Balance to the Force (The Battle of Endor Carousel)

The battle of Endor is pivotal in Star Wars: it is during it that Anakin Skywalker finally brings Balance to the Force in an unforeseen way.

My son and I wanted to represent the space battle and the ground assault on the Forest Moon: we had the idea to create a rotating carousel showing both the events. Rotation gives the sense of frenzy you can feel watching the battle in the movie.

We used bricks from various sets, as well as vintage parts from the 1980s. The Forest Moon features a Ewok village, a landing platform, a Shield generator and a AT-ST.

The Space Battle is animated by the Executor, a Star Destroyer, TIE fighters and a TIE interceptor, Millennium Falcon, a rebel frigate, two X-wings and one A-wing. A half built Death Star dominates over the rotating axis of the carousel. Some minifigs surround the Carousel to represent the clash between the two sides of the Force, while R2-D2 ensures the functioning of the machinery.

I hope you will enjoy it as much as we enjoyed building it.