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This radio-controlled helicopter is gas-powered, and has been modified to carry and remotely fire model rockets. Conte said Star Wars helped spur him to build machines from found materials. Using model airplanes, a hacksaw and glue, he improvised the X-wing fighters he saw in the film because “there weren’t any Star Wars toys made yet. So I made my own.” (via Creepy Cyberpunk Fantasies Come to Life in Christopher Conte’s Sculptures)


