A miniature X-wing Starfighter used in a 91裸聊视频淪tar Wars91裸聊视频� film sold for over $3 million during an auction over the weekend of items both collected and created by longtime Hollywood model-maker Greg Jein.
amassed by Jein, who died last year at the age of 76, brought in about $13.6 million during an event at Heritage Auctions in Dallas. The auction house said that everyone from model-makers to collectors and science-fiction fans attended, making the event its best-attended in years.
Joe Maddalena, Heritage91裸聊视频檚 executive vice president and a longtime friend of Jein91裸聊视频檚, said in a news release Monday that the auction was 91裸聊视频渁 profound testament to my friend as both a visual-effects master and one of the great collectors.91裸聊视频�
Jein not only had an Oscar and Emmy-nominated career making miniature models for nearly half a century, but he also spent a lifetime collecting costumes, props, scripts, artwork, photographs and models from the shows he loved.
The Red Leader X-wing Starfighter that was used in the 1977 film 91裸聊视频淪tar Wars: Episode IV 91裸聊视频� A New Hope91裸聊视频� sold for about $3.1 million after a bidding duel between two collectors, the auction house said. Also going for an eye-popping amount was a 91裸聊视频淪tar Wars91裸聊视频� Stormtrooper costume that sold for $645,000.
A rare surviving spacesuit from Stanley Kubrick91裸聊视频檚 1968 film 91裸聊视频�2001: A Space Odyssey91裸聊视频� sold for $447,000.
Jein was a fan of 91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� before he worked on the franchise 91裸聊视频� and some of the items that he collected were popular at the auction. A filming model of the 91裸聊视频淪S Botany Bay91裸聊视频� vessel from 91裸聊视频淪tar Trek: The Original Series91裸聊视频� from the 1960s went for $200,000 while prop devices from that series like a hero phaser went for $187,500 and a tricorder garnered $175,000.
Jein, who grew up in Los Angeles, was still early in his career when he led the team that created the mothership for Steven Spielberg91裸聊视频檚 1977 film 91裸聊视频淐lose Encounters of the Third Kind.91裸聊视频� The model that appears gigantic in the movie is just over 5 feet (1.5 meters) long and now part of the collection at the Smithsonian91裸聊视频檚 National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. A small preliminary model, which is about 5 inches (12 centimeters) long, brought in $55,000 at the auction.
Lou Zutavern, Jein91裸聊视频檚 longtime friend and shop supervisor, said that he and Jein always had 91裸聊视频渁 ball91裸聊视频� working together. He said Jein was a great friend, and recalled the time he brought a box filled with model kits to entertain Zutavern after he had a knee surgery.
Zutavern said his friend had a love of Hollywood history, and a passion for seeking out items for his collection.
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