Gallery: Gallery: Building the Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus' Millennium Falcon

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    *Krewe members inspect the* Millennium Falcon *float in their warehouse space, which they call "The Den."*
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    *Martin Childs detaches the quad laser cannon from the top of the float in order to add texture and detailing.*
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    *Texture for the* Falcon *was created by using disassembled computer parts, which were glued to the base and painted.*
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    *Veronica Sharkey puts the finishing touches on a banner, which will be carried ahead of the float in the parade.*
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    *Boxes of various craft supplies live throughout the space. This box specifically contained fur that was only to be used for banners.*
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    *Brennan Steele (right) shows off an emblem made of woven-together Mardi Gras beads, created by bead artist Marcu Ciko. "I made those and brought them down to the krewe meeting and they were just blown away," Ciko told Wired. "They took about 20 hours apiece."*
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    *Dennis Groome (right) and Brennan Steele work on the LED undercarriage lighting for the float.*
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    *Some of the LED lighting components for the float.*
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    *Bryanna Leger and Martin Childs look through a *Millennium Falcon* "instruction manual" to get an idea of the texturing required to create the illusion of a quad laser cannon for the top of the float.*
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    *Ryan Ballard and Brett Powers test out the comfortability of the throne as Bryanna Leger helps Brennan Steele fit a wedding dress for another parade.*
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    *Ryan Ballard walks to his car from the Den, through an industrial part of New Orleans.*
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    *New Orleans at night, as the fog rolls through.*
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