One of the main reasons Star Wars continues to endure is our love of its grimy starships. In opposition to the smooth, stately spacecraft of most pre-1977 sci-fi TV and film, the kitbashed, realistic-ish vehicles of the faraway galaxy were new and exciting thanks to their smudges, cracks, and incongruities. Ever since Star Wars spaceships became a permanent part of the shared geek consciousness, studying these fictional craft has become a fandom in itself.
