Star Wars Props Up For Auction

innocence18 writes "Auctioneers Profiles in History are set to auction off a number of Star Wars props from the original trilogy movies. Fromthe collection of Star Wars producer Gary Kurtz, the pieces on offer include Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader's lightsabers as well as various costumes and masks." While I can't imagine wanting to wear Luke's X-Wing flight suit, I think that light saber is pretty sweet. Although I bet it goes for the price of a new car.

Comments

A Lightsaber

[TrippTDF]

Will it come with a guy that will make sound effects out the side of his mouth when you wave it around? Cause that's the part that I always get tired of making when I play with lightsabers.

Re:A Lightsaber

[cashman73]

Sounds like you've lost the bleeps, the sweeps, and the creeps. But that's probably not all you've lost,. . . :-)

Re:A Lightsaber

[pizen]

The electric device was a microphone being swung behind an old TV.

Looking forward to the next auction.

[TripMaster Monkey]

This is cool and all, but what I'm really interested in is the auction for the props for episodes I through III...I'm curious as to how much Jake Lloyd will sell for. ^_^

Re:Looking forward to the next auction.

[CountDoodu]

I wonder how much Padame's underwear will auction for

Re:Looking forward to the next auction.

[Adrilla]

With or without the grits? They're extra.

for example

[2.7182]

the stiff, lifeless George Lucas himself...

Re:for example

[ArsonSmith]

He was in the last one, as an extra.

New Car?

[Ironsides]

While I can't imagine wanting to wear Luke's X-Wing flight suit, I think that light saber is pretty sweet. Although I bet it goes for the price of a new car.

If by new car, you mean a fully equiped Rolls-Royce, you're right.

Re:New Car?

[jcenters]

If by new car, you mean a fully equiped Rolls-Royce, you're right.

And if by "fully equipped," you mean a Rolls-Royce with titanium plating, guided missle launchers, flight capabilities, and a Mr. Fusion, then yeah, you're right.

Re:New Car?

[Pollardito]

If by flight capabilities you mean fast enough to make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, then yeah, you're right

Re:New Car?

[idobi]

If by new car, you mean a fully equiped Rolls-Royce, you're right.

From the catalog:

157. LUKE SKYWALKER HERO LIGHTSABER FROM STAR WARS. (TCF, 1977) This lightsaber used by Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker is the non-fighting version of the famous Jedi weapon. This particular version is constructed from an existing Graflex flash gun from the 1930s, and is fitted with black grips around the base. As with all Luke lightsabers created for the first Star Wars film, the black grips are attached with an adhesive. During production of the The Empire Strikes Back, problems arose during filming in Finse, Norway when the sub-zero temperatures caused the glue to freeze and the grips to fall off. After this experience, the grips were attached with rivets and/or screws. As such, this lightsaber can be positively identified with the first Star Wars film, although it may also have been used during the filming of The Empire Strikes Back since many original props and costumes were carried over into the second production. This lightsaber is in good condition for its age, but is missing the circuit board detailing usually attached to the clasp. The silver tape which originally covered the Graflex name has also been removed. An important and now iconic piece of Star Wars lore, this hero lightsaber used by Luke comes directly from the archive of Gary Kurtz, producer of Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, and is accompanied with a letter of authenticity signed by Gary Kurtz and an additional letter of authenticity signed by Jason Joiner of the Kurtz / Joiner Archive. A wonderful piece of film history used for the very first appearance of the spectacular "lightsaber", which thrilled audiences the world over. $60,000 - $80,000

Price

[Kjella]

I think that light saber is pretty sweet. Although I bet it goes for the price of a new car.

Do not underestimate the power of the geek side. I suspect it'll go for considerably more money. And I wish I had the kind of money so I could. Or was that my insanity? Nah, geekiness, must be it.

Kjella

Dibs!

[Adrilla]

I gotta get my hands on Han Solo in the Carbonite. Simply the best prop in all the films.

Re:Dibs!

[TrippTDF]

Yeah, but once you got it, you'd have to re-arrange the furnature in your house to make it look like Jabba's palace. Then put on a few hundred pounds and hire Carrie Fisher to sit around in that damn bikini.

As cool a piece as it is, you are going to kill your self accessorizing for it.

Re:Dibs!

[TrippTDF]

Yeah- it's widely known that Carrie Fisher 1.2 was had better "support" than current version 4.5

Re:Dibs!

[timster]

I hear 1.2 was a little premature, and would often give you an Illegal Operation. I think 2.2 was the recommended version.

Re:Dibs!

[TrippTDF]

Depends on which system you are in. Sol. yes, the 1.2 version is illegal. However, version 1.2 corresponds to version 2.4 in the Tattooine system. What with it's duel suns and all.

Yah but

[Arthur B.]

Does it include the gun Han Solo used to shoot first ?

Re:Yah but

[ArsonSmith]

You may not know but in the prop comunity this is actually a specific gun know as "The Greedo Killer" It is diffrent than any other blaster carried by Han Solo throughout the rest of all the sceens with him in it.

real jedis...

[Ubergrendle]

make their own lightsabers -- they don't buy someone else's.

No chance

[Will Stewart]

Forget it, guys. Getting this gear will not make you a chick magnet.

In Korea

[WormholeFiend]

they use Star Wars props creatively

Re:In Korea

[Kandenshi]

Now if there was ever a comment that required a Moderate: Frightening... 0.o

Where are the driods!

[tmoore]

True geekness is coveting a droid from the franchise. Of course if you can't buy one you could always build your own http://www.robotbuilders.net/r2/

Dissapointing

[el_womble]

Getting the lightsaber would really upset me. Taking it from the auctioneers, holding it for the first time, and then the heart explodingly bad feeling when no, the light saber doesn't work, no matter how badly you want it too. Some dreams are better left unpurchased.

Re:Dissapointing

[BreadMan]

The Science center in Chicago has an exibit with a ton of movie props, with several from Star Wars. The most interesting was a cardboard box with a bunch of Q-Tips dipped in pastel paint. Under the box, an oscillating fan moved air past the bottom of the Q-Tips so the tops bobbed a little. With this rig, the producers made the pod race crowd scenes in Star Wars.

As for the rest (masks, guns, cars), they look much less impressive in person. I guess the art of prop making involves understanding the loss of fidelity that occurs when filming/photographing. The huge difference in detail between the close-up props versus the ones designed to be in the background was amazing.

Re:I'm wearing Luke's underwear.

[koi88]

Oh wait, I am Luke.

Uh... my prompt... Luke, I am your father.

What ever happened to...

[RagingChipmunk]

What ever happened to the full sized prop of the Millenium Falcon? It was built in Wales and then brought to the set in Elstree...but then what? [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_we st/4555455.stm%5D

That would be a kickass prop to have in the backyard - geek or not, it would be the shit to have friends and neighbors over for beers-n-burgers lounging around the MF.

Re:Star Wars isn't just a movie, it's an event

[lisaparratt]

No, it screams "Hey, I'm a queen!" :D

Odd purchase

[Capt James McCarthy]

I wonder who's going to go way out on a limb and purchase Princess Lea's gold slave outfit.

Light Sabers 4 sale

[TigerTime]

While I can't imagine wanting to wear Luke's X-Wing flight suit, I think that light saber is pretty sweet. Although I bet it goes for the price of a new car.

You highly underestimate the buying power and number of Star Wars ubergeeks out there.

Prop?

[SEG7]

Can Natalie Portman be categorized as a prop? Mmmmm?....

Re:Prop?

[robertjw]

Did you see the movie? She was definitely categorized as a prop.

Star Wars Kid

[Hao Wu]

I want that golfball retriever....

And in other news.....

[Freaky Spook]

A team of geeks recently bought R2-D2 from an auction, it took them 16 hours to get it to run linux.

Re:And in other news.....

[aug24]

It already ran an early distro... later versions of Xine don't jump while playing "Help me Obi-wan, you're my only hope".

J.

Re:3 DIE EVERY SECOND

[88NoSoup4U88]

So how much mouths could have been fed with the price of your internet connection ?

Conveniently, I'm not taking into account how much more unnecesary commodities you're using in real life.

A nice conversation piece

[bornyesterday]

God, wouldn't it be great for people to walk in your house and come face to face with a carbonite frozen Han Solo?

Woo!

[Grendel Drago]

Way to fight the stereotype, Slashdot!

(Note the "Bought tooth brush on eBay once used by Ewok stunt double for six hundred bucks.")

--grendel drago

Re:Grammar Nazi

[spot35]

you, my friend, are a cock

Greedo's Blaster

[The Jon]

Is it available? Because, if I remember rightly, it should have a full clip.

Re:Not enough money

[everphilski]

Because if he would have RTFA he would have realised the money generated from the auction was going not to line the pockets of George Lucas, but rather to preserve the rest of the props and other pieces of memoribilia from the original Star Wars movies. It's an independant project and they need funding to get it going.
And how the f*ck is an auction with a few props going to "rob you blind"? Don't go and don't bid if you aren't interested. That's why he's modded troll (And for once... good job mods)
-everphilski-

I'll tell you what I want

[durbnpoisn]

I have always wanted an original model of a Tie Fighter. I'm sure there must be a few of those around. But, short of inventing a time machine so I could steal one before the crew got them all, I doubt I'll ever even lay eyes on one.

Man, that would be so cool!!1one!!

Princess Leia's Gold Bikini

[caudron]

There is no price too steep.

"Hi Honey, look what I bought you today!"

Star Wars Ep I-III props HOWTO

[Svenne]

1. Buy green paint
2. Buy green cloth

That's it.

Re:Answer me this nerds

[Aaron Bredon]

The light saber that Ben Kenobi gave Luke in Episode IV was nothing more than a flash handle from a 1930's era Graflex camera. See:
http://www.racprops.com/issue1/howto_lightsaber/

I remember seeing the suit...

[Sark666]

It was when ep1 first opened. I was at a theatre in toronto(well scarborough) and it has some stars wars stuff. Then I saw the vader suit in a glass case. I thought 'cool' and walked up to it. Then I read on the bottom 'this is the suit that David Prowse wore in empire strikes back'. I'm not a collector of any stuff like that but I remember wanting to grab the whole hulking case and run out of there like a stir crazy geek. heh. I wonder if thats up for auction.

Re:Answer me this nerds

[ArsonSmith]

All your questions answere HERE

is this a good buy?

[rtphokie]

So either

1) these items are authentic and the identical ones I've seen in various Planet Hollywoods are fakes.

2) these items are fakes and the ones in Planet Hollywoods are fakes.

3) they are all fakes.

4) they are all probably genuine but all involved are conveniently leaving out the fact that there are several (sometimes dozens) of copies of props, costumes and other items produced for a production.

Re:Are these REAL

[Bemopolis]

Ptttth...a REAL Jedi makes his own lightsaber.

Poser.

Bemopolis