Star Wars: The X-Wing Model Spoils the Auction!

We will not offend you by re-explaining the meaning of the Star Wars saga in pop culture. In fact, it is not surprising that the props used in filming have taken on colossal value.

A new demonstration was held yesterday at an auction organized by the house Prop Store, which specializes in accessories and facilities for filming movies and TV series. The X-Wing model used in the New Hope filming sold for an astronomical sum (so to speak …) for $ 2.3 million! Or, to be more precise, $ 2.375 million, including sales and commission expenses.

This model, made by ILM masters, was valued at between $ 500,000 and $ 1 million. An extremely rare model; Almost all models of the X-Wing spacecraft were destroyed by pyrotechnic effects during the filming of the final scene of the attack on the Death Star.

The pristine power of charm

For several years now, studios have understood the importance of putting movie objects or props up for auction. And not just studios on this issue; Some auctions are also from private collections. If the quotes are too high, it is because these objects tell all the stories, sometimes moving, intimate, as they were used in the legendary scene …

This is especially true of cult films that have marked the history of cinema and pop culture. Collectors have no worries about paying for wealth for mythical objects like the return of Han Solo Blaster Jedi at auction in 2018 for $ 550,000.

მაგალითიAnother example? In 2017, the R2-D2 Droid, which fans have patiently put together in various parts of the movies, sold for $ 2.76 million. Absolute record for saga. At the same auction, by the way, the Luke Skywalker traffic light used in the first film sold for $ 450,000.