Auction For Long-Lost 'Star Wars' Model to Start at $400,000

Auction For Long-Lost , 'Star Wars' Model , to Start at $400,000.
CNN reports that a long-lost model used in the
original 1977 'Star Wars' is going up for auction. .
The model of an X-wing fighter was
used in the final battle scene from
'Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.'.
The Dallas-based auction house, Heritage Auctions,
said that the model “represents the pinnacle of
Star Wars artifacts to ever reach the market.".
The model, which has a starting auction price
of $400,000, has a single red stripe painted on
the top two wings, identifying it as 'Red Leader.'.
This model has not been displayed or
modified since it left ILM (visual effects
company Industrial Light & Magic), Gene Kozicki, Visual effects expert, via CNN.
For those of us that grew up in
the ’70s or ‘80s, and those of us
that work in visual effects, this
model is as significant a find
as the ruby red slippers
or the Maltese Falcon, Gene Kozicki, Visual effects expert, via CNN.
For those of us that grew up in
the ’70s or ‘80s, and those of us
that work in visual effects, this
model is as significant a find
as the ruby red slippers
or the Maltese Falcon, Gene Kozicki, Visual effects expert, via CNN.
CNN reports that the model is one of just
four highly-detailed "hero" models used
specifically for filming close-up scenes. .
The 'hero' models are the work of the same Oscar award-
winning Industrial Light & Magic team, built according
to specifications provided by director George Lucas.
The 'hero' models are the work of the same Oscar award-
winning Industrial Light & Magic team, built according
to specifications provided by director George Lucas.
‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’
and ‘Star Wars’ were being made at
roughly the same time, and with
an overlapping group of people, Gene Kozicki, Visual effects expert, via CNN.
‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’
and ‘Star Wars’ were being made at
roughly the same time, and with
an overlapping group of people, Gene Kozicki, Visual effects expert, via CNN.
And at that time no one, not even
Steven Spielberg and George Lucas,
could anticipate the impact these
films would have on the industry
or cultural zeitgeist, Gene Kozicki, Visual effects expert, via CNN