Star Wars Blueprints: Rebel Edition, is the latest in a succession of books from DK which have explored the intricate details of many pieces of technology from the Star Wars universe. Along with author Ryder Windham, artists Chris Reiff and Chris Trevas return to provide meticulous drawings of hardware utilised by the Rebels in their battle against the evil Empire and features the T-65 X-Wing, BTL Y-Wing, Rebel Blockade Runner, Rebel Weaponry and Echo Base.
Each subject is introduced with some brief background information, providing context for its usage and involvement in the Star Wars saga (which is mainly limited to the OT-era with the exception of the BTL-B Y-Wing rescue mission to the Abregado system and the Blockade Runner Sundered Heart during the time of The Clone Wars), and accompanied by stills from the movies and The Clone Wars TV-series. Multiple drawings show
the subjects from various views; for the three starfighters, certain aspects, such as the cockpit, weaponry, engines, etc. are also shown as separate
images, providing a closer look at some of the finer details. Rebel Weaponry details Princess Leia’s favoured DDC Defender Sporting Blaster (with variation!), Chewbacca’s Bowcaster, and also two blasters utilised by the Rebels in their defence of the Tantive IV and Echo Base respectively. A drawing of the interior of Echo Base is accompanied by images of the Ion Cannon, the Medical Center (complete with FX-7!) and the Power Generators, among other things. For all five subjects, the various components are numbered in each schematic, with some being furnished with additional text, all of which provides a wealth of information, conveniently collated for easy reference.
As a bonus, much of the contents of the book is duplicated onto poster-sized plans of each of the five subjects covered in the book.
Star Wars Blueprints: Rebel Edition is available now, priced $22.99 in Canada and £14.99 in the UK.
