@Ady,
I have been reading this thread for a while, but didn't think that I had anything to contribute until I remembered one thing...
On the AT-ATs...there are the poles that were used by the model makers to position them. I was wondering if you were going to try and get rid of them... I know it would be a ton of work, so it might not be worth it, but I thought I would mention it just in case you weren't aware of it.