An intrepid fan discovers the most powerful steam control room in all of Los Angeles...

The full-size Millennium Falcon set piece used for The Empire Strikes Back was actually built by a crew of British ship builders.

One of the Naboo starfighter's wall coupling units on the Theed central hangar set.

How did you go about deciding how much of a real set to build and how much will be blue screen, to be used in "building" the rest of the set in the computer?

Gavin Bocquet (Production Designer) (left) and George Lucas (Director) discuss the Mos Espa main street concept set model at Leavesden Studios.

In scouting for locations with Rick McCallum, why did you end up picking Italy for part of planet Naboo?

The picturesque beauty of Whippendell Woods, England, provided the environmental backdrop for the Sacred Temple Ruins on Naboo.

A control panel in the Republic Cruiser cockpit on B stage at Leavesden Studios.

The ornate design on the Jedi Council Chamber floor, on Model Stage 2 at Leavesden Studios.

The interior of the Republic Cruiser cockpit.

The amazing Reggia Palace in Caserta, Italy was chosen to shoot much of the Theed Palace material for Episode 1. The balcony above the main staircase is shown here.

Architectural detail, also know as 'set dressing,' is evident throughout the Mos Espa Main Street set.

The location shots in the film look like places that really exist. What are the main elements that make a fantasy environment into one that the audience will believe exists?

As these behind-the-scenes rehearsal photos show, technicians at the studio rigged a two-ton X-wing and "flew" it onto the stage with a giant construction crane.

Carpenters constructing the roof for the Naboo Queen's spacecraft, at Leavesden Studios.

After helping to officially open Fox Studios Australia at a gala ceremony on Sunday night, R2-D2 and C-3PO decided to do a little exploring of the Fox Studios Backlot.

Fox Studios Australia, where the majority of Episode II will be shot, will open this Sunday, November 7 with a first-class gala event.

While not from Episode I, but rather Raiders of the Lost Ark, this snapshot of the "Well of Souls" reveals that our favorite droids were popular even "a long time ago".

The Mos Espa Podracer hangar set, at Leavesden Studios.

Close-up of the door controls of Watto's Podracing box.