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| Incredible
Cross-Sections |
| David Reynolds |
| DK Publishing |
Published as:
Hardback Book (1998) |
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Book Description:
The popularity of the Star Wars films seems only
to grow with time, and the release of the new
"prequel" trilogy is sure to add to that
ever-burgeoning fame. Star Wars: Incredible
Cross-sections is another in Dorling Kindersley's
beautifully produced series of companion books providing
interesting background trivia to the all-time classic
trilogy. Using the full colour cross-section artwork
techniques familiar from previous DK illustrated works,
Reynolds, Jenssen and Chasemore collectively reveal the
inner workings of 15 of the key vehicles and spacecraft
from the original three films. Want to know how the
ungainly AT-AT walkers (the metallic behemoths witnessed
at the beginning of The Empire Strikes Back)
manage to move and the ethos behind their unusual
design? Or perhaps the combat advantages of a TIE
fighter over a T-65 X-wing, or even the modifications
made over the years to Han Solo's legendary YT-1300
stock light freighter, better known as the Millennium
Falcon? This book will make all clear, illustrating it
(almost literally) down to the last screw. To my mind,
this is the real strength of the book--the texture and
precision of Jenssen and Chasemore's illustrations bears
the most minute examination, and even those with no
knowledge of or interest in Star Wars would
surely marvel at these wonderful examples of sci-fi art.
But, of course, this is really a book aimed at the
committed fan, and the information David West Reynolds
has retrieved from his research into the Lucasfilm
archives will leave none of them disappointed. |
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