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Grant McCune - Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) - Tie-Fighter Studio Scale Model

Currency:CAD Category:Memorabilia Start Price:20,000.00 CAD Estimated At:20,000.00 - 100,000.00 CAD
Grant McCune - Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) - Tie-Fighter Studio Scale Model
Grant McCune - Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) - Tie-Fighter Studio Scale Model from the Grant McCune estate.

This studio scale tie fighter model has been assembled from original castings that were found in a storage locker belonging to the great model maker Grant McCune around 2016. There were many items associated with several projects Grant McCune and Apogee worked on. We have some of these items also available in the auction today.

One of the main unique features of this model is that it has the original metal venting in the black spacing of the wings. There is one other known studio scale model in private hands that has this which was the battle damaged Tie Fighter sold at auction by Richard Edlund.

Comes with a grouping of items found alongside the Tie Fighter in the locker adding to it's provenance including 2 X-Wing watermarked 8 1/2 x 11 pieces of paper which served as Grant McCune's personal stationary. Original flyers and advertising paperwork.

Also included is an "London International Advertising" award for Apogee productions.

Comes on a custom made stand. Made of black acrylic.

Measuring approximately 14 3/4" x 17 3/4 tall. 20" tall on the base.

Professionally assembled and painted by a current industry model designer.

The detail and the sharpness of this stunning model is amazing in person.

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If you have any questions at all please e-mail hanlinauctionservice@yahoo.com.

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), the first film in the original Star Wars trilogy and the beginning of the Star Wars franchise. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew, the film's plot focuses on the Rebel Alliance, led by Princess Leia (Fisher), and its attempt to destroy the Galactic Empire's space station, the Death Star.

Grant McCune (March 27, 1943 - December 27, 2010) was an American special effects designer whose entry into Hollywood was the uncredited creation of the great white shark in the 1975 film Jaws. His efforts there led to work on a series of major films, including his design of the robots in the Star Wars films, winning an Oscar in 1977 for his efforts in the first film in the series.
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