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Full-Sized Mockup
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 Starfighter Full-Sized Mockup 02457 viewsThe full-sized mockup, or what's left of it, as it was found on the backlot at Universal Studios (probably around the mid 80's).

Photos courtesy of cloudster.com.
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 Starfighter Full-Sized Mockup 09281 viewsThe exhaust nozzles featured some long curved detail plates which extended from the front of the nozzle to the rear. Normally such a complex shape would be somewhat expensive to sculpt and cast as carefully fitting pieces. The studio craftsmen came up with a simple and cheap answer, they built the parts flat then cast them in rubber and glued the pieces to the nozzle.
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 Starfighter Full-Sized Mockup 18299 views...but later in the series a second, interchangeable, forward fuselage was built which featured four seats.
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