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Star Wars A New Hope Rebel T-65 X-Wing "Red 3" (Biggs Darklighter) 1:24 Scale. Designed by Colin Cantwell for ILM (Industrial Light & Magic). Exact measurements taken by industry famed artist Jason Eaton and Steve Dymszo. Parts made by industry artist Mike Salzo (who made some of the models displayed at Disney Land and Disney World). Built by famed artists Marc Elkins and Dan Grumeretz from photos taken by ILM in 1977 of the filming model. The X-Wing has been a crown jewel of movie miniatures since its first appearance onscreen. It was designed by Legendary Artist Colin Cantwell for the amazing Model Makers at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) to create for the 1977 movie, STAR WARS. Back then the movie was only known as Star Wars, with the title of the story being added years later in the scrolling words in the beginning of the film as “Ep IV: A New Hope”. Needless to say it was a huge hit with fans all over the world. The filming model designs for Star Wars were second to none that had been made to date for movies, and they created excitement for those who wished they could fly one, or play with one. One year passed from Star Wars initial release, and Industrial Light & Magic would be moved to San Rafael in Northern California in 1978. When cleaning out the former ILM facility in Van Nuys, California, Famed Industry Artist John Eaves came across a box full of PYRO X-Wing model parts for 1977’s Star Wars. These parts were cast (for future use), and the model was assembled from those original parts John found in a box. The assembled PYRO X-Wing sold at Auction in 2022 for over $2.3 million U.S. dollars. The HERO X-Wings are quite a bit different from their PYRO counterparts. The HERO X-Wing has a slightly different shape, and had studio mounting points all over it for filming purposes. Decades after Star Wars in 1977, Artists Steve Dymszo and Jason Eaton were able to visit the Lucasfilm Archives, and photograph a few of the remaining original filming models. One of them was the 1977 HERO Model of Red 3. They surveyed the model extensively, taking exact measurements of it in order to recreate this beloved HERO model. From there, those photos and measurements ended up in the hands of Mike Salzo, who had already been working with Pyro model parts of the Studio Scale X-Wing. Mike examined the photos in great detail, and created the first HERO studio scale X-Wing parts ever created with accuracy. The HERO X-Wing in this Auction is one of those made from the Mike Salzo accurate parts. This X-Wing, is one of six HERO X-Wings offered in this Auction that were replicated fully to match the original filming models from 1977. Being that the original Hero Models had met with destructive fates, with one Hero remaining in the Lucasfilm Archives, and another Hero having made its way into a Collection, ILM’s original photos of the filming models from 1977 were used to make certain they looked correct in color and markings. These HERO X-Wing Replicas were the first set in the world to replicate all six studio model X-Wings used in 1977 to be shown in public display together. The differences between the original HERO X-Wing used for filming, and the six Hero Replicas being offered in this Auction are that there is only a single mounting point on each Replica rather than several placed on the original for filming purposes. Then we also made the pilot figure to resemble the Actor who played the character piloting the specific X-Wing replicated. The original models used a race car driver in the cockpit of every X-Wing. We also added the correct Droid to sit behind the pilot, making each the Droid that was behind the Actor in the 1977 movie. The originals used mostly R2-D2 for that spot. Plus, we added cockpit glass. The originals removed their glass as it became an issue with reflection during being photographed, or while filming the model. This Studio Scale HERO X-Wing Replica is RED 3 (Biggs Darklighter). It was masterfully replicated by the famed artist’s Marc Elkins and Dan Grumeretz. It is painted in white with red markings, a light blue/gray canopy, with panel markings in a mustard and olive green colors. The top starboard and lower port laser lances have the light blue “barber pole” striping. This piece is heavily weathered. So much so that you can’t tell its base color any longer. It matches the original filming model. The wings show the triple stripes as indication of Red 3, yet the defining markings that best tells the identification of this X-Wing are the olive green accents all over this X-Wing. There is heavy black scoring on each torpedo launcher, as Bigg is an experienced Pilot that has been in many battles in his time with the Rebels. The Pilot figure has the correct markings on its helmet, and the Droid for Red 3 is a white R2 unit with black highlighted panels upon it. It has been weathered with black charcoal, black and rust paints, as well as chalk to obtain that battle torn look that makes this great X-Wing as realistic to the original as possible. Keywords: Collectible; Ref: BD1831

  • Provenance: This is NOT screen used. This is a finely made replica of the ILM filming model built for A New Hope.
  • Dimensions: 7x22x18 in.
  • Circa: 2012
  • Condition: This model is in great condition with no visible signs of damage or repairs. Please review the photos for details.

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