LEGO Star Wars Darth Vader's TIE Fighter (8017)

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In draft scripts for the film that would become Star Wars, the term "Stardestroyer" refers to two-man fighters flown by what would become the Galactic Empire. [1] The film's second draft features four Star Destroyers chasing a single Rebel ship, [7] but the tremendous costs incurred by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) when production began helped lead Lucas to use a single "terrifyingly large" Star Destroyer instead of four. [8] ILM built a 91-centimeter (36in) shooting model that was about half the size of the model for the Tantive IV the Star Destroyer was chasing. [1] Lucas asked ILM to build a larger Star Destroyer model to match the Tantive IV's scale, but ILM convinced him that the Dykstraflex camera invented for the film made this unnecessary. [9] Nevertheless, they added additional hull details to the Star Destroyer model. [9] The 13-second opening shot was the first special effects piece ILM completed, [9] and its success was an essential test for the Dykstraflex. [9] The Problem with The Last Jedi's New Star Destroyer". Popular Mechanics. 18 December 2017 . Retrieved 20 June 2021. Star Destroyers feature in numerous Legends publications, with a considerable amount of additional notable information. According to West End Games' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game sourcebooks and other texts, Imperial-class Star Destroyers are constructed by Kuat Drive Yards and hold a distinguished place in the Imperial Navy, symbolizing the Empire's military might with a peak number of more than 25,000 vessels. [50] Like the Venator and Victory-class ships that precede it, the Imperial-class is a multi-role capital ship combining the roles of a battleship, starfighter carrier, and troopship. Notable for its massive size and overwhelming firepower compared to its fore-bearers; a single Imperial-class ship is capable of singlehandedly taking on a fleet of enemy vessels or "reducing the surface of a planet to a slag" (known as "Base Delta Zero"), and its mere presence is often enough to deter rebellion. [50] At 1,600 meters (5,200ft) long, Imperial-class Star Destroyers are crewed by 9,235 Officers, 27,850 enlisted personnel, and 275 Gunners. The Imperial I is armed with 60 turbolasers, 60 ion cannons, and 10 tractor beam projectors for space combat. [50] The standard complement is 72 TIE fighters (including 12 TIE Bombers and 12-24 TIE Interceptors), and a variety of support craft including shuttles and transports. Unlike other comparable capital ships like the Mon Calamari MC80 Star Cruiser of the Rebel Alliance (later New Republic), an Imperial-class Star Destroyer carries a full array of ground forces (including 9700 stormtroopers, 20 AT-ATs and 30 AT-STs) with dropships for rapid deployment to planetary surfaces, plus a prefabricated base if a permanent planetary garrison is required. [50]

Starship Battles Preview 1". Wizards of the Coast. 2006-10-19. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007 . Retrieved 2007-07-12. A single Star Destroyer could project considerable influence over a star system in the name of the Empire: each can be deployed individually as both a forward operating base and as mobile weapon systems platform responsible for safeguarding multiple planets, trade routes, and systems, and carried enough firepower to subdue an entire planetary system or annihilate a small rebel fleet.

Notable examples of Star Destroyers include the precursor Venator-class Star Destroyer ( prequel trilogy), the ubiquitous Imperial-class Star Destroyer ( original trilogy), and the recent Resurgent-class and Xyston-class Star Destroyer ( sequel trilogy). Numerous other classes of "Star Destroyers" share the basic triangular "dagger" hull; the successful v-shaped designs are explained in Legends as reflecting the Empire's "Tarkin's Doctrine" military philosophy and originating from Sith ideological influence, and have been adapted by numerous factions for a wide variety of applications. Walker, Landry Q. (2018). Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles. United States: DK Publishing. ISBN 9781465482716. Once you've done this, you'll need to disable it, then board it, then defeat the Captain of the ship. Once you've done all that, you'll be able to buy it from the Holoprojector Menu.

Allain, Rhett. "Happy May the 4th! Let's Break Down a Super Star Destroyer's Death". Wired . Retrieved 2021-07-02. In 3 ABY, [10] an Imperial probe droid located the Rebel hideout, Echo Base, on the frozen planet of Hoth [17] while the Executor and its fellow ships were in the Juris sector. [45] Although Ozzel disagreed with Vader, Vader sensed they found the Rebels and commanded him to move the armada to the Hoth system. However, the Admiral brought their fleet out of hyperspace too close to the system, which allowed the Rebels to raise their defensive base shields, forcing the Empire to initiate a ground assault. Ozzel was subsequently killed by Vader for his failure, and Captain Firmus Piett to serve as his successor. [17] a b Walker, Landry (2019). The Moviemaking Magic of Star Wars: Ships + Battles. United States: Abrams Books. p.45. ISBN 978-1-4197-3633-9. Numerous Star Destroyer models and toys have been released. The iconic scene in Star Wars (1977) featuring the Imperial Star Destroyer's first appearance where it pursues a Corellian corvette has been called a milestone in special effects history. Horne, Michael Allen (1993). Star Wars: Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Authority. West End Games. pp.91–92. ISBN 0-87431-199-3.Capital Ships are the rarest ships in the game, as they can only be acquired after completing all Story Missions in a specific Episode and then either completing a specific Side Mission (for the Death Stars) or shooting down enemy forces in specific sectors of space (for the rest).

This 311-piece advent calendar building set makes a fun Christmas holiday gift for kids aged 7 and up, and the characters and construction models can be used with other LEGO® Star Wars™ sets for even more creative play. Joe Pappalardo of Popular Mechanics argues that the Imperial Star Destroyer is a poorly-designed spaceship, being asymmetrical with its superstructure jutting out in one direction. Additionally, while its wedge shape would make sense for atmospheric travel, it serves no purpose in space. He argues a more realistic and effective design would be symmetrical and bowl-shaped like a saucer. [19] Cultural impact [ edit ]

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Includes 6 LEGO® minifigures and 6 LEGO figures, such as Poe Dameron and Darth Vader with Christmas sweater decorations and Tauntaun with a red nose, plus a foldout playmat with a Millennium Falcon image for role play. As in the Imperial I- [32] and Imperial II-classes, [33] the bridge of the Executor featured two elongated pits set below floor level, and a walkway where the superior officers stood. One notable difference was that, around 3 ABY, [ source?] the pit consoles were aligned parallel to the walkway, instead of perpendicular. [17] However, by 4 ABY, [ source?] the arrangement of the consoles had been altered to match that [11] of smaller Destroyers. [ source?] Armament [ ]

If a model of the Executor was built to scale and placed hovering over New York City, it would cast a shadow over the island of Manhattan. [24] [25] Cultural impact [ edit ] Up Close with the Star Wars Destroyer Case Mod at CES 2016". GamersNexus . Retrieved 28 March 2021. How Much Would It Realistically Cost to build an Imperial I-class Star Destroyer". Forbes . Retrieved 20 March 2021. The biggest Star Wars ship casts a shadow the size of Manhattan". The Verge. 25 August 2015 . Retrieved 2021-07-02.There are also 12 mini build toys including the Millennium Falcon, an A-wing, TIE Fighter, X-wing, Droid Control Ship, Anakin’s Podracer and Darth Vader’s Castle to spark kids’ imaginations in the run-up to Christmas. Described in A Guide to the Star Wars Universe (1984) as being 8 kilometers (5.0mi) long, Executor-class Super Star Destroyers were later described as being 19 kilometers (12mi) long. [53] In addition to Vader's command ship Executor, Star Wars novels introduce the prison ship Lusankya and stealth-armored Knight Hammer as other in the class. [54] [55] Kevin J. Anderson's novel Darksaber describes a Super Star Destroyer as being "worth twenty Imperial Star Destroyers". [55] In Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!, Tom Angleberger's retelling of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, the Super Star Destroyer present at the battle of Endor was mistakenly referred to as "the Eclipse, the Emperor's own Super Star Destroyer." [49] In Angleberger's manuscript, that mistake had been caught and fixed by Pablo Hidalgo of the Lucasfilm Story Group, [50] who even specifically added that "There's only one Super Star Destroyer [at Endor], and it's the Executor." [51] Despite Hidalgo's correction, the mistake still appeared in the released version of the story. [49] Continuity [ ]