The New Republic Cruiser first appeared in the 2015 Star Wars saga film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, directed by J.J. Abrams. They were first identified in an installment of Star Wars By the Numbers on StarWarsKids.com in July 31, 2020. Lucasfilm Story Group member and Keeper of the Holocron Leland Chee mentioned that he had yet to witness a decent reference for the models, which was why the Star Wars By the Numbers video was vague in naming the New Republic Cruiser.
Fellow Story Group member Pablo Hidalgo later mentioned that he would not be surprised if some of the models were modified Star Tours assets, but that he could be mistaken. The update to Star Tours required the need to create computer generated versions of the classic ships, including the Mon Calamari cruisers and the EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigates. As such, these digital assets may have been reused to create the New Republic Home Fleet. Phil Szostak believed that the ships may have been brought from Industrial Light & Magic's digital library, with some possible in the form of 2D cards, but that he could also be mistaken.
The New Republic Cruiser first appeared in the 2015 Star Wars saga film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, directed by J.J. Abrams. They were first identified in an installment of Star Wars By the Numbers on StarWarsKids.com in July 31, 2020. Lucasfilm Story Group member and Keeper of the Holocron Leland Chee mentioned that he had yet to witness a decent reference for the models, which was why the Star Wars By the Numbers video was vague in naming the New Republic Cruiser.
Fellow Story Group member Pablo Hidalgo later mentioned that he would not be surprised if some of the models were modified Star Tours assets, but that he could be mistaken. The update to Star Tours required the need to create computer generated versions of the classic ships, including the Mon Calamari cruisers and the EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigates. As such, these digital assets may have been reused to create the New Republic Home Fleet. Phil Szostak believed that the ships may have been brought from Industrial Light & Magic's digital library, with some possible in the form of 2D cards, but that he could also be mistaken.