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| STARWARS.com | The official Star Wars website. Information on characters, hardware, ships, events, and more. | |
| Lucasfilm.com | The official Lucasfilm Ltd. website. Pressroom, divisions, general information, filmography, and even employment opportunities. |
| ILM.com | The official Industrial Light & Magic website. Pretty much the same thing you'd expect from the LFL site -- General information, ILM services, employment opportunities, etc. |
| Alfred's Mind | The creative works of Alfred Wong, professional illustrator, model-maker, storyboards artist and concept designer. Fantastic Star Wars models, custom, official and more. |
| S T A R K I L L E R - The Jedi Bendu Script Site | Various drafts and shooting scripts from various Star Wars movies. The most recent entry is the script for Episode I. |
| STAR WARS Props | A collection of images of assorted props used in the Star Wars original trilogy. Good quality images, but no accompanying text. |
| STAR WARS Toy Design Patents | A listing of various Star Wars toys as part of the patent application process -- many of which have illustrations showing the toy from multiple angles. |
| TheForce.net | The unofficial counterpart to the official site. Also where one can find the Holonet news board and the Jedi Council discussion boards. |
| Star Wars Technical Commentaries | A subdirectory of theforce.net that examines particular technical aspects of STAR WARS. Subjects range from TIE fighter capabilities to whether or not the Ewoks were exterminated thanks to the explosion of the second Death Star. |
| X-Wing Design Commentaries | A concept similar to the technical commentaries, but devoted entirely to the Incom T-65 "X-Wing" space superiority fighter. |
| Magic of Myth -- R2D2 | A list of high-quality images of R2 from the MoM exhibit. Lots of different angles and lots of closeups. |
| Science Fiction Reference Photos Folder | A huge database of Star Wars vehicle/ship reference photos, as well as several from Star Trek and other sci-fi movies. |
| Timothy Fox's Excellent reference images | Another photo shoot at the Magic of Myth exhibit. Lots of Imperial Star Destroyer pictures, but a few others as well. |
| BlueHarvest.net | A website with a collection of images (primarily screen caps). Some interesting downloads available though. |
| Starship Dimensions | An impressive effort to put various ships and vehicles from different sci-fi sources together to scale with one another. Various Star Wars ships represented. |
| Wookiepedia | a WIKI effort devoted to Star Wars. As with all wiki projects, anyone can submit/edit posts -- so information found here may not always be entirely accurate. |
| SWStarTours.net | A site devoted to Star Tours, the Star Wars simulator ride found at various Disney theme parks across the globe. Also contains some very nice reference pictures of droids and vehicles. |
| Ketzer.com | An online museum for a private individual's original movie props, screen-used wardrobe, and prop/costume replicas. |
| Imperial Navy Ship Database | An impressively huge site devoted to the Imperial war machine -- ships, personnel, and more. Oozing with Imperial propaganda on every level. |
| West End Games | The original publisher of the d6 Star Wars RPG. Unfortunately they no longer support the system. |
| D6 RPG Products List | The complete list of West End Games products for the d6 Star Wars RPG, complete with cover pictures. |
| Wizards Of The Coast | The current publisher of the d20 Star Wars RPG. They are currently pushing the minitaures game as well. |
| Troll and Toad: Star Wars RPGs | A retailer that carries thousands of RPG titles, including more than 150 Star Wars RPGs, all at reasonable prices. |
| The Seventh Sanctum Name Generator | A website that does just what the name implies -- random name generation. Lots of different categories, including a Star Wars name generator listed on the right hand side of the page. |
| The Rebellion | Conversions of D20 RPG material to the D6 version of the RPG. |
| LucasArts | Their official website. Includes a complete list of LucasArts games for each platform/console. |
| Star Wars Galaxies | The official site with news, features, guides, screenshots, game and developer articles, FAQs, movies, and more. |
| The Art of Ralph McQuarrie | Ralph McQuarrie's official website. Best known for his unforgettable work on the Star Wars trilogy, Ralph's extensive body of work extends far beyond the boundaries of the Star Wars Galaxy. This website presents another side of Ralph McQuarrie, including his original artwork created for various venues including Movie Poster Art, Book Cover Art, Theme Park Rides, and Film Conceptual Designs. |
| Doug Chiang Studio | Doug Chiang's official website. Devoted to "Robota," a personal project he says he pursues in his spare time. |
| Dimensions of the Human Figure | A single page containing illustrations of an average adult male in various standing/sitting postitions. Good for determining proportions from the side/front. |
| Dark Horse Comics | The official website of the publishers of Star Wars comics. |
| Millennium Falcon /YT-1300 Deck Plan Solutions | Paul Cargile's study of the design/layout of arguably the most famous spaceship in movie history. |
| Colonial Chrome | Home to over one hundred full colour deckplans created by Ben "the Admiral" Flood-Paddock and intended for use with the Star Wars Roleplaying Game. |
| Star Wars Deckplans Alliance | Frank Bonura's website devoted to ship deckplans. Selection of ships from the West End Games d6 RPG and Original Trilogy ONLY. |
| Star Wars Artists' Guild | A lot of galleries and a lot of categories. Art quality ranges the full gamut. |
| DungeonCrafter | A free downloadable program and accompanying custom tilesets, for building maps and building floorplans. While somewhat limited when it comes to working with sci-fi/modern layouts (although there are tiles for Star Wars fighters), it does come in handy when working on rough ideas. |
| U.S. Submarines | A Florida-based company that builds (you guessed it) luxury subs for personal use. Clicking on "Submarines" takes you to the product categories, with "Luxury Subs" containing deckplans for the 20m Nomad 1000 and a 3-D layout of the 65m Phoenix 1000. Clicking on "Habitats" takes you to a variety of conceptual projects the company is promoting -- including the world's first sea floor resort (which is actually under development at the time of this posting). |
| Jules' Undersea Lodge | Possibly the most unusual 'Bed & Breakfast' you'll ever come across. The lodge is a former underwater research lab that has been refurbished, reloacted to Key Largo in Florida, and is now open to the public as an underwater hotel (celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2006). A floorplan and various pictures are available. |
| NOAA's Aquarius | An underwater ocean laboratory located in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary -- 3-1/2 miles offshore and at a depth of 60 feet. Floorplans are available in the FAQ section under "What does Aquarius look like?" Missions are conducted on a regular basis, with photos and live webcams also featured elsewhere on the website. |
| The Multipurpose Troop Transport Carrier System | A modular design bunker system undergoing testing and evaluation by the U.S. Military. It can be configured to serve as a troop transport module on board a flatbed truck or as a stand-alone building. Specs and photos are available in the downloadable brochure. |
| Apollo Duck | A boat/ship sales website. Lots of boats/ships, lots of pictures, and some even have deckplans. Clicking on the link takes you to their 'commercial boats' section, but they also have sections devoted to barges and yachts. Since this is a sales site, if you find something you like you better download photos/deckplans immediately -- there's no guarantee you'll see them again next time. |
| Fleetwood | A manufacturer of RVs ranging from luxury coaches to pop-up campers. RVs may not be the first thing to come to mind when looking for deckplan inspiration, as subs and/or ships might, but they're excellent at making use of limited space and are a good resource. Each model has both interior photographs and floorplans; of particular interest are the 'toy haulers' as their decor style is not too far removed from what you might see in Star Wars. |
| Marathon Coach | Another RV manufacturer, but builds luxury coaches exclusively (the ones that easily sell for over $1.5 million each). This particular manufacturer is listed because of the considerable amount of technology that goes into each model. Both interior photographs and floorplans of each model are available. |
| Great West Vans | Yet another RV manufacturer, but is listed because of the fact that they deal with Class "B" motorhomes -- essentially modified van frames -- and therefore have to work with even less space than the other companies. Good reference when developing really small ships such as the Moldy Crow and A-24 Sleuth. Both interior photographs and floorplans of each model are available. |
| American Ingenuity Dome Homes | A company that builds/sells geodesic dome houses. Not exactly 100% relevant, but the domes look appropriate for a sci-fi setting and the floorplans deal with non-conventional room shapes. This website also features links to other dome construction companies. |
| Railroad Car Floorplans | Includes baggage, sleeper, diner, and dome cars. This site is dedicated to an old rail line called "The California Zephyr," and by clicking on the "continue the tour" link at the bottom of the page you can also get interior photos. Going on to the "Ghosts" section will also allow you to find some pictures of those cars still in service today. |
| The Dover Harbor | A fully restored 1923 Pullman sleeper-lounge-buffet railroad car. Photos can also be found on this site. |
