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Here are more photographs from my visit to the San Jose Tech Innovation Museum during the Star Wars exhibition.
I love the Millennium Falcon ship. This was my favorite part of the exhibition. The actual size of the model was larger than I expected. There are several models of the ship. There were smaller models used for certain scenes. The display lighting for the Millennium Falcon was good for shooting these photographs. Unfortunately, there was a display case that creates unwanted reflections in the pictures. But of course, the case was there to protect the model. Everyone would want to touch the model which could cause damage.
It is interesting to note the Millennium Falcon, Rebel Blockage Runner, and the Imperial Star Destroyer were all displayed at different locations at the exhibit. Unfortunately, I could not take pictures of the models together. The models are roughly the same size as per the description in the above picture. They just filmed the models away at different distances to give the illusion of different sizes.
Do you remember Lando’s quote in reference to the Millennium Falcon?
“You know, that ship’s saved my life quite a few times? She’s the fastest hunk o’ junk in the galaxy!”
See above Hans Solo’s quote about the Millennium Falcon?
“She may not look like much, but she’s got it where it counts.”
Here’s another one of Hans’ quotes about this ship.
“You’ve never heard of the Millennium Falcon? It’s the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs!”
So even though, this ship may not have had a polished finish or maybe even the latest technology, it was able to perform quickly and efficiently. It still could race thru and get its crew to their destination and win the important battles.
Luke Skywalker’s initial reaction to seeing the ship was “What a piece of junk!”. Why was the Millennium Falcon able to perform? Well, thanks to the expertise of Lando Calrissian, Hans Solo, Chewbacca, and Rey’s special modifications to the ship, it was able to exceed expectations for speed and maneuverability.
Even in “The Force Awakens, Rey said “That one is garbage” when she first saw the Millennium Falcon. When the other ship they ran to blew up, she exclaims “The garbage will do”.
So appearances can be deceptive.
Be careful not to judge that all Junk is actually Junk!
Interiors can be better than the Exterior – Understand the inside and outside of people and objects
Photographs Teach Great Lessons! Keep photographs to teach!
