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Colin Cantwell: "Most of these photos were taken in my backyard in 1975 after kitbashing the pre-production models for the the X-Wing, TIE, and others. Kitbashing is a method of model building that myself and a few others pioneered in the early 70's."

Cantwell: "Essentially, you take pieces from cannibalized model kits (cars, planes, trains, etc...) as well as shapes from around the office and house. Look closely and you will see pill bottle engines and Easter egg fuel tanks".

These preliminary models then fed into the work of Ralph McQuarrie (here) and Joe Johnston.

In that picture it looks like they're greebling the Falcon, and behind them the kits are armoured vehicles, racing cars and engines (instead of aircraft, for example). I wonder if that's a way they forced a particular aesthetic?

God, kitbashing looks like so much fun.