skeleton crew Do not connect yourself to the wider circle star wars The universe passes through a splash of light. But it carries with it. lots or connection and advice To the rest of the galaxy far, far away with beautiful songs and Easter eggs. But one sneaky Easter egg seems to cut deeper than fans expected.
Came in early in the morning. skeleton crew Viewers and young heroes were swept away to the pirate bay of Port Borgo. Surrounded by a fleet of ships that looked all enchanted. star wars Ships But there is one ship in particular that stands out. That was a thin white ship that was visible for a moment. at Onyx Cinder has arrived in port. Some fans attribute the design to the classic work of star wars Concept Art: Colin Cantwell's early designs for what would eventually become The Pirate Ship. Millennium Falcon– Cantwell's thin and narrow design would eventually be replicated and reused as Tantive IV blockade runner But it seems like it's coming back. star wars Continuity through skeleton crewas well as how Andorra saint His early Star Destroyer designs were Cantwell-class Arrestor Cruiser–
But it turned out that ship was not. quite of Cantwell. Instead, it's a combination of that design and the similar-looking Eagle Lander from Gerry Anderson's sci-fi classic. Area: 1999– Cantwell's original design for the ship was moved away due to its perceived similarity to the Eagle, so the combination was quite fitting, and the “Millennium Eagle” was brought to life by the former ILM modeler and VFX supervisor. Bill George, part of Imagination series pretend play Celebrate life-size models of classic sci-fi ships and props.
“I have always loved the story of how pirate ship design changed. Because I felt it looked too much like an eagle. Area: 1999” George just said. colincantwell.coma site recently set up by friends and family of the late artist to celebrate his work. “My original idea was to combine the two ships. That is not difficult at all since they have similar proportions.”
George insists that it was his hybrid design that made it so. skeleton crewAfter a former ILM colleague contacted him and asked if they could scan a model for use in a galaxy far, far away. “No one told me who was behind this request,” George added. “But when I was asked I immediately jumped at the opportunity! I don't know, but once the model is built Those models often appear in other media. I'm just glad I made it into the background like a 'guest' appearance.”
This ship has not been directly identified internally. star wars'Universe, so time will tell. Millennium Eagle You'll find that the name is as cheeky as it gets. with the name of the bag Or if, like the cruiser Arrestor, it would be identified with some other homage to Cantwell and George. But at least there are some fun little tidbits. star wars' Design history has returned to a galaxy far, far away. It's an idea that's been nearly 50 years in the making.
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