The "AT-AT" SpecPlate is a fine-art print produced by Acme Archives Direct as part of the SpecPlate series with art by Jeff McGuigan and a design by Louis Solis, released on August 20, 2014. It depicts the technical schematics of the All Terrain Armored Transport walker. Twenty-five SpecPlates with the AT-AT print were released.

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The "AT-AT" SpecPlate depicts the technical schematics of the All Terrain Armored Transport walker. It also features information regarding its in-universe designers and engineers as well as the corporation and faction involved in its development—specifically, Kuat Drive Yards and the Galactic Empire, respectively. The image's dimensions were thirty-six by seventeen inches, and forty-three by twenty-four inches when framed. Like all SpecPlates, it came with a certificate of authenticity.^[2]

Development[]

The model was colored in gold aluminum that was designed by a group of architects in Seattle, Washington that were affiliated with the United States Navy. It was mounted in two-inch polished stainless steel standoffs on a supporting plate in a shadow box frame.^[2] The "AT-AT" SpecPlate is inspired by Commemorative Christening Plates affixed to the bulkhead of real-world ships. Art for the piece was created by Jeff McGuigan, while the piece was designed by Louis Solis. The piece was released on August 20, 2014^[1] with a limited set of twenty-five SpecPlates—each one denoting to the owner which piece out of the 25 they received.^[2] A preview for the print was released on StarWars.com on the same day to announce its release.^[1]

Continuity[]

The All Terrain Armored Transport—the vehicle depicted by the SpecPlate^[1]—was created for^[3] the 1980 original trilogy film^[4] Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back.^[3] The names D. Beasley, C. Cantwell, S. Gawley, J. Johnston, R. McQuarrie—referring to various in-universe designers and engineers—on the SpecPlate are references to^[1] Lucasfilm Ltd. staff members David Beasley, Colin Cantwell,^[5] Steve Gawley, Joe Johnston, and Ralph McQuarrie.^[1] Gawley,^[4] Johnston, and McQuarrie were themselves involved in the creation of the AT-AT; McQuarrie created concept art depicting the vehicle, Johnston created designs for tank-like precursors of the AT-AT in early drafts of The Empire Strikes Back,^[6] and Gawley was the foreman of the modelshop utilized during the film's production.^[4] Some details on the print match the AT-AT's schematics in the 1996 reference book The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels, written by Bill Smith.^[7]

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Sources[]

• Acme Archives Direct's AT-AT SpecPlate – Exclusive Preview! on StarWars.com (backup link)

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External links[]

• AT-AT SpecPlate | Star Wars — Acme Archives Direct on www.acmearchivesdirect.com (archived from the original on February 6, 2023)