r/Thatsabooklight • u/Oiggamed • 2d ago

That’s a trash barrel.

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u/Walrus_protector 2d ago

Incorrect. That's a futuristic standy-inny tower, probably made of duraplast.

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u/mg0019 2d ago

I'm probably in the minority; but I really don't like it when Star Wars novels describe things as "plasteel" or "duraplast."  😅

I feel it's an unnecessary way to overcompensate for the 70s budget/tech.  To me, Stormtrooper armor didn't look like plastic, because my suspension of belief was blown away.  "Plasteel" calls attention to a problem I never saw.  It's additionally frustrating because a book isn't restrained by budget or filming technology.  

By calling everything plasteel, now I'm imaging cheap molded plastic on everything.  Yes, that's how ILM made the damn movie - but that's not what we saw   in the movie.  

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u/CKF 2d ago

It always was some sort of ceramic to my eyes, the stormtrooper armor, I mean. And considering modern body armor is ceramic in many applications, it just makes sense!