The Naboo Starfighter Was Full-Sized
On set, miniatures were employed to replicate enormous landscapes and prepare for complicated CGI, while life-sized starships were built to accommodate the actors when necessary. The full-sized props, set against a blue screen, can actually transfer the pilots anywhere— just look at how many memes there are of Obi-Wan chilling and dancing in his starfighter against every backdrop imaginable.
On the set of The Phantom Menace, an astromech droid sits in the back of a Naboo N-1 starfighter, ready to help the pilot. Naboo starfighters may conjure up terrible memories of young Anakin’s awful one-liners, so you’ll be relieved to learn that a gigantic prop of Obi-Delta-7 Wan’s Jedi Interceptor was also there.
The Naboo Starfighter Was Full Sized
The Naboo Royal Starship Wasn’t Full Sized
While some smaller starships were functional props that actors could interact with, bigger galactic spacecraft, such as the Naboo Royal Starship, were only partially built. Padmé uses it to flee the Trade Federation’s occupation of Naboo, and the crew lands it on Tatooine for repairs, which leads to Padmé and Anakin’s fateful meeting.
Instead than erecting a gigantic ship, the spacecraft is officially 76 meters long, or over 249 feet, therefore just the ramp was built on set in Tunisia. However, a full spacecraft would have been quite a sight— it lacks offensive weaponry, but its clean and streamlined design with a magnificent silver finish would have been epic in real life.
The Naboo Royal Starship Wasn’t Full Sized
