As with FX-7, 2-1B was only briefly seen in ESB, so the cardback image was chosen from a slim selection of shots.\u00a0 Interestingly 2-1B\u2019s medical counterpart, FX-7, can be seen in the background of this Hoth medical station scene.<\/p>\n
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This image is really interesting for several reasons.<\/p>\n
Firstly the ceiling of the medical lab, with it\u2019s square beams, is entirely creating through airbrushing as is the area to the left of the image (you can see the actual photograph which was used by its rounded bottom corners).<\/p>\n
Secondly, and it\u2019s impossible to tell without the piece in hand, it looks as if 2-1B himself may be cut and pasted onto the image, as it extends below the area of the photograph.\u00a0 Furthering this theory is the airbrushed areas you can see inbetween the characters right arm and the airbrushed pipework on his left arm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As with FX-7, 2-1B was only briefly seen in ESB, so the cardback image was chosen from a slim selection of shots.\u00a0 Interestingly 2-1B\u2019s medical counterpart, FX-7, can be seen in the background of this Hoth medical station scene. … Continue reading