Imperial Troop Transport Prototype in Plastic Galaxy
Part of the trouble with the Internet is that we sometimes forget that even things that look well-researched and accurate can turn out to be wrong. For example, last month I posted about a YouTube video that showed us what was described as a Kenner design for a toy to be released after the Power of the Force line. I believed the video . . . until I again watched Plastic Galaxy*.
At roughly 36 minutes and 30 seconds into the Plastic Galaxy* documentary former Kenner preliminary designer Tom Troy shows us a sketch and Polaroid photo of the initial Imperial Troop Transport design. It turns out the toy shown in the video I linked to last month was the prototype for what would eventually become the design Kenner released.
Cooler still? Tom Troy tells u Lucasfilm rejected the initial design and artist Joe Johnston created a new design: The toy we all know! Awesome bit of history and sorry about that earlier and misleading post.
Love the troop transport and these shots of the artwork are great! While I like the open-shovel look of the prototype, I think the sharp-nosed design would have made for a really wonderful toy.