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One of the treats of The Last Jedi was seeing Master Yoda once again, not as (an admittedly excellent) CGI creation but as a puppet for the first time since The Phantom Menace back in 1999.

Now, Nick Maley, one of the original Yoda crew from The Empire Strikes Back working under the legendary Stuart Freeborn, gives us some insider knowledge on how to recreate the Jedi Master – including the infamous lip extension, which changed the look of the puppet from the designs – to look as he did back in the original trilogy.

The most detailed information about accurately re-sculpting Yoda that you will ever find. Veteran creature FX designer Nick Maley, who was part of the original Yoda crew, discusses the intricacies of recreating our favorite alien.

A must for intelligent Star Wars fans. A topic for your Star Wars chat.

SourceNick Maley
Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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Nick Maley: Re-sculpting Yoda

Mark Newbold
By Mark Newbold

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One of the treats of The Last Jedi was seeing Master Yoda once again, not as (an admittedly excellent) CGI creation but as a puppet for the first time since The Phantom Menace back in 1999.

Now, Nick Maley, one of the original Yoda crew from The Empire Strikes Back working under the legendary Stuart Freeborn, gives us some insider knowledge on how to recreate the Jedi Master – including the infamous lip extension, which changed the look of the puppet from the designs – to look as he did back in the original trilogy.

The most detailed information about accurately re-sculpting Yoda that you will ever find. Veteran creature FX designer Nick Maley, who was part of the original Yoda crew, discusses the intricacies of recreating our favorite alien.

A must for intelligent Star Wars fans. A topic for your Star Wars chat.

SourceNick Maley
Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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