Ozzy, that's a great one, I haven't seen that before. funny caption to boot.
Pouring over the screen caps and behind the scenes pictures, it's weird how little certain details are actually shown. I'm almost sure there's not a single shot in the movie of that side of the FS Falcon (except possibly under the falcon itself, so not showing the side of the mandible.) Seeing this, it just makes me antsy to see more of this kind of candid shot of the set piece. there's got to be a ton more out there somewhere that just haven't seen the light of day.
Wavey, to answer your question, I haven't read anything in the book yet that mentions the designer/producers your bring up. Then again, I haven't read almost any of the actual copy in the book. Too busy pouring over the drawings themselves... I'll keep an eye out.
I'm not completely convinced the Bieffeplast tractor stool is a perfect match for the tractor seat in the main hold. There are more holes, for one thing, in the set piece. That said, it does look like a close match, and I'm not prepared to rule it out. As always, I'm definitely interested in pinning down the exact parts they turned into greebles, like with the Vickers lights.
Thanks for the input!