This 521-foot-high hotel is coming to Baku, Azerbaijan, either to host a bunch of Imperial forces or obliterate the local population with a giant death ray. They call it “Full Moon” but they are not fooling us: this is a fully armed, fully operational battle station. And it shall be destroyed before it’s too late, with a bunch of small fighters that can escape its turbolasers and drop proton torpedoes down an exhaust port. Or maybe not, if you look at it from its side.
https://gizmodo.com/rocket-powered-21-foot-long-x-wing-model-actually-flies-305976
Yes, I know, even with 104,182 square metres, with 382 rooms over 35 floors, it’s a complete letdown. Jeff Vader won’t be happy with this pancaked Death Star at all. [Skyscraper News via Star Wars Blog]
https://gizmodo.com/lego-contest-picks-up-steam-pod-racer-london-imperial-347076
