It was a model of a heavy tracked vehicle used on the planet Hoth during the Cold War and subsequent Galactic War. The transpont was about 45 meters long and 30 meters wide. Its main cabin, roughly oval in shape, was mounted on two platforms, each of which was the base for two tracks. At the top of the cabin was a tower topped with a several communication antennas. At the rear, it had two engine nozzles.