Darth Lucas said:

brash_stryker said:

I think seeing the same specific ship in the Prequels would be almost as ridiculous as seeing a child Han, or the existing scene of Chewbacca. Just pure fan service that shrinks the universe.

I'm all for a consistent "hero ship" throughout the PT, just not the falcon.

Why not then take the original design for the falcon (altered slightly and later used as the Tantive IV) and use that as the hero ship, calling it simply, "The Tantive"

The original design of the Falcon was the Tantive only with the Falcon style cockpit instead of the "Hammerhead" design.

Something more along those lines (and in keeping with original McQuarrie concepts) would be welcome in my book.