The stuff that dreams are made of... Thanks, Michael Danese
> On Jun 28, 2017, at 3:32 PM, MPB Warehouse <wareho...@comic-art.com> wrote: > > > $2.3m +BP = $2.56m > > they also sold the Saturday Night Fever dancefloor $1.2m > > Battlestar Gallactica model collection $1.5+bp > > Profiles is incredible > > Oh.. the Tod Browning stills collection, probably reached $2mil > > > > At 12:18 PM 6/28/2017, Scott Burns wrote: >> Wish I had cash like this laying around…(guess I’ll just stay with >> collecting paper). >> >> A complete R2D2 just sold for $2.3 million at the Profiles in History movie >> memorabilia auction. Not being a prop collector, I wonder is this price >> record setting? >> >> From the catalog: >> 1298. Complete “R2-D2” unit assembled from original components spanning the >> original Star Wars trilogy and Episodes I & II. (TCF, 1977 - 2002) A >> complete film used R2 unit is not known to be in the public domain – this >> R2-D2 offering represents the pinnacle of the Star Wars collecting universe. >> For the productions following Star Wars: A New Hope, to save time in meeting >> production deadlines, R2 components were reused from the previous Star Wars >> films. As filming progressed, R2 units were upgraded and refurbished, with >> outdated components being retired. This process has been confirmed by >> numerous crewmembers who worked on the Star Wars film franchise. This R2-D2, >> constructed of aluminum, steel and fiberglass elements, measuring 43 in. >> tall x 29.5 in. wide x 20 in. deep (in current pose), was put together over >> many years by sourcing original components and assembling them as a complete >> R2-D2. The dome was one of the few hero aluminum domes made for R2 actor >> Kenny Baker in the first film (A New Hope, 1977) and is the only one known >> in the public domain. It was used throughout the original trilogy as well as >> Episode I and can be screen matched by the fiber optic array to scenes in >> Return of the Jedi and Episode I. It features a handle to articulate the >> front eye from inside the unit by Kenny Baker. The metal “greeblies” (fine >> details added to make the device appear more complex) inserted into the >> front and rear of the body, and those on the feet, were made for A New Hope >> and used on R2 units throughout the original trilogy. The left and right >> legs were made for Empire Strikes Back and were acquired as complete items. >> One leg retains the Empire paint scheme and the other from Jedi. The middle >> and left foot were used on an original trilogy R2 and were used as the >> master pattern for the feet created for Episode I. The right foot is >> production made for Episode I but not used. The small opening hatch on the >> back of the body was used in Episode II. The barrel of the body was made for >> Episode I and it was subsequently painted and detailed for this R2 unit. >> Given the ad hoc nature of production practices, any “complete” existing >> R2-D2 units from the first trilogy (in studio hands) would be a compilation >> very similar to this R2-D2 unit offered here. No internal mechanics or >> workings are present. Not merely a prop, costume piece or filming miniature, >> R2-D2 is a major, beloved character in the Star Wars universe. Without >> question, this is the finest piece ever offered from this incredible >> franchise. >> >> One of the most instantly recognizable pieces of pop culture in existence. >> >> >> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
