10144 Sandcrawler 10144 Sandcrawler is a classic Star Wars Ultimate Collector ' s Series set released in 2005 . A Sandcrawler is a vehicle used by Jawa s on Tatooine to scavenge junk , mainly droids , on the Dune Sea to sell later to the civilized people . A remake of the Sandcrawler ( 75059 Sandcrawler ) was made in 2014 . Description . The lowermost level of the sandcrawler is also the smallest , due to its shape . It has a rotating axle which moves a plate via a gear system . Attached to the system is a pair of plates with cylinders . The floor is black with tan plates and the walls are red - brown with some tan , earth - orange and light gray scattered throughout . There are two pairs of arched doorways . On top of the walls are a pair of tall walls with arches at the top . Another set of similar walls is connected to this , with another pair of arches . At the end you will find some different architecture . There are two sets of cylinders , two on each side , a pair of spray can nozzles , and two engines . On top of the arches are a pair or technic beams . On the bottom are a pair of lights . On the bottom of the sandcrawler are its means of propulsion , treads . These can rotate due to TECHNIC axles connected by a gear system . Now on top of one of the sections is a plate . It has a few small " domes " and ventilation parts . The front of the sand crawler opens and closes with TECHNIC pins . On either side of the gate is a wall . These open through hinge pieces . Inside of the sand crawler is a room . The room is gray , black , and earth brown . It has a red light and a green light to indicate whether it ' s working , a pair of nozzles , a computer , multiple tool holders , and a charger . On top of one charger is a bunch of red lights and it is turned on or off using a switch on the computer . On top of the red / green light is a wheel to turn it on and off . There is a vent on top of which is another switch . The room has no walls . On top is an arch - style architecture and a set of TECHNIC beams . The top of the room is open . It is attached to the roof of the sandcrawler so that it hangs down . A set of slope walls are found on top of the sand crawler . An opening hatch can be found on the top and a piece which has a loop at the top is on it . On top of the room is a cooling grille . Another section of the sandcrawler is the crane . It has a red light on one side and a green light on the other . There is a small control panel . The crane arm can be pulled in by turning a gear which pulls some string on the end . The crane is on the entrance to the sandcrawler and is used to hoist droids to the second level where they can be disabled , turned back on or repaired . Background . In Star Wars , Jawas travel across the deserts of Tatooine in their Sandcrawlers to find lost droids , and capture them . They deactivate the droids and disassemble them or repair them , finally selling the droids or scrap to settlements . The Sandcrawler that this set is based on was destroyed by Sandtrooper s after they failed to find R2 - D2 and C - 3PO in it , the droids having been sold to Owen Lars . Minifigures . Owen Lars and the three Jawa s are exclusive to this set . The Sandcrawler also comes with several droids . C - 3PO , a Gonk droid , Treadwell Droid , and ASP Droid are included , as well as three Astromech Droid s ; R1 - G4 , R2 - D2 , and R5 - D4 .