Was it a conscious choice for the filmmakers to base the ships on Ralph McQuarrie designs from the beginning ( tweaked here and there ) for this trilogy , or do you think people from ' marketing ' figured ... ' let's get some ' familiar - but slightly different ' models out there for fans old and new . Or the ' everything old is new again ' mentality just kicked in ?
Don't get me wrong , I'm very excited/happy/pleased etc... with anything Star Wars ( mostly ) related , especially model kits . Guessing I'm just getting more cynical/critical in my thinking as I get older .