In Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), all the wide shots of Luke flying across Tatooine in his speeder were achieved by placing a mirror underneath a version of the prop with a motor and wheels.

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image showing In Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), all the wide shots of Luke flying across Tatooine in his speeder were achieved by placing a mirror underneath a version of the prop with a motor and wheels.

Hooloovoo_42 on September 19th, 2019 at 17:09 UTC »

They also smeared vasoline on the frames to blur the base

Alpha433 on September 19th, 2019 at 17:41 UTC »

Its like a little tuk-tuk. I want it.

zaucepan on September 19th, 2019 at 17:59 UTC »

Low budget innovation, this is genius.