T-47Snowspeeder

from "Star Wars - Episode V: The Empire Strike Back" (1980)

 

Snowspeeder - 1

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SCALE: 1/72

INITIAL RELEASE: 2008

MEDIUM: Resin

RARITY: (4)

LENGTH: 3"

 

Snowspeeder - 2

 

Snowspeeder - 3

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Snowspeeder - 6

Battle of Hoth

 

ABOUT THE DESIGN

ABOUT THE KIT

The “speeder” concept had been part of the “Star Wars” universe ever since Luke Skywalker went zipping across the deserts of Tatootine in the original film, and here audiences got to see an advanced version – in this case, a T-47 airspeeder adapted to fight in the frigid cold of the ice planet of Hoth.  Unlike Luke’s open-cockpit ‘speeder, this was a closed-cockpit, two-seater design equipped with two powerful blasters and a harpoon gun.  “Harpoon gun?”  It was a case of form-following-function as the “Empire” screenplay called for the Rebels to bring down one of the Empire's AT-AT’s by entangling its legs with a tow cable.  What other function this weapon could possibly serve in conventional combat remains extremely unclear.

This palm-sized T-47 Snowspeeder kit was released in March 2008 as part of Fantastic Plastic Models' series of 1:72 scale "Star Wars" fighter kits.  Mastered by Alfred Wong, the kit featured a detailed cockpit, clear resin canopy and airbrakes that could be built in their open or closed positions. 

This kit was retired in July 2009.

 

Snowspeeder - Box Art

Original Box Art

 

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