yeah, i hear you there. though the naboo queen's shiny-ass cruiser was def a matter of pretty form over useful function too. now that you mention it, even the republic wasn't completely immune to that financial imbalance either probably, lol

neat stuff either way. ngl im kind of fond of the alliance's raggedy barely-holding-together probably-patched-up-a-thousand-times aesthetic. you could tell they were using everything they could get their hands on off the imperial grid. like an above anon said, it's a fun contrast to the usual shiny scifi