン #スターウォーズ #蔦屋家電 pic.twitter.com/egdv99zreT

— ハナキ-マサトシ (@HanakiMasatoshi) December 14, 2016

@HanakiMasatoshi achieved the amazing effect by using a magnetic levitation system from Dutch company Crealev that allows the object to hover 70 millimeters (2.8 inches) above its base.

▼ The floating portion, prior to having the Millennium Falcon built around it.

磁気浮上状態での無線給電テスト。浮上する磁石（キャリア）が上下すると、LEDがついたり消えたり。給電ギリギリ距離。重量物乗せればいい具合に下がってきて光るのです。 pic.twitter.com/IcMsPAQS29

— ハナキ-マサトシ (@HanakiMasatoshi) December 14, 2016

This is actually @HanakiMasatoshi’s second time building a floating reproduction of Han Solo’s pride and joy, having previously put together a model that levitated at a more modest height last year, around the time The Force Awakens debuted.

磁気浮上ミレニアムファルコンver1。去年のこの時期に、あーだこーだ言いながら作ってた。今年はこれのもっと浮くやつだ！ #ローグワンに出るかはしらんけど #スターウォーズ pic.twitter.com/sqUYhyMpdq

— ハナキ-マサトシ (@HanakiMasatoshi) November 30, 2016

With the Star Wars franchise planning to release a new film every December until at least 2019, hopefully we’ll also be seeing annual updates to @HanakiMasatoshi’s flying fan tributes.

Source: IT Media, Twitter/@HanakiMasatoshi