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Adam Savage sits down with legendary ILM model maker Lorne Peterson for a deep dive into the earliest days of Star Wars and Industrial Light & Magic. Lorne brings along some incredible pieces of history, including his rare 40-year ILM Darth Vader service award and a vintage tank model kit box that may have inspired the Sandcrawler. From showing up to his 1975 job interview with a beat-up Kennedy toolbox to kitbashing the Millennium Falcon to setting up ILM's famous Kerner Boulevard facility with 2x4s, Lorne shares firsthand stories of cinematic model-making history.

An Interview With Former Star Wars Modeler Lorne Peterson: https://youtu.be/_WP5MKWGCrs

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00:00 – ILM Darth Vader Award

01:03 – Getting Hired at ILM

04:35 – Salary Negotiations

06:33 – Defining the Star Wars Model Aesthetic

08:26 – Kitbashing the Millennium Falcon

13:06 – Cat Whiskers & Sourcing Odd Materials

17:11 – WWI Tank Kit & The Sandcrawler Connection

21:08 – Meeting George Lucas

23:00 – Star Wars Premieres

26:38 – Building the Kerner Boulevard Facility

31:40 – Seeing the Completed Film for the First Time

35:36 – Rushing Prototypes

Intro bumper by Abe Dieckman

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