When is cardboard and duct tape not just supplies you use for crafts? When you use them to create a functional Star Wars Snowspeeder. YouTube user “fortyozjuicebox” has done just that and the resulting craft looks quite fun to say the least. Continue reading for the video and more information.

And for those who want to replicate his feat of derring-do, he has provided a step-by-step guide to show how he built his vehicle (which took him 25 hours) on website thechive. The ‘real’ snow speeder – a modified version of the T-47 air speeder in Star Wars parlance – could achieve speeds in excess of 500mph. Sadly, the cardboard one failed to match this, instead reaching speeds in excess of 4mph. Before the vehicle began its descent, a commentator dutifully (if not beautifully) sang the Star Wars theme tune.

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