Nine-year-old Christian Bentley of Oklahoma is a major Star Wars fan who’s battling leukemia. He recently had a wish granted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation — a big honkin’ Star Wars wish.
Christian got himself a Star Wars clubhouse, and Little Mountain Productions built a topper for his new fort that’s a pretty darn accurate replica of the Millennium Falcon. Little Mountain is a professional company that makes stages, sets, special effects, and props for a living.
The Falcon fort is a wooden, intricately painted construction to make it look battle-worn, complete with an acrylic dome on top, a front “door” that lowers like a gang plank, and solar-powered LED lighting inside and out. The whole thing cost about $5,100 to create, and the money was raised by Christian’s elementary school. Make-A-Wish even arranged for costumed Star Wars characters to be on-hand when the fort was unveiled to Christian.
Man, that thing looks awesome. I want one for my kids! Wonder if Little Mountain would make ‘em to order?
