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Those spectacular spaceships may be physical models

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Those incredibly intricate, seemingly virtual cinematic star cruisers are often just highly detailed physical miniatures built in a studio, blasted with a laser scanner, and heavily polished in post-production.

Those spectacular spaceships may be physical models
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