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Model of X-Wing Fighter Used in the Star Wars Movie Sold for $2.4 MillionFor avid Star Wars fans, flying in X-Wing is probably one of the greatest experiences one can ever dream of. The next best thing is, of course, owning one. That is what one unidentified collector has accomplished. A model of Red Leader’s X-Wing Fighter used in A New Hope during the final battle sequence has sold for $2.4 million at Prop Store Auction. The price tag shattered previous estimation that the model would auction in the ballpark of $500,000 to $1,000,000.Birthed from the mind of George Lucas himself, the prop was custom-made from scratch just for the movie. Many were created for the extensive shooting but most were destroyed by the pyrotechnics used during the iconic battle scene. This particular miniature in question is the “only intact, fully-finished” piece from production that is known to still exist.Images: Prop Store Auction#StarWars #XWing #movieprop

Iconic Movie Props Going Up for Auction Next MonthThe Propstore in Los Angeles (also called the Prop Store) is holding their Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction June 21st through the 24th. There will be more than 1800 lots up for grabs, including a bunch of really rare and authenticated movie props that people will spend tons of money to procure. The catalog of items lists props from movies in alphabetical order, so we first see that you can buy a set of tableware from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, followed by a slew of props from the Alien franchise. But you can search by entering your favorite film. From Star Wars, you can bid on several different lightsabers used by Obi-Wan Kenobi and Mace Windu, or the Red Leader X-wing model miniature used in the 1977 film Star Wars (although that may fetch up to a million dollars). Or a hundred or so other Star Wars items.There are also props used in the Indiana Jones movies, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, A nightmare on Elm Street, the various Star Trek TV series, Marvel movies, and James Bond films. And that's just scratching the surface! Check out your chance to own a piece of movie history this summer. -via Mental Floss #movieprop #Propstore #memorabilia #auction #prop #starwars