UPDATE 2! Exclusive: An Even Closer Look at the Star Wars: Han Solo Set at Fuerteventura!

Just a few hours ago we showed you a cool image from the Han Solo set built in the desert of Fuerteventura. Now, we have a few more exclusive photos, giving us an even better look at this location. Check them out.

 

 

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June 1, 2017

 

What’s interesting is that these photos were actually made more than a month ago. You can clearly see that the main building is still being built.

 

 

These shots show us that the igloo like structures are definitely built from metal and not leather as some earlier reports suggested.

 

 

We also see several moisture vaporators. As we all know, they are a device used to capture water from the planet’s air and we first saw them on Tatooine in A New Hope. But of course, they can be used on any desert planet. We’ve already seen them on Jakku as well, and even on the Erso farm on the planet Lah’mu (a non-arid world) in Rogue One.

 

Jakku

 

Lah’mu

 

So we can’t really make many conclusions from this, but it’s cool to see the set up close. As we mentioned in our previous article, we’ve spoken with several people in the know that all said this planet will not be Tatooine in the movie. Of course this doesn’t mean we won’t see Tatooine at all. But you have to agree that we never saw metal buildings on Tatooine. Both Mos Eisley and Mos Espa are stone/sandstone. This definitely looks like some abandoned industrial compound which doesn’t fit with Tatooine, or at least the parts we’ve seen so far from the movies, comics and games.

 

Greenham Common set with similar engines for TFA

 

Also, the engines seen in the close-up photo definitely look like the engines they used in The Force Awakens (the Resistance base on D’qar) and in Rogue One. It’s definitely a cool prop worth reusing.

 

So, tell us what you think. Do you think this is Tatooine or a new planet? Do you spot anything interesting in these photos that we’ve missed? Tell us below.

 

 

Special thanks to Lawrence Thespian for the photos.

 

 

UPDATE 1!

 

Our friends at LaFosaDelRancor has just alerted us that the image that was shared earlier today has been released in bigger quality. Check it out (click on the image for bigger version):

 

 

 

UPDATE 2!

 

June 2, 2017

 

It’s very interesting that the new structure that we see in the above photo actually looks like a shipwreck. For many of you it perhaps looks familiar?

 

 

This part definitely looks like a Sail Barge (the rear part of it). It’s definitely not a complete match with Jabba’s barge from Return of the Jedi but it’s very similar. Now this doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s a Tatooine Sail Barge. They can have these on any planets. There are many possibilities why they decided to use it. Perhaps it’s an old prop, or just they already have the schematics how to build these. Still it doesn’t make the whole thing look Tatooine-ish, but who knows. Only time will tell. Until then take all these just as rumors and speculations.

 

 

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75 thoughts on “UPDATE 2! Exclusive: An Even Closer Look at the Star Wars: Han Solo Set at Fuerteventura!

  • June 1, 2017 at 10:46 pm
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    I don’t remember Corellia being a desert planet, so I’m guessing this is Tatooine.

    • June 1, 2017 at 11:57 pm
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      Read the article; it says that the insiders working the set have confirmed that this location is NOT Tatooine.

      • June 2, 2017 at 1:01 am
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        Fuck the insiders, we’ll see when Lucasfilm confirms it.

        • June 2, 2017 at 3:11 am
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          LucusFilm hasn’t confirmed the photos either…

      • June 2, 2017 at 2:51 am
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        Right, and Benedict Cumberbatch wasn’t playing Kahn in Into Darkness.

        • June 2, 2017 at 6:22 am
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          Ex-fucking-actly.

      • June 3, 2017 at 1:10 pm
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        Translated from a Spanish source. I can tell you a few things about spanish media and its periodism in general. They talk as if they know everything, as if they are experts about everything. And they really don’t know anything.

        • June 3, 2017 at 9:59 pm
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          That could very much be the case then, wouldn’t surprise me…

    • June 2, 2017 at 12:15 am
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      Is there any canon description though?

      • June 2, 2017 at 1:01 am
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        No, but I doubt Lucasfilm would deviate too far from the Legends description of the planet.

        • June 2, 2017 at 2:04 am
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          While they have thrown away all Legends, I also believe it to be Tatooine. Besides if it is NOT Tatooine, it’d be really irritating to introduce yet another sand planet, right?

          • June 2, 2017 at 2:11 am
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            Not really. Looking at you Crait.

          • June 2, 2017 at 2:49 am
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            The problem we have is that nuCanon is intent on sand/arid planets being the only land of major developments for any kind of hero. Jakku, Lothal (technically not a desert planet, but they put a lot of focus on the desert parts of it in the first season so I count it here), Jedha, and this one assuming it’s new. Say what you will about TPM, at least Naboo was a unique place to start; lush plains and swamps. Coruscant was also really fuckin’ cool.

          • June 2, 2017 at 6:21 am
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            I agree. Too bad they spent like half the movie on Tatooine.

          • June 2, 2017 at 9:51 am
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            Naboo is basically Spain and parts of Italy, while Coruscant is just any giant concrete jungle taken to an extreme level.

            Both of those are not super alien planets. Coruscant wasn’t even really new at the time because we had already seen glimpses of it in RoTJ. Also, other franchises like Bladerunner had already popularized the city planet environment.

          • June 2, 2017 at 6:22 am
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            Agreed. I don’t know why Star Wars fans get disappointed when they see planet that’s not Umbara 2.0. Star wars films tend to stick to backwater planets with Earth-ish environments.

          • June 2, 2017 at 6:38 pm
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            Or perhaps planets that were over-mined, over-populated, and subsequently destroyed environmentally.

            As in – Jakku was once a green planet.

          • June 2, 2017 at 6:43 pm
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            Same with Tatooine, in Legends at least.

          • June 4, 2017 at 4:51 am
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            Jawas & Sandpeople talked so much trash about offworlders in KOTOR – it was fantastic! lol

          • June 2, 2017 at 6:01 pm
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            I for one wold like to see more modern, man-made locales, like Bespin.

  • June 1, 2017 at 11:14 pm
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    It’s really weird not caring about a Star Wars movie. I mean I even get super excited for every rebels episode. But I really don’t care about this movie. This seems like a money grab.

    Can someone explain to me why we are recasting characters, when we have actors still able to pull off their rolls (Mace, Qui gon, Ob1).

    So frustrating.

    • June 1, 2017 at 11:40 pm
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      There’s nothing frustrating about it. If you don’t want to see the movie, then don’t. Getting frustrated about a movie because you don’t feel like seeing it is rather strange.

      • June 1, 2017 at 11:55 pm
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        In your opinion there is nothing frustrating about it. In my opinion it is frustrating. See how that works?

        • June 2, 2017 at 2:03 am
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          In my opinion, being frusturated about Lucasfilm making a movie about something you have no interest in seeing is something that rational people should not worry about in their daily lives.

          First world problems

        • June 2, 2017 at 6:35 pm
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          Then I guess you’ll have to ensure you have the energy to come up with more frustration when we actually get a screenshot or….yoda forbid….actual footage!

    • June 1, 2017 at 11:55 pm
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      This is only the second anthology movie. They need some hits right out the gate based on characters or events that everyone if familiar with. We’re dying for an Obi-Wan movie or an Old Republic movie but the general movie going audience isn’t. There’s a reason Guardians wasn’t part of phase 1. They’ll get to the the stuff the hardcore fans want soon enough.

      • June 1, 2017 at 11:59 pm
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        I don’t know, I would argue that Ob1 is just as recognizable as Han. And I would not be shocked if Ob1 was actually more popular with the younger audience, since that is who they grew up with.

        • June 2, 2017 at 2:06 am
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          So what are you getting at? Lucasfilm should just not make any spinoffs about any popular Star Wars character because it’s immediately lazy and unoriginal?

          A movie can still be good, if it revolves around characters that are extremely popular.

          When Han Solo was announced a lot of fans went uggggh, then they said they’d rather see an Obi-Wan movie until that started to lose steam because they startred realizing it’s really no different from the Han Solo film, then they wanted a Darth Vader film because of the Rogue One hallway scene.

          So, I don’t have complete faith in the fandom to decide what would make for a good Star Wars movie. The market will dictate Lucasfilm’s course.

      • June 2, 2017 at 2:41 am
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        To be fair, the prequels were more or less Obi-Wan movies. He’s been in more movies than Han, too. (Even if you don’t count the heavily modified voice line in Rey’s flashback).

      • June 2, 2017 at 2:05 pm
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        If you guys think that Obi-Wan is a more popular or recognizable character than Han Solo you’re living in a Star Wars bubble. Han is a pop culture icon. Harrison Ford is as big a movie star that ever lived. People that haven’t even watched Star Wars can tell you who Han Solo is. He’s one of the core four characters in the OT. He’s been upfront in Star Wars merchandising and advertising for 40 years.Obi-Wan is a popular character but he’s a secondary character in the OT and most people watched the PT once and never thought about them again.

    • June 1, 2017 at 11:59 pm
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      It’s all a money grab dude. Films are made to make money. If I were you I’d let go that idealistic fool hearted campaign; it will only bring you pain in the long run.

    • June 1, 2017 at 11:59 pm
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      It’s all a money grab dude. Films are made to make money. If I were you I’d let go that idealistic fool hearted campaign; it will only bring you pain in the long run.

      • June 2, 2017 at 12:02 am
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        Just by putting the name Star Wars in front of it, guarantees a profit. Recasting Han is just lazy and unimaginative considering the vast amount of characters and timelines they have at their disposal.

        • June 2, 2017 at 1:39 am
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          agreed

        • June 2, 2017 at 2:00 am
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          Not if it was one of Lucas’s ideas. Which was the srategy off the bat, to exhaust and use all of Lucas’s ideas before having to do more creative work. At least, that’s what I’ve been led to believe. Frankly, it allows the studio more time to develop and plan stories and whatnot if they have the creative narrative out of the way.

    • June 2, 2017 at 12:53 am
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      Funny someone clicking on likely every article to a movie they claim not to care about.

    • June 2, 2017 at 1:09 am
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      Money grab since after 1977, man.

      • June 2, 2017 at 1:34 am
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        Bro, you and Everyone who says that Star Wars is a ” money grab” can just not go see it, Disney execs are not coming to your house begging you to see their films, that a lot of people worked hard for. They make these films for people who will go see it, for people who have not had SW for 20+ Years prior to the prequels. SW is bigger then you and i guarantee you that Disney will not be coming your house begging and “grabbing” your cash. Make a “cash grab” for yourself if you don’t like Star Wars you damn Trekkie. Yep I’m #Triggered… I’m in a good mood too.

        • June 2, 2017 at 10:55 pm
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          Hey, were are on the same side.

      • June 2, 2017 at 4:30 pm
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        That phrase has become nearly devoid of meaning through its disuse. If something is made with the intention of making a profit, someone out there is going to scream “money grab!” from atop a milk crate. If that’s the standard, then nearly every movie you’ve ever seen has been a money grab. Everything you’ve purchased at a store has been a money grab.

        • June 2, 2017 at 10:54 pm
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          Exactly, unless it’s an one-off art house film with no merchandising.

    • June 2, 2017 at 1:38 am
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      I don’t understand your question – are you talking about recasting Han and Lando? Because the answer to that is simple, you can’t make a movie about Han’s past and use Harrison Ford. De-aging CGI is expensive and still stinks of the uncanny valley.

      Or are you wondering why they’re making a Han Solo movie and not a prequel-era one? the answer to that is also simple – Lucasfilm under Kathleen Kennedy still keeps the prequels at arm’s length. It is slowly changing over time, but they’re being very strategic about it.

      Besides, there is much less story continuity between the prequels and the sequel trilogy than with the original trilogy, so they’re focusing on those time periods. As the sequel trilogy progresses, more and more prequel-era plot callbacks are being introduced, though primarily in other media for the moment.

      I’m don’t feel any burning desire for a Han Solo movie either, but I’m not the target audience anymore. And frankly, neither are you.

      • June 2, 2017 at 3:40 am
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        I think it’s more a time issue than anything else but I’m sure they will try one in another decade or two. I mean look how much better Tarkin looks to that shitty Jeff Bridges double in Tron Legacy and that was a mere 6 years ago or so.

    • June 2, 2017 at 2:44 am
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      I for one am excited about a young Han Solo movie. His stance on the Force in ANH means that the movie likely steers away from the Force, and from the “everything we do makes a massive change across the galaxy” theme that our current films have. Just a Star Wars heist film? I’m fuckin’ in! Get me some popcorn, I’m excited to see young Han steal some shit with the Falcon! You’re not? I understand! But I’ll still invite you along anyways. You can feel free to say no.

    • June 2, 2017 at 6:43 am
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      Why are we recasting characters? Because it’s what’s safe…It’s what has proven to make money in the past (e.g. everyone loves Han Solo). That’s also why there are so many reboots, rehashes, and regurgitations of movies and shows gone by these days and in recent years. The studios are too afraid to bet on (gasp) a new and untested sci-fi idea (especially in this particular universe) that the safe money is on what has gone before. That’s why there are still Alien movies, that’s why Ghostbusters got remade. Same basic premise at work. TLJ will likely parallel the tone of ESB, much like TFA did with ANH.

    • June 2, 2017 at 4:29 pm
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      A money grab? Isn’t all Star Wars a chance to make money? And the idea came from Lucas.

      And we are not RECASTING. You cast someone to play a younger version. It’s not recasting or replacing.

      Your comment is so frustrating.

    • June 2, 2017 at 6:51 pm
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      I didn’t care about the spin offs from the beginning, and after Rogue One I care even less. But for this one I have some expectation. Not the highest, but considering that it’s written by Kasdan, then yes: it may turn to be good, or at least way better than R1…

  • June 2, 2017 at 1:26 am
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    They look like podracers

  • June 2, 2017 at 2:06 am
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    Why is Oscar Isaac’s stunt double closing the Red Cup clapper over his three fingers?

  • June 2, 2017 at 3:17 am
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    its weird saying this but im not excited about this movie, im more excited about dark resurrection vol.2 fan film than this( at least its original)

    • June 2, 2017 at 4:28 pm
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      ok

  • June 2, 2017 at 3:38 am
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    If we are going to have another desert planet that’s not Tatooine, Jakku, or Jedha then I at least hope they use some good filters to differentiate it. Not shitty CG ones though ala Geonosis or whatever that was supposed to be in the Discovery teaser.

  • June 2, 2017 at 5:17 am
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    On the right side of the last picture – does that thing look like the ass end of a sailbarge to anyone else?

    • June 2, 2017 at 12:26 pm
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      Had the same thought! I think it´s not a sailbarge but a building with uses the same design language. Could be an indication that we´re really talking about Tatooine here.

    • June 2, 2017 at 4:22 pm
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      Damn, I made the second update, without seeing your comment. It definitely looks like it. 🙂

    • June 2, 2017 at 4:58 pm
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      That was my thought upon seeing it.

  • June 2, 2017 at 5:51 pm
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    I know it’s not a popular opinion, but Han Solo is my least favorite main character in Star Wars. He’s a womanizing, gambling, cheating, selfish and lying dingus. He had a shot at redemption and blew it, poorly raising a son who later picked up the mantle of Vader, hated his guts, and killed him FFS. Dude was that crappy of a person and a father. If TFA had gone different I might feel more forgiving, but yeah, he just went back to being an asshole. I’ll go see this for Chewie and the Falcon though, because they’re the shit. If it weren’t for them I wonder if he would have ever made a decent choice in his life. Suck it Han.

    • June 2, 2017 at 6:45 pm
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      Here in Italy we have a special exclamation to answer to this kind of statements: “E sticazzi?”.

      • June 2, 2017 at 6:48 pm
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        My Italian gf hates Solo. She says that translates to “these cocks” or something, and that yeah, he’s a dick. But I could very well be misunderstanding your exclamation.

        • June 2, 2017 at 7:03 pm
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          Your gf translated correctly, but it’s just a litteraly translation. We use that line to say: “Who cares?”.

          Han may be a dick. Anyway, it’s just a movie could also mean: “Han is not automatically supposed to be a totally good example as a parent”. But from the other side there is Snoke, there is a clearly unstable psychology by Ben, so… I dunno. I can’t judge Han so definitively as you do. I still appreciate his try to get his son back.

          • June 2, 2017 at 7:13 pm
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            Ah, that makes sense – thanks for the clarification. I’m just taking this opportunity to project frustration about global and family shit onto an unreleased movie on the Internet. A Han Solo film just seems like an unimaginative, potentially disastrous way to explore an otherwise absolutely vast galaxy of the imagination. It’s almost like Hollywood decided to take a massive risk by taking none at all…crazy theory, I know. What does it matter – they had me at Chewie, anyway. Who cares! 😉

          • June 3, 2017 at 12:39 am
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            @evanskytreesnyder:disqus

            So you were just making it up about your Italian girlfriend or does she not understand Italian or how to use Google?

          • June 3, 2017 at 12:48 am
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            Ouch

          • June 3, 2017 at 2:23 am
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            Apparently she does not understand it that well. Second generation problems. I now stand ashamed in front of the entire this part of this page of the webs. 🙁

    • June 3, 2017 at 3:56 am
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      He’s a much better Dad in Legends if you want to see a more mature Han Solo and at the very least he isn’t token comic relief like he was in TFA nor was did he die in a contrived manner.

      His son is slightly less annoying than Kylo too and actually shows maturity himself at times.

    • June 4, 2017 at 4:48 pm
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      “He was a womanizing, gambling, cheating, selfish liar.”

      Sounds like a great, interesting character to watch get into shit situations on screen.

  • June 3, 2017 at 12:33 am
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    Oh. I really, really hope that this planet is Tatooine. Because if this is another ”new” desert planet that looks like Tatooine…. I will scream of misery… 🙁

  • June 3, 2017 at 3:54 am
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    Maybe this is why Jabba needs the Sail Barge built he has in Jedi?

    • June 5, 2017 at 5:09 pm
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      Or needs to staff it with rebellious untested new droids that aren’t checked for lightsabers.

  • June 3, 2017 at 4:11 am
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    It’s the remains of the colony on LV-426.

  • June 3, 2017 at 12:58 pm
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    Love moisture vaporators. When I see moisture vaporators I see Star Wars. Every planet needs one. Every SW movie needs one. Moisture vaporators for life!

  • June 3, 2017 at 6:21 pm
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    In Updarte 1 on the first photo, I wonder why they put it’s the hometown of Han Solo.

    A genius who knows everything about the production? Or a typical spanish gossip to talk about it?

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