Sculpting a Galaxy: Inside the "Star Wars" Model Shop: Inside the Star Wars Model Shop

First of all I want to say that despite what I am about to say, this book is a great source of information when it comes to the miniature work of the Star Wars Saga (as of 2006 publication).I will also say that Lorne Peterson (the legend) is full of great insight and a genuine master who poured his all into this book...It's a shame the editor/publish was drunk at the helm.Other than the myriad of wrong annotations throughout the book (one of the more glaring is within the Millennium Falcon pull out where we get a duplicate of the Star Destroyer annotation.....had a good laugh there!).But this I could forgive...hence the 4 star rating. What confounds me is that some of the book appears to be arranged out of order (jumping from Star Destroyer to other subjects then back to the Star Destroyer like a Billy Connelly stand up act) which can get rather annoying after a while....But the gripe that has me going to Amazon customer service is simple.....the binding is horrible.My copy, unopened until I finally took a long needed holiday, didn't survive five minutes as the ambient temperature (30 degrees centigrade) was enough to melt the binding agent from a fair few of the pages.Would I still recommend this book? Hell yes it's a must for anyone interested in yhe formation of the company that changed special effects film making and it's full of absolutely gorgeous photos, great information from Mr Peterson and above all else it's a great source of reference for model makers such as myself.....Just pray the binding holds up in whatever weather you find yourself in!

Ordered as a belated Christmas present to myself. A certified SW nerd and modeller as a kid (and adulthood), this has been a fascinating addition to reading how ILM did the effects and model work in the films I know and love. Its a heavy book, well put together, but heeding other reviewers, I'm loathe to bend it open too far in case it comes apart. Stunning quality and images, with good write-ups on ships, creatures and destinations.

For the dedicated Star Wars fan. Lots of pictures covering most of the machinery but the inclusion of so many things sacrifices the ability to describe each in any significant detail. But for a young chap that isn’t into reading the pictures will hold interest.

Realy good book. I wandered, that there will be blueprints, side views ext. There is no information about these. But there are very good photos of the studio models and enough reach information how they were created. So I am very glad and can absolutely require to everyone.

One of the best Star Wars books ever. Star Wars Chronicles might be bigger (and in some parts better being Original Trilogy goodness) but its price is a lot compared to this one. If you want to know how they developed the cool props, studio scale ships, aliens, robots and droids and the environments for both Original Trilogy and the Prequels this is the book to get. It is huge and comes with numerous detailed photos of the "real" Star Wars, the Star Wars from behind the scenes. A must have book!One of the things I noticed after a while is the fragile binding, so be careful when reading it.

A real fantastic book. Beautiful insight into ILM. the book is full of really large, detailed images of sets, models and characters. I brought as a reference for my own millennium falcon model build, and I have a feeling this will be a key reference. Highly recommended.

this book is all about inhabiting the wonder felt while seeing these vehicles and places on screen.hundreds of detailed photos of the original onscreen models, of different sizes, detail qualities, wonderfully examined.an elegant celebration of fantasy design, detail and imagination associated to these series.

Stunning collection and lavishly illustrated. A brilliant collection of miniatures.A book to drown in (in a good way...).Essential.