Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Back in 2019 I posted about my reconstruction of the wrecked ship that sits outside of the cantina in Mos Eisley. Here's an update on that.

I created the model from a perspective match of the film set to get the proportions and scale. Later I came across a sketch that was drawn by Star Wars production designer John Barry, which showed what the full ship might be shaped like. I detailed the rest with my library of greebles built up over the years creating other Star Wars ships, and painted it up a bit like the Falcon filming model. 





Sharp eyed observers might spot big Q-shaped logo on the side, this is my homage to the Pirate Ship concept model by Colin Cantwell




Fun tidbit, my version is technically canonical. Model maker Jason Eaton snuck a print of a file I sent him into a High Republic filming miniature. https://www.starwars.com/news/jason-eaton-starlight-beacon