Hasta La Gadget!

If you have a pile of old computer parts in the garage or in a corner of your home office that’s been growing because you just keep “meaning to go to the recycling center,” but just haven’t gotten around to it, here’s the DIY project for you. Sage Werbock, a sculptor and Star Wars fan, has taken a bunch of old computer parts from his own collection and that of his friends and put together an incredibly realistic-looking AT-AT that’s over a foot high and weighs less than 15 pounds. 

All of the computer components used have been welded together, so this isn’t some heap of steel and aluminum held together by duct tape and twine. Werbock even welded some burn-marks and weapons scars onto the AT-AT to make it look a little more battle-hardened. If you want one yourself, you can head over to his Etsy page to find out how he made it: if you want this one, it can be yours for $450 list.