A Star Wars authentic X-Wing model plane has just sold at a Prop Store Auction for $2.3 million dollars.
Yup, you read that number right.
The Red Leader X-Wing model, created by Industrial Light & Magic for the 1977 hit film ‘A New Hope,’ was sold for well-over double what was estimated. The model was actually used during the shooting of the film, as the plane manned by Rebel Squad Leader Garven Dreis, played by Drewe Henley.
It was sold for close to $2.4M on Tuesday night, the price being driven up significantly by its rarity factor. In fact, it’s one of the last remaining models of its kind, as most were destroyed during the shooting of the film.
“Several behind-the-scenes photos taken at Industrial Light and Magic exist that show the model extremely well. Every scratch and airbrush mark in the paintwork can be matched up exactly to those images from 1976,” Prop Store COO Brandon Alinger told Forbes Magazine.
Here’s an impressive excerpt from the sale’s description:
“The X-wing fighter model is preserved extremely well and remains in excellent condition. The light-weight rigid foam remains solid, and the original unrestored paintwork is in excellent condition, with only subtle flaking in small areas… The pyro X-wing was intended to mount on a C-stand with a hole in the back of the fuselage, or to be hung from wires during filming. There are several small holes in the top of the fuselage related to hanging the model on wires. A custom-made aluminum stand that supports the model through the fuselage is included with the piece, as is a wooden transport crate.”
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