Orange on AT-ATs

colay

Morning all,

Odd query. I thought I knew Star Wars (not as well as some, but better than most) and I think I know Lego (again, NAWAS, BBTM) but after opening the SW ADvent today, I find an AT-AT with orange on the sides. I've seen some things on YouTube building massive MOC AT-ATs, and some popular channels have orange sided AT-ATs on display too that have the same, but, where is this orange in the film saga? I've never noticed it on screen or in the SW toys I used to have, so why is it included in Lego?

When did this all start and come from?

Ta

PS and yes, I also had never noticed C3P0s silver leg until I saw it in Brooklyn, NYC for a SWs expo back in early 2000's and now cant stop seeing it in the films, so why hasnt C3P0 got silver a leg/half leg in Lego?

Bumblepants

Rogue One

colay

Bumblepants said:

Rogue One

Really? Id never noticed lol, I better go back and watch it again

I assume the Empire then realised orange might stick out on Hoth, so hastily repainted on the way to it? :)

560Heliport

The orange ones are AT-ACTs, All-Terrain Armored Cargo Transports. Different from AT-ATs.

colay

560Heliport said:

The orange ones are AT-ACTs, All-Terrain Armored Cargo Transports. Different from AT-ATs.

Ah, now that makes sense. Easier for enemies to target. Here, shoot this orange one first, it carries the heavy artillery :)

pharmjod

It IS the heavy artillery. It carries the rations and field supplies :)

bandit778

@colay, from the Rogue One trailer.

colay

Right, that's this afternoon sorted, watch this again as only seen it once :)

Pitfall69

560Heliport said:

The orange ones are AT-ACTs, All-Terrain Armored Cargo Transports. Different from AT-ATs.

...and the perfect opportunity for toy makers to make more money!!!

560Heliport

... I assume that's the whole purpose of the sequel trilogy!

Shib

You think it wasn't the intention with the original trilogy? :-P

Pitfall69

560Heliport said:

... I assume that's the whole purpose of the sequel trilogy!

Shib said:

You think it wasn't the intention with the original trilogy? :-P

This is all very true, but I was mostly referring to just making little changes to existing Ships/Vehicles, so that a completist will have to have the AT-AT with orange, a black X-Wing or a Red Tie Fighter. 

I think that merchandising is a huge part of these types of movies, but I don't think they make movies in general to sell merchandise unlike a lot of the cartoons of the 80's and 90's did. 

560Heliport

Merchandising wasn't a big thing when Episode IV: A New Hope was made- it started with that movie! Mark Hamill had put into his contract that he would get one of everything made, thinking it would be maybe a T-shirt, posters, maybe a hat or something. They put Star Wars on everything!  

oldtodd33

^ Exactly, Spielberg got paid practically nothing in cash for the first movie. He asked if he could have the merchandising rights to it and they laughingly told him to take them and the rest is history. 

PJ76uk

oldtodd33 said:

^ Exactly, Spielberg got paid practically nothing in cash for the first movie. He asked if he could have the merchandising rights to it and they laughingly told him to take them and the rest is history. 

Don't you mean George Lucas?!

oldtodd33

Yes, sorry Lucas. 

colay

LOL, and now I know it's from R One, where was this, this morning? lol

https://brickset.com/article/41015/star-wars-advent-calendar-day-19

omnium

Thanks for the spoiler this afternoon,  BTW,  @colay ;-)
I've opened my calendar now, brilliant model!

colay

Calendar first, forums later :) @omnium