- "Specially designed polymer wings are coated with a sealer made from Bactriasan scarab cementing fluids, making the wings much tougher than they look."
- ―Advertisement for the Hobbycraft Microweight in the fiftieth-anniversary edition of Galladinium's Galactic Datalog of Fantastic Technology
The Bactriasan scarab was a type of beetle[1] that originated in[3] the Inner Rim's Bactriasa system.[2] It produced cementing fluids. The Illiseni Aerodyne company manufactured the Hobbycraft Microweight conveyance by producing a sealer from the Bactriasan scarab cementing fluids and coating the microweight's polymer wings with it, thereby rendering them sturdier than their appearance would suggest.[1] At some point between 0 ABY and 3 ABY,[4] an advertisement for the Hobbycraft Microweight mentioning the beetles' role in its manufacture was included in the fiftieth-anniversary edition of Galladinium's Galactic Datalog of Fantastic Technology.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
The Bactriasan scarab was mentioned in Galladinium's Fantastic Technology, a 1995 sourcebook authored by Rick D. Stuart for use with West End Games' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game.[1]
Sources[]
- Galladinium's Fantastic Technology (First mentioned)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Galladinium's Fantastic Technology
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion (post by jasonfry) on the Jedi Council Forums' Literature board (December 11, 2007): "I wouldn't get your hopes up re alien homeworlds, beyond simple stuff like the Planetnamian species getting a Planetnamia on the map or things Dan and I can account for with a relatively quick reference." (backup link) (screenshot) Jason Fry, co-author of The Essential Atlas, stated his intention to create homeworlds for numerous species based on context implied from their names. This article treats the Bactriasa system as the location of one such homeworld with regard to the Bactriasan scarab species.
- ↑ Galladinium's Fantastic Technology is set during the time period between the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, which corresponds to some point between 0 ABY and 3 ABY, according to The New Essential Chronology.
