A user on imgur who goes by Woodpiece (via Gizmodo) recently took his new Hasbro TIE fighter and, using some elbow grease and 3D printing, turned it into a remote controlled drone. The results are remarkable, from the gif you can almost hear the sound it would make as it tries futilely to defend a backyard Death Star trench.
Woodpiece disassembled his non-flying toy, removed its innards and replaced them with 3D printed motor mounts. Overall the process looks like it took some work but would be repeatable through his instructions found here.
Woodpiece isn’t the only one modifying and building cool drones, shopowners on Shapeways have been doing the same for years. Below are a few great examples of what you can do to customize your drone with Shapeways.