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A Nova Scotia 香蕉视频直播楽tar Wars香蕉视频直播 fan builds rideable, two-metre-tall TIE starfighter from scrap

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Allan Carver of Queensland welded together steel, foam and scrap wheelchair motors to create a two-metre tall replica of the Imperial Fleet香蕉视频直播檚 go-to fighter.

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Carver, who owns an advertising firm and creates furniture and other projects in his free time, said the replica took him three months to build, mostly from recycled materials, but he香蕉视频直播檚 not sure how much it cost him.

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Carver left a previous job in advertising to start his own company.

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He said he pushes advertising clients to be more creative in their methods.

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For now, Carver said the TIE fighter will stay at his house 香蕉视频直播 it just fits through the double-doors of his home 香蕉视频直播 until an August parade in nearby Hubbards, N.S.

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Allan Carver of Queensland welded together steel, foam and scrap wheelchair motors to create a two-metre tall replica of the Imperial Fleet香蕉视频直播檚 go-to fighter. Photo: The Canadian Press/Allan Carver




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