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Post #316408

Author
Heilemann
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The original inspiration for Star Destroyers?
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22-Apr-2008, 4:07 PM
I wrote this as an entry on my blog last year, I was wondering if it might not be of interest to some of you?

http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2007/12/26/precursor-to-the-star-destroyer/

Did Joe Johnston sketch the Star Destroyer first, or did Cantwell do the first prototype from Lucas's notes alone? There's a great quote on page 67 of The Secret History of Star Wars where Lucas says he read all the sci-fi magazines he could get his hands on around 73-74, which is right when this was first published, so it seems plausible that he saw this and passed it on.

I don't mean to imply anything unsavory, I simply found the resemblance striking.