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Meet the Model Designer
Hans Burkhard Schlömer
Q: When did you become a LEGO
Star Wars™ model designer?
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A: The Ultimate Hoth battle is my third Star Wars set. Before
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Star Wars I worked on a different LEGO
theme for three
years. My LEGO career started with designing 3-D models for
a LEGO computer game in 2008. I guess three is my lucky
number!
Q: What did you do to prepare yourself for designing the Hoth
Battle set?
A: Designers' desks are notoriously messy, with piles of LEGO
elements of all kinds and colours and partly assembled
models everywhere. I knew I was going to need space. It
is very important to clear the desk first – especially when
starting up a new set of this size.
Q: How was designing the Hoth Battle different from your
work on other models?
A: In terms of number of elements, the size of the Hoth battle
is close to that of the UCS Slave I I designed earlier. But
whereas the Slave I is one big model, the Hoth set consists
of many smaller models, some of them with functions. It was
more like designing several regular retail sets at once.
Hans Burkhard Schlömer
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