By James Tweedie For Mailonline
Published: 13:36 BST, 4 April 2019 | Updated: 13:36 BST, 4 April 2019
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Just how big was the Death Star from Star Wars? One fan has made a video show how truly gargantuan some of the blockbuster franchise's starships are.
'When I first saw Star Wars as a kid I was blown away by the size of the Death Star,' says YouTuber Wren Weichman, 30.
'I mean, it was an entire man-made moon!'
Using VFX software, Weichman's video contrasts images of the planet-annihilating space station and other ships and vehicles from the film series with maps of countries and well-known places and objects.
'We never get to see Star Wars spaceships in a physical context because they're always in outer space or next to arbitrary Sci-Fi cities,' Weichman says in his video.
'That got me wondering what they would look like if I put them in places you're familiar with.'
The Deat Star from the Star Wars film series placed on a map of the British Isles, showing
