Indeed, like what Mike has done.
But I think the main motivation for the change is now clear. But with that said they still missed a small slither off the back right hand corner so It could not have been the main motivation.
I did a quick edit on the special edition to roughly fill in the full shape. I am no expert artist but this is the best I could do. And it’s a damn shame they did not fix it properly whilst changing stuff to make inconsistancy.
My wish would be have the Original Hangar and the full Millennium Falcon shape but I know what preservation types are like they are too strict when it comes to perhaps a goof like that. I’d like to re-define what preservation is but they won’t have it.
That does look better. thanks for pointing that out. When I originally saw Mike’s video it did strike me as a bit off.