This post is a continuation from the previous AT-RT Rising post. In that post, I showed how I built the legs of the AT-RT. In this post, I will show the next part—how I built the top driver area.

The design of an AT-RT is a cross between an AT-ST and a motorcycle. It is operated by one person sitting on top holding on to handle bars to drive it. It is featured in the Mandalorian and Grogu movie (and can also be seen in the Clone Wars and Revenge of the Sith).

For the top part of the AT-RT, I started with a large bike box that I got at a local bike shop. I scored and cut the box to get the general shape of the seat area for the driver.

Inside the box, I mounted PVC pipes, which I would eventually connect to a mannequin driver.

From there, I cut an additional bike box to begin to form the angled front part of the AT-RT.

I added some PVC handlebars, some wood foot pedals and some empty Clorox Wipes containers on the back.

Next up was paint. I painted it the same gray color as the legs would be and added some Imperial symbols with a template that I had cut out on my laser cutter.

In addition to the top part, I painted the legs gray, and painted the support areas (that I didn’t want visitors to focus on) black.

So, most of the pieces are painted. A bit more work needs to be done, but hopefully we will see an AT-RT watching over the crowd on Halloween night.