Concept art (1975) by Colin Cantwell.
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(Drawing from OriginalProp)
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Hello, Arrestor cruiser.
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Fortunately, we now can see the scene cut off (on the Blu-ray too), and (admittedly briefly) the Arrestor Cruiser!
(Yes, the visual effects are not finished.)
(the image is just for illustration)
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The debut of Cantwell's work on Star Wars is extremely well told in the Making of SW written by @jwrinzler
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(from originalprop.com/blog/2014/11/1…)
(Original Prop blog)
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Cantwell & Lucas :
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Cantwell model/ILM SFX model/A New Hop (1977).
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Let me know if some of Cantwell's concept models remind you of something.
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40 years later, the production of Solo is launched. Someone from Lucasfilm (who?) has the wonderful idea of paying tribute to Cantwell's early works.
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Many, many great concept arts.
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