WPVI.com: Star Wars Battle in NJ
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ-December 7, 2004 — Not so long ago in a galaxy five miles southwest of Philadelphia, Mike Degirolamo had a plan. But the authority in his sector sought to suppress it. The plan was to build a 20-by-12-foot model of a Jawa Sandcrawler, a relatively obscure icon from the original "Star Wars" film, before the next installment of the saga "Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" opens in May. To get the project done, he doesn't need the Force, but rather the power to persuade the township council it's a worthy project. The council is planning a special meeting to discuss whether Degirolamo will be allowed to erect the ode to the movies he loves on the property of a local business. ...Degirolamo, 38, is a "Star Wars" fanatic who built a 35-foot model of a different sci-fi ship for the opening of the last Star Wars installment in 2002.
hat massive model was assembled in Degirolamo's yard. After neighbors complained and inspectors showed up, he had to put up a fence.
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It could be worse. What if he was a Ben Affleck fan?