The coolest Star Wars drones

A surefire way of getting us interested in drones is telling us we can fly our own Millennium Falcon.

The coolest Star Wars drones

Forget HD cameras, flying handguns and fishing lines - one surefire way of getting us interested in drones is by telling us we can fly our own Millennium Falcon.

Which almost certainly applies to your good self, hence your presence here.

So without further ado, marvel at the best Star Wars-themed flying machines the internet has created. Where appropriate, we've shown where you can buy your own.


Imperial Speeder Bike

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The creation of RC nut Adam Woodworth, this Speeder is just as vulnerable to collisions with trees as those featured in Return of the Jedi.


TIE Interceptor

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The amazing machine is the work of a Frenchman called "Olivier C". Grenoble-based Olivier has posted details of his build, which is essentially a Tie Fighter body clipped onto a modified drone, here


Millennium Falcon

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Another build from Olivier C, this Millennium Falcon boasts added lighting arrays. 

While it isn't quite as cool as Oliver's, you can buy your own version for £100 here.


X-Wing

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Starting to notice a pattern here? Yep, another from our drone-obsessed Oliver C. Superb. 

You can get something sort of similar here.


Imperial Star Destroyer

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We saved the best until last.

All Oliver needs to do now is build his own scale model of the Death Star, get a few mates together and stage the greatest (non-lethal) drone battle in history of hobbyists. 

Marc Chacksfield
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As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.