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Post #717325

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ATMachine
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Star Wars: Episode VII to be directed by J.J. Abrams **NON SPOILER THREAD**
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21-Jul-2014, 10:15 AM

The engine splits--or rather, it's actually two semicircular engines--because that's how it worked in Ralph McQuarrie's paintings of X-wings. That detail was changed for the final models into two separate circular engines. It's something that's always stood out for me when I look at the McQuarrie paintings of the Death Star battle.