During production of The Empire Strikes Back, designer Joe Johnston conceived a ship that combined the body of an X-wing and the cockpit of the Y-wing.
 However, this design was scrapped for the T-47, which featured no 
elements from previous craft. Johnston's designs for the Snowspeeders 
have influenced later Star Wars designers, such as Tommy Lee Edwards.
The
 models were built in three different scales by Steve Gawley,  Charlie 
Bailey, and Mike Fulmer of ILM, with the smallest (20 inches)  used for 
motion control photography, and the largest (2½ feet) for hero  and 
pyrotechnic shots.  All 
models included motor-controlled flaps to imply maneuverability,  and 
the largest version also possessed motor-articulated crew. Several full-scale props were built in London for the hangar, cockpit, and speeder crash scenes.
 





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