starwars.com previews: Artists of Episode III in Insider #76

[Lord Seafood]

http://www.starwars.com/community/news/ ... 40423.html

updated 4.28.2004

[Ternian]

AWESOME! Look at the space battle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOO HOOOOO!

[Silence]

Those artworks look very good. I'm especially overjoyed with the Padme-Anakin meeting in front of the coruscant skyline. A powerful scene this will be.

[Lord Seafood]

That creature... well, doesn't Obi-Wan ride a big lizard creature? :wink:

[Thundercracker]

Does that one underneath the creature look like a Tie-Fighter blowing something up?

Could be the TF Cruiser after it has crashed on Coruscant and maybe the Tie Fighter-ish vehicle is the Fire ship on its way to "put out what fire it can". :wink: Or maybe it's a Clone fighter.

[Biggs]

*new poster*

Ooooh, space battle...Ooooh Dragon-thingee in a swamp-like area....

Looks f'n awesome...

*/new poster*

[SI]

when should we expect pics from this mag to invade the internet?

[Thundercracker]

Well, it ships tomorrow so hopefully someone will get it by the end of the week.


This might be a cool week for Ep3 stuff. Insider ships tomorrow, Paul Ens chat and BTH pic on Thursday, and hopefully a new webdoc on Friday.

[Zidious]

when should we expect pics from this mag to invade the internet?

It never seems to be consistent, but the OS announced the previous Insider (#75) was shipping on March 19th. Someone at TF.N finally got their copy on the 25th. Pictures hit the net the next day, I think.

[SI]

We don't get these mags in Oz so it's hard to keep track.

Are they monthly?

[Benovite]

Hi-rezzo

[SI]

you can really see the Jedi Starfighters in the hi-res.

cheers!

[Benovite]

I really like the design of the red dude. Even if it is an old Grievous concept, I hope they used it somewhere else in the movie. A senator perhaps? I dunno but he looks cool.

[SI]

Is the guy next to him an abandoned GG concept as well?

[Forcechoke]

Could the one in the middle be the Naboo skiff (parked just outside Padme's pad) we heard about in the last BTH pic?

[SI]

but wouldn't the Naboo skiff be on Naboo?

[Thundercracker]

Is the guy next to him an abandoned GG concept as well?

The bearded dude? I think that may be a Fang Zar concept.

[SI]

Is the guy next to him an abandoned GG concept as well?

The bearded dude? I think that may be a Fang Zar concept.

yeah I know I was just messin around.

[Ternian]

The Roga Droids look kinda coolish...

[Benovite]

Could the one in the middle be the Naboo skiff (parked just outside Padme's pad) we heard about in the last BTH pic?

That looks like Bail's speeder parked in front of Padme's veranda.

[SnakePlisken]

I guess those little pod like things flying from the ship in the top picture. They attach themselves to the enemy ships and rip them up like termites. I'm completely guessing.

Hmmm, so they reworked the Roga bugs from AotC and made them 'sentinal droids' in the opening space battle? Would be a good guess, I'm just wondering where the term 'Roga' came up with regards to Episode III. Found a maquette as well:

[Ziggy]

Those were the bugs Obi Wan was supposed to encounter on geonosis.

The scene got cut.

[SnakePlisken]

No that's Episode II concept stuff ... same as what Zygster posted. Just kind of curious where the name "Roga" became associated with the "basketball droids" in Episode III ... would make sense that they used some of these old designs for them.

[Forcechoke]

but wouldn't the Naboo skiff be on Naboo?

Just like the Naboo Royal Starship was only seen ON Naboo in the other two prequels?

[SI]

Exactly,

Starships and skiffs are two completely different modes of transport.