The X-Wing, like other Rebel spacecraft, originally had wheels on its landing gear. He invented the S-foils to look like a cowboy drawing his guns. When designing the X-Wing, Cantwell took inspiration from two sources: a throwing dart and a dragster. He also came up with the names of X-Wing and Y-Wing. When creating his models and art, Cantwell knew that he had to design ships so that the audience could tell the difference between the ships of the good guys and bad guys. He also created several prototype models, based on his sketches, using a process called "kitbashing." This involved taking pieces from several model kits to add detail to a new model. Cantwell created these colored-pencil works to lift George's spirit and enthusiasm for the project after being rejected by several studios. He then took those designs and penciled concept art, which would be shown to studio executives along side Ralph McQuarrie's art. Cantwell started by sketching several drawings, based on brief conversations with George. Lucas tasked Cantwell with designing several vehicles and ships including the X-Wing, Y-Wing, TIE/LN Fighter, Stardestroyer, Imperial Cruiser, Death Star, Landspeeder, Sandcrawler, Millennium Falcon, and T-16 Skyhopper. Lucas gave him a copy of " Adventures of the Starkiller, Episode I: The Star Wars," and Cantwell set to work on the project. Lucas had also admired Cantwell's work on 2001: A Space Odyssey. Cantwell invited Lucas over to his house and showed him his Steampunk-like "Superiority Machines," which led Lucas to believe he was right for the project. Cantwell showing Lucas progress on the Y-wing modelĬantwell was one of the first people George Lucas brought on board to work on what was then called " The Star Wars." He was introduced to Lucas by Hal Barwood, who was working on American Graffiti.
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