and Colin Cantwell is now properly connected to the Death Star... may he
rest in peace.
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I've read that the infamous Death Star trench was actually a result of a
modeling error?
"Yes, a flaw in the materials used to create the model resulted in the
trench and the fight scenes. After I’d designed the original concept art, I
was hired by George Lucas to build the models. For the Death Star, I
ordered a styrene globe. It arrived in two halves, and I began scribing the
individual hemispheres to create a villainous effect for the movie. After
I’d done most of the work, I tried to connect the two halves together — and
discovered that the equator of the plastic had shrunk around the edges. It
would've been nearly impossible to connect the halves so that stage
lighting would not show this flaw. So I thought about a solution and
contacted George for approval: have a trench in the Death Star where the
opposing sides would be shooting at each other in dramatic fight scenes.
The result would be sending a missile into a tiny hole in the Death Star.
George said "yes” to the changes, and the iconic Death Star fight scene was
born."
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