dedication

This blog/site

is dedicated to one

of the most creative people I know.

His name is JEREMY BRUMAGE and he lives in Denver Colorado.

A few years ago he was a call rep taking calls for a mid-size company. During slow times between calls, he took it upon himself to design and build Star Wars vehicles strictly out of materials he found in the office. Feast your eyes on the pictures below and see what can be done with glue, materials, and a clear vision of what the finished product should look like!




"I find your lack of faith disturbing" "Your skills are complete" "The Force is strong with this one"




The materials used are all above. These are all found within the office and some of the tools are from items that control his diabetes.

For the basic shapes of the vehicles, the cardboard backing was used. For detail, hundreds of individual pieces were cut from the hanging folders. You can see in the template layouts that the scale was important. Scale sizes were obtained from various STAR WARS fan sites.

Sanding of course is the basis for any hand made model. The Pringles cap and the insulin needle were both created specifically for this project




"What a hunk a' junk!" "It's the ship that made the kessel run in less than 12 parsecs" "She's the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy!"




Yes my friends, this Millennium Falcon is entirely made out of scrap materials. When people look at it in person they automatically assume it is a store bought model. Each of the individual plates on this item is hand cut from a hanging folder.

Here are a penny and a nickel to show scale. This creation is actually the smallest (by scale) in the fleet. This makes the detail even more impressive since it would be at least 3 times as big if it where to scale with the rest of the items.

Here is a rear view of the thousand year bird of prey. It's a bit easier to see the detail with the contrast. After the items were built, they were covered in primer to give them a more uniform look. This also gives the illusion of them being metallic rather than made from paper.

Bottom view: Jeremy wanted to display these when he was finished so he came up with a clever trick. The stand is unmistakable. It's a marker with the felt removed surrounded by stiff cardboard. The trick, was to embed the marker cap into the vehicle thereby allowing multiple points of display and a perfect fit into the stand.

Cockpit close-up: Four seats made out of cardboard and glue. The cockpit hull was originally a piece of paper shaped into a cone and then soaked in super glue. The point was cutoff and then a face plate made to complete the look.

Although most parts of the creations are stationary, there are a few things that move. The turret on the top is fit for Luke to rotate and hit tie fighters (but only if he doesn't get cocky). The deflector dish not only spins but can direct vertically also.

The six rings on the back are actually dry erase markers that are cross cut. All of the "piping" you see is made entirely out of paper clips. This ship is my personal favorite but look below for more incredible items that Jeremy made by hand.




"All wings report in." "Red Ten standing by" "Red Seven standing by" "Red Three standing by" "Red Six standing by" "Red Nine standing by" "Red Two standing by" "Red Eleven standing by" "Red Five standing by"





The X-Wing Fighter. A favorite of all of us that grew up in the 70's and 80's. Not only did this slick machine look cool, R2 got to ride along and keep you company! A staple among Star Wars vehicles, this ship was built with loving care and is Jeremy's favorite in the fleet.


When you look closely, the office products become obvious. Four pens make up the laser cannons and markers make up the thrust engines. The X-Wing fighter in this fleet was painted to add detail and the primer makes it look as if it has seen a few scraps with The Empire.

Here is the rear view. This is a good angle to point out that there is very little glue involved with the making of this vehicle and it's mostly held together by regular scotch tape.



Details, details. R2-D2s incredible likeness is a sanded end of a pic pen, hand painted and given a little protrusion to render a perfect likeness. The cockpit made from Pringles can plastic gives this X-wing an extremely authentic look.




"Stay on Target. Stay on Target."






The Y-Wing. The workhorse of any space fleet. This model is as detailed as the MilFal and made with numerous small items. Check out the detail in the pictures below.





Note the strong use of paper clips for conduit and piping on this ship. The front guns are made from coffee stirring straws.




"Several fighters have broken off from the main group. Come with me!" "I have you now."




Darth Vader's Tie Fighter. The unmistakable shape makes it sleeker and more maneuverable than your average Imperial assigned tie fighter. A force to be reckoned with in small craft fights, this fighter is built with corrugated cardboard and lots of glue.



Rear view of DVTF. The wings are detachable just like they were on the classic toy. Below is a side view of the cockpit which shows the stiff paper structure of this model. Below that, a top view of the detached wings.



Look closely above. Recognize anyone in the cockpit of the ship? The size of this vehicle makes it hard to get a detailed picture but you can make out Darth Vader's helmet and shoulders behind the windshield screen. He is made out of pencil erasers and then painted black.




" Cut right. Do you hear me?! Cut right. Don't let him get a handle on you. Come on, Artoo, lock on! Lock on!"





Above we have Anakin's Starfighter. The main body of the vehicle was mostly shaped out of putty with paper material for detail. The rest made out of cardboard and diabetic tools. You can get an idea of the scale by the cannons made from stir straws.

Top View


Rear View




" This is Rogue Two. this is Rogue Two. Captain Solo, do you copy? Commander Skywalker, do you copy? This is Rogue Two."




The Rebel Snow Speeder. My personal favorite. The detail on this tiny little ship is incredible. I had one of these toys when I was a kid and it was definitely one I'll never forget. Read below to see what this little beauty is made of.

Top View: Note the extreme detail of this masterpiece. Jeremy built the cockpit of this ship first and then the rest of the vehicle around it. The guns (cannons) are actually plungers from insulin needles.

Front View: This was the second vehicle he built and the first time he used super glue with the cardboard. The canopy "glass" is once again made from a Pringles cap.

Penny shown for scale. This gives you an idea of how small this ship really is. The detail is incredible for such a tiny handmade model.

Top Rear View: Detailed cockpit and double seating for a rear gunner. The grapple gun is glue soaked cardboard cut and sanded to shape.

Rear View: And of course no Snow Speeder would be complete without a cable to wrap around the pesky Imperial Walkers. A small gauge electrical wire rounds out this ship perfectly.

Speaking of AT-ATs.......




"Echo station 3-T-8, we have spotted Imperial walkers." "My lord, I've reached the main power generators. The shield will be down in moments, you may start your landing. "




Nope, that's not the classic toy most of us wished we had. This is handmade and an amazing replica. More detail below but this is the full view in all it's glory.

A penny for scale. As you can see, this is a rather large model. As I said before, scale was important when building these and the Snow Speeder is the right size for attacking these imperial behemoths.

Inside you can see a blue LED light that is part of a health care fair trinket. Jeremy thought it would be cool to portray activity in the ship. It appears the light is on in the hallway. Somebody better tell General Veers.

Both "ear cannons" and shields move independently. The head is also pose-able.

Yup, that's just what you think it is. A toilet paper tube was the perfect scale and makes up the neck of this Imperial Walker.

Cardboard, glue, and attention to detail. The body matches the vehicles in the movie. It's tough to see but there are two hidden joints inside the bottom middle of the body which allow the legs to move and be posed.

Scale of the feet. Lots of cardboard here but you can see above that other common office products were utilized.

More detail on the feet. Although the hydraulics don't actually work, they appear to be real enough to lift feet that are big enough to crush a Snow Speeder.

Imperial Walker and Snow Speeder side by side. Correct 1:1 scale according to Star Wars fan sites.

"Wedge, I've lost my gunner. You'll have to make this shot. I'll cover for you. Set your harpoon. Follow me on the next pass."

"Steady, Rogue Two...Activate harpoon...Good shot Janson...One more pass...coming around...once more...once more...Cable out...LET HER GO...Detach cable!!!"

"THE FLEET: I am still unsure if there is more to come. I keep asking him to build an imperial Star Destroyer but if it was to scale, it would have to be eight feet long. I hope you enjoyed checking these out as much as I have displaying them. There is a link to YouTube below where you can also see the fleet. Thanks for checking this out!
-Fred
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