With the recent news that the upcoming Star Wars film is going to feature appearances from Han Solo, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker and possibly even Han’s now famous daily driver, we thought it would be timely to feature this – The Haynes Official Millennium Falcon Owner’s Workshop Manual.
The book is an extraordinarily detailed look at the inside, outside and inner workings of the iconic Corellian Freighter and it makes a great read for those with even just a passing interest in Sci-Fi (or engineering for that matter). It also makes a great gift for every age group above toddler level, and my experience with toddlers leads me to believe that they’d probably find the book to be a delicious mid-afternoon snack.
Ben Branch has had his work featured on CNN, Popular Mechanics, the official Smithsonian Magazine, Road & Track Magazine, the official Pinterest blog, the official eBay Motors blog, BuzzFeed, and many more.
Silodrome was founded by Ben back in 2010, in the years since the site has grown to become a world leader in the alternative and vintage motoring sector, with millions of readers around the world and hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.
The Aether Expedition Jacket was developed by the Californian team at Aether specifically to be a 21st century, all-weather motorcycle expedition jacket. Aether was founded in 2009 by Palmer West and Jonah Smith with the…
The new Fuel Division 2 jacket was designed to evoke the style of motorcycle jackets worn in the 1950s but it’s been carefully developed to incorporate modern safety elements like Smoothways CE level 2 body…
The Block Party Tee This is the new Silodrome Block Party Tee – each one is screenprinted in Richmond, Virginia onto a high-quality, 100% cotton American Apparel t-shirt. Block parties are a legendary neighbourhood tradition…
The Rolls-Royce Griffon is an aircraft engine that was developed as an evolution of the legendary Rolls-Royce Merlin – the engine that powered a staggering array of aircraft during the Second World War including the Spitfire and the P-51 Mustang (in Packard-licensed form of course).
This is a Japanese model of one rotor (and housing) from the legendary Mazda 13B Wankel rotary engine, the front face of the model is clear to allow observers to see inside the engine and…
This is the Boeing 747 Window Fuselage Clock by Plane Industries, each one is made from a section of 747 fuselage that is cut from a retired plane and then put through a lengthy process…
