Cloud Car Concept (Ralph McQuarrie)
Action Fleet (1/79)
The Build
This was really just a repaint of the AF Cloud Car to match Ralph McQuarrie’s painting. The center engine is a light grey, whereas the underside is an off-
I have yet to repaint the pilot, but I don’t know exactly how I would paint him anyway.
History
This was from one of Ralph McQuarrie’s original drawings of Cloud City, where his painting featured a light grey/white Cloud City and blue Cloud Cars. Of course, the blue would not work with the bluescreen technology, so the color was changed. What is not included in the model is a tail fin that originally jutted down from behind each of the lower pods. This steering fin was present in some other renditions of the Cloud Car, but never made it to the film.