Star Wars enthusiasts have a unique opportunity as a historic relic from the iconic franchise, the 'Red Leader' X-wing Starfighter filming miniature, is set to be auctioned by Heritage Auctions.
Star Wars fans can own a piece of the action with a long-lost historic item going up for auction soon.filming miniature will open up for bidding starting at $400,000. The auction will take place on October 14 and 15.
The item appeared in the 1977 flick "Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope" and is described as the "pinnacle of Star Wars artifacts to ever reach the market."The item was built at Industrial Light & Magic which won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for Star Wars. It was used to film battle scenes involving Luke Skywalker. It's one of only four hero filming miniatures.
The first "Star Wars" film, "A New Hope" was released in 1977. Since then, countless films, video games, television spin-offs and books have been produced to fill in every corner of the galaxy far, far away. What started out as a campy, low-budget sci-fi flick that was expected to flop, quickly grew into a juggernaut of a film franchise with plenty of content for everyone.
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