Z-44 Speeder Bike
The Z-44 speeder bike was a special model developed for the Grand Army of the Republic. Answering the special ops’ and Commando battalion’s cry for a fast and lightweight scouting vehicle, the bike featured two powerful engines attached to a minimalist steel frame with not much more than the actual steering mechanism forming the vehicle’s silhouette. The most important feature however was the state of the art communications system installed, able to broadcast directly to a space craft in orbit, without the need for planetary relay stations.
Already during the war, the first civilian models were constructed as well and often used for races among speeder bike fans. Because of its minimalist construction, the bike was easy to modify and thousands of custom configurations could be found all around the galaxy soon after its release.
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My entry for the vehicle challenge of the 253rd Elite Legion and kind of the result of a little table scrap idea I had. I’m having a lot of fun creating alternative versions of it right now, so there might be more coming soon.
Z-44 Speeder Bike
The Z-44 speeder bike was a special model developed for the Grand Army of the Republic. Answering the special ops’ and Commando battalion’s cry for a fast and lightweight scouting vehicle, the bike featured two powerful engines attached to a minimalist steel frame with not much more than the actual steering mechanism forming the vehicle’s silhouette. The most important feature however was the state of the art communications system installed, able to broadcast directly to a space craft in orbit, without the need for planetary relay stations.
Already during the war, the first civilian models were constructed as well and often used for races among speeder bike fans. Because of its minimalist construction, the bike was easy to modify and thousands of custom configurations could be found all around the galaxy soon after its release.
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My entry for the vehicle challenge of the 253rd Elite Legion and kind of the result of a little table scrap idea I had. I’m having a lot of fun creating alternative versions of it right now, so there might be more coming soon.