[RSS]: Interview with César Soares, designer of 75290 Mos Eisley Cantina

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75290 Mos Eisley Cantina represents the latest addition to César Soares' impressive LEGO Star Wars portfolio, which can be viewed on César's dedicated BrickList.

Brickset recently contacted César to discuss the development of 75290 Mos Eisley Cantina, with questions also supplied by Jedi News.

Brickset: How long was the development of 75290 Mos Eisley Cantina and why was this set released now?

César: The development period for this model was about five or six months, from a design perspective. LEGO Star Wars sets depicting locations are always popular and the Mos Eisley scene, particularly the cantina is very iconic.

We have produced three previous renditions and all of them were much smaller than this design. However, releasing a bigger model seemed sensible based upon the nature of the cantina, which is relatively small, its importance for the story and how several of the famed heroes are introduced to the audience inside the cantina. With these factors in mind, there was a chance to create a lovely play set where fans can re-enact their favourite scenes and build a set with great display potential.

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