![The Spaceshipper 🚀 on X: "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999). One of my favorite special effects: the spectators of the Mos Espa's pod race are actually Q-tips. That's movie magic. https://t.co/FrmLYNPXg3" / The Spaceshipper 🚀 on X: "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999). One of my favorite special effects: the spectators of the Mos Espa's pod race are actually Q-tips. That's movie magic. https://t.co/FrmLYNPXg3" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EGwGPvWXUAAcEkF.jpg)
The Spaceshipper 🚀 on X: "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999). One of my favorite special effects: the spectators of the Mos Espa's pod race are actually Q-tips. That's movie magic. https://t.co/FrmLYNPXg3" /
![The Phantom Menace - During the film's centerpiece Podrace scene, model makers used hundreds of Q-tips to create the illusion of attendees in a crowded arena. The Phantom Menace - During the film's centerpiece Podrace scene, model makers used hundreds of Q-tips to create the illusion of attendees in a crowded arena.](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c0/d2/d1/c0d2d1a6338398c9fc670eb3c3fc90ea.jpg)
The Phantom Menace - During the film's centerpiece Podrace scene, model makers used hundreds of Q-tips to create the illusion of attendees in a crowded arena.
![Wait—the podracing arena from THE PHANTOM MENACE was a miniature? Filled with thousands of Q-tips, and characters like P… | The phantom menace, Chewbacca, Star wars Wait—the podracing arena from THE PHANTOM MENACE was a miniature? Filled with thousands of Q-tips, and characters like P… | The phantom menace, Chewbacca, Star wars](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b0/61/ec/b061ecf3d899d694ab59c96c0b10a697.jpg)
Wait—the podracing arena from THE PHANTOM MENACE was a miniature? Filled with thousands of Q-tips, and characters like P… | The phantom menace, Chewbacca, Star wars
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![The pod racer crowds from Star Wars Episode 1 were actually 10s of thousands of qtips painted different colors. They used fans from underneath so it would simulate movement. : r/interestingasfuck The pod racer crowds from Star Wars Episode 1 were actually 10s of thousands of qtips painted different colors. They used fans from underneath so it would simulate movement. : r/interestingasfuck](https://preview.redd.it/y53opa3eiim61.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=31557d383508abf89aa2c5ae7baab300f31d6b6d)
The pod racer crowds from Star Wars Episode 1 were actually 10s of thousands of qtips painted different colors. They used fans from underneath so it would simulate movement. : r/interestingasfuck
![Photo of the day #163 for February 12, 2015. This is the miniature from the Pod Race scene in STAR WARS: T… | What is amazing, Practical effects, The phantom menace Photo of the day #163 for February 12, 2015. This is the miniature from the Pod Race scene in STAR WARS: T… | What is amazing, Practical effects, The phantom menace](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1e/9c/95/1e9c95a7ffe61346bbe8996603fe0ad5.jpg)
Photo of the day #163 for February 12, 2015. This is the miniature from the Pod Race scene in STAR WARS: T… | What is amazing, Practical effects, The phantom menace
![During the podracing scene in 'The Phantom Menace,' the crowd was actually 450,000 Q-Tips being blown by fans. : r/interestingasfuck During the podracing scene in 'The Phantom Menace,' the crowd was actually 450,000 Q-Tips being blown by fans. : r/interestingasfuck](https://i.redd.it/jl0zsdm7fqma1.jpg)