RIP Colin Cantwell

[Ar-Pharazon]

Colin Cantwell, the concept artist and designer credited with creating many of Star Wars’ iconic spacecrafts — including the TIE fighter, X-wing and Death Star — has died at the age of 90.

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Cantwell’s work on 2001 led to him being sought by George Lucas for Star Wars, with Cantwell designing many of the starships and vehicles featured in the 1977 blockbuster and beyond: The Death Star, X-Wings, Y-Wings, the Empire’s TIE fighters and an early iteration of what would become the Millennium Falcon; as Screenrant notes, one of Cantwell’s unused designs resurfaced in the 2018 film Solo: A Star Wars Story, where it was dubbed “the Cantwell-Class Arrestor Cruiser.”

 

[publiusr]

I loved his art.
EC Henry made this after his early Star Destroyer look
https://echenry.artstation.com/projects/lVPNVz

Colin’s work was very clean. He will be missed.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

One of the most iconic ship designs ever.

 

[Turtletrekker]

RIP

 

[fireproof78]

Father of the Y-Wing.

RIP.

 

[Campe]

I saw him at a con here in San Antonio a few years back. He was certainly looking frail at that time. Wish I would have spent more time speaking to him. RIP.