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# Luckiest Kids Ever Get a Giant _Star Wars_ AT-AT Replica in the Backyard

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by 

[Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/)


## Melissa Locker


Dec 9, 2016 7:23 PM UTC

by 

[Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/)


## Melissa Locker


Dec 9, 2016 7:23 PM UTC

Some _Star Wars_ fans bought their tickets to [_Rogue One_](http://time.com/4590306/rogue-one-star-wars-interview/?iid=sr-link1) weeks ago, others have their own personal combat vehicle in their backyard. 

YouTube engineer Colin Furze got a model of the new [_Rogue One_ ](http://time.com/4284989/rogue-one-trailer-what-we-learned/?iid=sr-link4)AT-AT (well, technically it’s the AT-AT’s technological precursor, the AT-ACT, used by ground forces in the movies) and scaled it up to build a giant 18-foot tall AT-AT. But it wasn’t just a massive model for [_Star Wars_ fans](http://time.com/4434565/star-wars-rogue-one-tv-spot/?iid=sr-link2) to admire from a distance. Instead, when you push a button, a ladder descends and the AT-AT becomes a playhouse.

The large-scale project was a collaboration between Furze and eBay, which supplied him not only with the undoubtedly extensive building materials for the jumbo toy, but also filled the club house with [_Star Wars_ ](http://time.com/4589142/rogue-one-star-wars-character-leia/?iid=sr-link6)figurines, stormtrooper helmets, Nerf guns, and Death Star plans.

When the AT-ACT was done, Furze gave it away to two incredibly lucky children—and their less lucky parents whose backyard will undoubtedly become the town’s new playground.

Furze posted instructions as to how he built the AT-AT, but maybe don’t let your kids see this until _after_ Christmas in case they want to make some very large-scale additions to their lists to Santa:


\[[Twitter](https://twitter.com/colin%5Ffurze/status/807248296053997568)\]

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