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Star Wars has appeared in toy lines of all kinds, from LEGO to Funko Pops. And those can look great and be fun to play with, but they all share one limitation: they can’t fly. If you want miniature Star Wars vehicles that can lift off the ground, hover, and zip through the air, you’re going to need a drone. And thanks to a deal at Massdrop, you can get a Star Wars Quadcopter from Propel for just $34.99, marked down from $129.99. That’s a huge savings on awesome tech you can use for play or display.
You can choose from three models during checkout. For space battles, you can pick between the Rebel ship T-65 X-Wing Star Fighter and the Empire’s Tie Advanced X1. Or, for a more terrestrial vehicle, there’s the 74-Z Speeder Bike, as seen racing through the forest moon of Endor in The Return of the Jedi.
Each one is hand-painted and detailed, and comes with built-in LED lights that glow and flash as you fly the machines. They also come with themed wireless remote controls and two battery packs, each of which can keep the ship in the air for between five and seven minutes.
While you get the hang of the controls, you can enable a training mode that prevents the quadcopter from going too high. When you’re ready to turn it off, these things cap out at 35mph, which is probably way too fast, if we’re being honest. And for a simple trick, you can press a trigger button to make the vehicle do a sidewinder barrel roll.
In addition to their flying capabilities, these Star Wars quadcopters come in incredibly gorgeous packaging, with lit-up display cases that produce Star Wars music and other sound effects when you open the box. The display case also contains a battery and comes with a charging cable. And for the collectors out there, each drone comes with a certificate and unique serial number.
All in all, these offer a whole lot of value for just $35. Grab one before they’re gone.
