Back in the early days of eBay I found what was described as a backdrop of spaceships scavenged from a Hollywood studio dumpster. What it was ( if real) was the backdrop of the iconic scene of the Original Battlestar Galactica with a sky full of vipers getting ready to attack a Cylon baseship . Being just a truck driver at the time ( late 90’s) I still dug deep a bid $150. Alas the item sold for over $500. I’ve never seen it listed again. I wonder if it was real and if it is displayed in a collectors home or waiting to be discovered again.
Most of the surviving Battlestar and Buck Rogers miniatures were sold in a huge lot about 2-3 years ago. I think the entire collection sold for $2.1million. I think in total the guy who had that collection for about 20 years sold around 35-36 pieces which included THE ORIGINAL GALACTICA SHOOTING MINIATURE!!!! That is one of the holy grails of motion picture history right there! I can think of only two spaceship models that would be about as iconic -- the Starship Enterprise (original series or Refit from STTMP) or the Millennium Falcon (Star Wars). It's amazing that these miniatures still even exist in as good a shape as they are. Right now, the Enterprise from STTMP is probably in the worst shape. That's because the owner, Jeff Bozos (intentional misspelling!), won't let the model by restored by the people WHO BUILT IT(!) and put the thing in a protective glass case. It's right in the open at the headquarters for the Blue Origin rocket company...
The one found at the auto yard was the one that was hanging on display at Universal Studios theme park. I believe it was the 'sea sled shark' used in the movie. It was rescued from the auto yard and is being restored to be displayed in the new movie museum in Los Angeles.
Wow I definitely remember some coverage in that older Star Wars Insider magazine you could sign up for in the 90s. Awesome to see the result of this long tale!
Awesome to hear Gus Lopez being mentioned! I spent hours on his site back in the day. I ended buying some sand from Tatooine and a piece of the Mos Espa set from him. Thanks for bringing up some good memories!
The story is legit, and is one of a great many such stories. I knew guys who would go dumpster-diving at movie studios. That was way back in the eighties(and before), when studios didn't care about the props. They would throw them out or reuse them. This is a subject I can go on forever about. Keep in mind many of the people that worked on these films love this stuff as much as we do. Because of that many props we thought were lost forever, suddenly show up. The one I'm waiting to resurface was from the original Star Trek, it was the Enterprise. About 3 feet long, apparently loaned out or destroyed or got only knows. Gene Roddenberry's explanation's were not consistent. As time goes on and the people that own this stuff pass on. There has and will be some really interesting props to see.
I was Todd Franklin’s room mate for most of college. He told me about this the day I met him in August of ‘88. The first photograph you showed was Todd, his brother Pat, and their friend Tim Williams.
Back in 89 or early 90, the city of Philly was knocking down JFK Stadium.This was a huge stadium that housed tons off big concerts including Live Aid in 85..So around that time, I was driving around with some buds and I noticed in the trash the sign "Feed The World" around the dumpster..I stopped the car and thought about somehow taking this home.But each letter was gigantic!Bigger than my car!.So away I drove..But I wish could of at least taken home a letter or two.. :)
I'm pretty sure it's the real thing. Over at Lucasfilm, they won't admit that they didn't destroy all the Death Star props as in whoever's in charge could be in big doo doo.
The prop makers already admitted in a documentary that it wasnt destroyed per say but damaged because it was dropped so they threw it in the bin where dunpater divers found it.
There were two models. One I assume was destroyed as seen on screen as the black hole tears it apart. The other was stored in a wooden crate and it accidentally got smashed.
the guy just passing by for a split second and still unmistakably noticing a Death Star prop is a situation all we true Star Wars fans can understand. Star Wars items are magnetic to us. we never miss any of it anywhere.
Cool thing is I have been to Gus' house several times. As soon as you walk in the door, boom there it is. Then you turn right and there is the hero costume Slave Leia on a mannequin. It would take an essay to tell you all the stuff he has there... TWO rocket firing Fetts, the stunt jetpack, the hero Tusken head, bones from Tatooine, Death Star interrogation floor panels, Endor bunker parts, tons of weapons and smaller parts. The house is overwhelming to say the least.
Hearing about the props and models being trashed is heartbreaking. I don't know why they would do that. It's weird because Lucasfilm has a ton of the others. And they didn't keep the Death Star itself?! I guess the full size X-Wing and Y-Wings aren't around anymore either. I understand the full size Falcon got rained on and burned. :( I knew a collector personally owned the Death Star but had no idea it had such a journey! And was even used as a trash can?! Great video, Junkman.
A number of years ago, my wife found a 1986 Transformer prototype at a Goodwill for $1. It is molded in black and orange instead of the production colors. I love telling this story as she did not know what it was and at first I thought it was someone's failed custom. I still have it to this day and I never took off the $1 price which was sharpied on the leg. You never know what you are going to find in the wild.
I'm always amazed at how the studios don't seem to care about props, costumes, etc. used in their movies. They just throw them away like ordinary trash. The Creature from the Black Lagoon costume was tossed in a dumpster, but someone apparently 'rescued' it. The original Orca boat from Jaws displayed at Universal Studios Jaws attraction was one day simply axed into pieces and thrown out. They didn't even consult Spielberg (who apparently was pissed about it).
I've never heard of this Star Wars film and this curious bauble you speak of. But it sure seems an interesting tale. I hope this Star Wars lives on in the minds of people.
The sea serpent from Disney’s old submarine ride got auctioned off but the second one sits there to decay. I never heard that someone found the death store though that’s cool
Most props from Star Wars are currently inside Gus Lopez’ house. I’ve been to his party that he has each year and seen his collection. It’s mind blowing. Gus told me that his Death Star prop was being used as a garbage can. He said that he rescued it and it now sits in his entryway. Since rescuing the prop, it’s been loaned to various traveling exhibitions, so other fans can enjoy it, but it always returns to Gus.
Gus also has Jabba’s entire tail and the only Yoda prop from the films left intact. These also get loaned out from time to time to museums and traveling exhibitions so other fans can enjoy them.
And what about the Nostromo model after Alien, or the Sulaco after Aliens? I did hear some Blakes 7 props after the BBC occasionally used em just ended up in a dump!
A lot of props were only built to last the time needed to do the shoot. I saw somewhere that the only thing left of the Jabba puppet is the eyes. Everything else rotted away because it's rubber.
Awesome video J.M. I wonder why Lucasfilm didn't want to take Death Star off their hands?. Jaws was hanging up in some junkyard which was a similar story.
The Lucasfilm people didn't believe them. It was easier for them to accept that one of the key models was destroyed than hear some "yokels" had gotten their hands on it and saved it from a final fate as a trashcan. It's regional arrogance... Not a new story. People in big cities, especially the coastal places like New York and LA think the rest of us are uneducated bumpkins and morons. I don't want to sound so nasty but through most of last year I saw that attitude on display from the people at Lucasfilm. And the people at Lucasfilm NOW are probably 20 times worse than the company reps the guys who found the original Death Star had to deal with 25 years ago!
@@AvengerII I did notice New Yorkers were quite pretentious when I was in the states a few years ago. So yeah, makes sense what you typed. The same kind of attitude can be easily found here in my country, even in the same City. There is a City/ North shore snobby asshole attitude that looks down at people in other suburbs.
@@rustyblades2566 Yep, it's pretty much in the large cities all around the world! I live in the Midwest United States so I see the junk coming from both coasts. The people are definitely more annoying and self-absorbed in certain places than others. Some cities aren't bad but then there are other places notorious for snobbery. The French probably get the worst rap because of Paris but I've heard out in the country the people aren't like that. Of course, not everybody in any city's bad but sheesh you have enough of these knuckleheads it makes you to swear off living near anywhere that has over a half-million people!!!! New York City isn't a place I'd particularly want to live. Then again, neither is Chicago, LA, San Francisco (OMG, that place has to REALLY stink; it's called 'Pooh Francisco' for a reason!!!), etc., etc. The only big city I visited in North America that I really enjoyed was Vancouver, British Columbia. Go figure! (Well, they're Canadians. They're about 3-5 times more polite than the average American which means they're at least 20 times more polite than a New Yorker! ) It's gotten probably at least 4-5 times more expensive to live there from all the Chinese buying up property in Vancouver but it was absolutely beautiful and very pleasant when I visited 21 years ago...
@@AvengerII Coincidentally, I was in the States 21 years ago too. I actually liked the midwest best. I was also working in Ohio which was very quiet and laid back. My Grandfather was originally from Detroit before moving to Europe then here in Australia.The average house in my City ( Sydney ) is so unaffordable and I feel sorry for the next generation who probably will struggle with the 10% deposit for a house.
Didn't know there was an actual Death Star prop. Thought at most it would be a painting. The close ups would have to be props. Now days, everything is digitally generated.
Omg! What a find. I had never heard this story before & it blows my mind. How could 20th century fox be so stupid. Great video as always. Cheers Junkman👍🍻
What I want to know and it was not explained on this video. How did the Death Star get to the US? The first 3 movies were made in Borehamwood in the UK. Made by model makers on the studio. I know things get passed around but this is big and would have cost a bit by plane even in those years and no body knew the power these films would come!!. Sorry I find it hard to believe as there still no proof of this story.
@@ThatJunkman really? First I have heard of that. But still no proof its the original. Not been clarified by any experts. Sorry but to have the original after all these years sitting outside when no model was built to last for film in 1976 and George himself was not interested says to me this is a fake. I for one know the original was made in the uk, as my dad worked on the film. Nice sorry but to many questions on the whole story that see so many wrong things about it. But thank you for the video.
First of all I like to apologise for my last message. Since found out it was made in the US. So this whole thing could be right. I know one was made in the uk and was destroyed for parts. As most of the X-wing fighters and the close ups for the Death Star was made at Elstree studios. But someone close to me did say lots were made in the US. So I dont know how well it was built so it could last going though that much. So for now, my apology for the first comment as I was wrong. As I is the correct size of the original. I was only a kid at the time but spent many time on set. But still the only proof is it confirmed by a expert.
Hang on! He didn’t have the money to put down on a Deathstar that day. The story of our lives! Even with low mileage and service books, and the classic owned by a little old lady and driven daily......they are still pretty pricey in this galaxy at least.
What a great story. It would make a good movie! Lucasfilm didn't care what happened to the original Death Star prop? That should have told us something....
I think used to go to Gus Lopez's website back in the late 90's, he had a bunch of rare stuff I had never seen until the internet came along.
What a great story. It shows how much love people have for Star Wars. Thanks Junkman and i can't wait for the buried treasure hunt.
Back in the early days of eBay I found what was described as a backdrop of spaceships scavenged from a Hollywood studio dumpster. What it was ( if real) was the backdrop of the iconic scene of the Original Battlestar Galactica with a sky full of vipers getting ready to attack a Cylon baseship . Being just a truck driver at the time ( late 90’s) I still dug deep a bid $150. Alas the item sold for over $500. I’ve never seen it listed again. I wonder if it was real and if it is displayed in a collectors home or waiting to be discovered again.
Most of the surviving Battlestar and Buck Rogers miniatures were sold in a huge lot about 2-3 years ago. I think the entire collection sold for $2.1million. I think in total the guy who had that collection for about 20 years sold around 35-36 pieces which included THE ORIGINAL GALACTICA SHOOTING MINIATURE!!!! That is one of the holy grails of motion picture history right there! I can think of only two spaceship models that would be about as iconic -- the Starship Enterprise (original series or Refit from STTMP) or the Millennium Falcon (Star Wars). It's amazing that these miniatures still even exist in as good a shape as they are.
Right now, the Enterprise from STTMP is probably in the worst shape. That's because the owner, Jeff Bozos (intentional misspelling!), won't let the model by restored by the people WHO BUILT IT(!) and put the thing in a protective glass case. It's right in the open at the headquarters for the Blue Origin rocket company...
Good story, what an amazing journey it had. There has to be other stuff out there. Thank you Junkman
I remember hearing the the Jaws shark(Better know as Bruce) was found years latter at garage or automotive repair shop...
The one found at the auto yard was the one that was hanging on display at Universal Studios theme park. I believe it was the 'sea sled shark' used in the movie. It was rescued from the auto yard and is being restored to be displayed in the new movie museum in Los Angeles.
Wow I definitely remember some coverage in that older Star Wars Insider magazine you could sign up for in the 90s. Awesome to see the result of this long tale!
That's got to be priceless I'd pay just to see it . Great story junkman
Wow! What a great and tragic set of circumstances, to think of the props that were lost!
I’ve heard of this story from Yesterworld on youtube. It’s a great and interesting story
Awesome to hear Gus Lopez being mentioned! I spent hours on his site back in the day. I ended buying some sand from Tatooine and a piece of the Mos Espa set from him. Thanks for bringing up some good memories!
That is an amazing story. I love it! I always wanted to use R2-D2 as a trash can. Never thought of the Death Star. lol.
The story is legit, and is one of a great many such stories. I knew guys who would go dumpster-diving at movie studios. That was way back in the eighties(and before), when studios didn't care about the props. They would throw them out or reuse them. This is a subject I can go on forever about.
Keep in mind many of the people that worked on these films love this stuff as much as we do. Because of that many props we thought were lost forever, suddenly show up. The one I'm waiting to resurface was from the original Star Trek, it was the Enterprise. About 3 feet long, apparently loaned out or destroyed or got only knows. Gene Roddenberry's explanation's were not consistent. As time goes on and the people that own this stuff pass on. There has and will be some really interesting props to see.
Always a great story--and being IN Missouri, we can absolutely attest that THIS is the place to send something to be forgotten. lol
Yup that's the real original Death Star; I got the same feeling from seeing it as I did seeing it in the movie. :) Thanks, Junkman!
Just great Junkman!!!! The history of Star Wars Junkman STYLE!!!
I was Todd Franklin’s room mate for most of college. He told me about this the day I met him in August of ‘88. The first photograph you showed was Todd, his brother Pat, and their friend Tim Williams.
Back in 89 or early 90, the city of Philly was knocking down JFK Stadium.This was a huge stadium that housed tons off big concerts including Live Aid in 85..So around that time, I was driving around with some buds and I noticed in the trash the sign "Feed The World" around the dumpster..I stopped the car and thought about somehow taking this home.But each letter was gigantic!Bigger than my car!.So away I drove..But I wish could of at least taken home a letter or two.. :)
I'm pretty sure it's the real thing. Over at Lucasfilm, they won't admit that they didn't destroy all the Death Star props as in whoever's in charge could be in big doo doo.
It was so long ago that whoever was responsible would not be in trouble!
The prop makers already admitted in a documentary that it wasnt destroyed per say but damaged because it was dropped so they threw it in the bin where dunpater divers found it.
Really big doo doo lol jar jar
No it’s at Gus lopez’ house. I’ve seen it there
I’ve heard the original Dewback and Jerba props were abandoned in Tunisia but the heads of them were kept by lucasfilm.
Another great video from That Junkman! Thank you.
That is such a crazy story & I'm glad this part of film history was saved. 😊
I heard that the Cygnus prop from the "Black Hole" was also wrecked . That would have been cool to see.
My favourite movie star ship!
There were two models. One I assume was destroyed as seen on screen as the black hole tears it apart. The other was stored in a wooden crate and it accidentally got smashed.
Fantastic story, loved it!
the guy just passing by for a split second and still unmistakably noticing a Death Star prop is a situation all we true Star Wars fans can understand. Star Wars items are magnetic to us. we never miss any of it anywhere.
Wow!! I never heard this story!! Incredible, glad it was saved and went to a good home!! Lucasfilm really dropped the "BALL" on that one!!
Great story junkman! You're always coming up with new little tidbits of information.
I love these stories
Wow. That’s nuts. Really hit the details here. Great video, Junkman. I wish I had some actual prop...
Cool thing is I have been to Gus' house several times. As soon as you walk in the door, boom there it is. Then you turn right and there is the hero costume Slave Leia on a mannequin. It would take an essay to tell you all the stuff he has there... TWO rocket firing Fetts, the stunt jetpack, the hero Tusken head, bones from Tatooine, Death Star interrogation floor panels, Endor bunker parts, tons of weapons and smaller parts. The house is overwhelming to say the least.
Another awesome star wars history lesson!
Gadzooks❗❗❗ That sure would be super neato to find something like that...💯✔
Unbelievable. Since 1977 I have not known this. I only discovered this story today.
Hearing about the props and models being trashed is heartbreaking. I don't know why they would do that. It's weird because Lucasfilm has a ton of the others. And they didn't keep the Death Star itself?!
I guess the full size X-Wing and Y-Wings aren't around anymore either. I understand the full size Falcon got rained on and burned. :(
I knew a collector personally owned the Death Star but had no idea it had such a journey! And was even used as a trash can?!
Great video, Junkman.
A number of years ago, my wife found a 1986 Transformer prototype at a Goodwill for $1. It is molded in black and orange instead of the production colors. I love telling this story as she did not know what it was and at first I thought it was someone's failed custom. I still have it to this day and I never took off the $1 price which was sharpied on the leg. You never know what you are going to find in the wild.
Very cool
Thank you junkman.....I love this story
I'm always amazed at how the studios don't seem to care about props, costumes, etc. used in their movies. They just throw them away like ordinary trash. The Creature from the Black Lagoon costume was tossed in a dumpster, but someone apparently 'rescued' it. The original Orca boat from Jaws displayed at Universal Studios Jaws attraction was one day simply axed into pieces and thrown out. They didn't even consult Spielberg (who apparently was pissed about it).
I've never heard of this Star Wars film and this curious bauble you speak of. But it sure seems an interesting tale. I hope this Star Wars lives on in the minds of people.
So a good fixer upper!
Get it back to being fully operational!
That's an awesome story,very important piece of Star Wars history that needs to be shared with the entire Star Wars fan base.Not a junk yard!!
The sea serpent from Disney’s old submarine ride got auctioned off but the second one sits there to decay. I never heard that someone found the death store though that’s cool
Most props from Star Wars are currently inside Gus Lopez’ house. I’ve been to his party that he has each year and seen his collection. It’s mind blowing.
Gus told me that his Death Star prop was being used as a garbage can. He said that he rescued it and it now sits in his entryway. Since rescuing the prop, it’s been loaned to various traveling exhibitions, so other fans can enjoy it, but it always returns to Gus.
Gus also has Jabba’s entire tail and the only Yoda prop from the films left intact. These also get loaned out from time to time to museums and traveling exhibitions so other fans can enjoy them.
So basically just a recap of my video ;)
That Junkman heheh -yeah, I guess so.
They are out there, we must find them!
Wow that was awesome Junkman i hope you do some more videos about the OT trilogy miniatures👍
That is truly an amazing find! Great story!
Outstanding feel-good story. 🐢😀🐢😀🐢😀
Oh my god love your shirt brings back memories
Death star keeps appearing in every movie. Can't kill that thing off.
Great story Mr. Junkman, I wish I was as lucky as those guys, but I think I would never sell it
The best one - so far.
Reminds me of the story told by Bob Burns about finding the original Time Machine at a garage sale in California.
Surprised Steve Sansweet didn't contact him.
Steve collects merchandise...Gus collects merch and props.
And what about the Nostromo model after Alien, or the Sulaco after Aliens? I did hear some Blakes 7 props after the BBC occasionally used em just ended up in a dump!
I saw a video a few years ago of someone restoring the Nostromo.
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@@GhostofCicero Thanks
Only a few props I would like to own and I doubt they even exist anymore.
A lot of props were only built to last the time needed to do the shoot. I saw somewhere that the only thing left of the Jabba puppet is the eyes. Everything else rotted away because it's rubber.
That's a crazy story! Thanks for that!
That's No Moon, it's a SPACE STATION, and a former garbage can.
The Garbage Chute, was a great idea. What an incredible SMELL you've discovered!
I have heard this story before. Also, right before or after the original film came out, there were ship models that were stolen from ILM.
That's kind of like the time I got a red leather Lanvin cape at a thrift store.
It's not as rare as a Death Star, but it's definitely more red.
LucasFilm: The DeathStar prop was destroyed.
Man: I'VE GOT THE REAL DEATHSTAR PROP!!
Great story...I wonder what else is out there?!
Amazing story junkman ... thanks for sharing...
“That thing belongs in a museum!” Prof. Jones
Geoffrey Linehan so do you!
Awesome video J.M. I wonder why Lucasfilm didn't want to take Death Star off their hands?. Jaws was hanging up in some junkyard which was a similar story.
The Lucasfilm people didn't believe them.
It was easier for them to accept that one of the key models was destroyed than hear some "yokels" had gotten their hands on it and saved it from a final fate as a trashcan.
It's regional arrogance... Not a new story.
People in big cities, especially the coastal places like New York and LA think the rest of us are uneducated bumpkins and morons.
I don't want to sound so nasty but through most of last year I saw that attitude on display from the people at Lucasfilm. And the people at Lucasfilm NOW are probably 20 times worse than the company reps the guys who found the original Death Star had to deal with 25 years ago!
@@AvengerII I did notice New Yorkers were quite pretentious when I was in the states a few years ago. So yeah, makes sense what you typed. The same kind of attitude can be easily found here in my country, even in the same City. There is a City/ North shore snobby asshole attitude that looks down at people in other suburbs.
@@rustyblades2566 Yep, it's pretty much in the large cities all around the world!
I live in the Midwest United States so I see the junk coming from both coasts. The people are definitely more annoying and self-absorbed in certain places than others.
Some cities aren't bad but then there are other places notorious for snobbery. The French probably get the worst rap because of Paris but I've heard out in the country the people aren't like that. Of course, not everybody in any city's bad but sheesh you have enough of these knuckleheads it makes you to swear off living near anywhere that has over a half-million people!!!!
New York City isn't a place I'd particularly want to live. Then again, neither is Chicago, LA, San Francisco (OMG, that place has to REALLY stink; it's called 'Pooh Francisco' for a reason!!!), etc., etc. The only big city I visited in North America that I really enjoyed was Vancouver, British Columbia. Go figure! (Well, they're Canadians. They're about 3-5 times more polite than the average American which means they're at least 20 times more polite than a New Yorker! ) It's gotten probably at least 4-5 times more expensive to live there from all the Chinese buying up property in Vancouver but it was absolutely beautiful and very pleasant when I visited 21 years ago...
@@AvengerII Coincidentally, I was in the States 21 years ago too. I actually liked the midwest best. I was also working in Ohio which was very quiet and laid back. My Grandfather was originally from Detroit before moving to Europe then here in Australia.The average house in my City ( Sydney ) is so unaffordable and I feel sorry for the next generation who probably will struggle with the 10% deposit for a house.
Awesome story
Didn't know there was an actual Death Star prop. Thought at most it would be a painting. The close ups would have to be props. Now days, everything is digitally generated.
I love this story. But I dont know where I heard it from though before?
Great. How do you find out all this great information??
Wish i had found it would be amazing to own.
this has to be the crassest story i have ever herd of a prop from the star wars
I've seen this prop on display, and complemented Gus Lopez on having it. The original Death Star is in great hands.
Omg! What a find. I had never heard this story before & it blows my mind. How could 20th century fox be so stupid. Great video as always. Cheers Junkman👍🍻
The kid had balls... Now he has the biggest ball of all! 🎯👍
Old video I know, but every documentary I've seen says the Death Star in the original movie was a matte painting.
No there was a model. Can tell that in the move when the camera moves around it. Can’t do that with a painting
Great story, thanks for sharing.
Another great video !!
It's fully operational!
Amazing
Something similar to the orca from jaws, but this one is way more cooler!!
Once I found the holy grail of all Godzilla toys at a toy shop it was just to expensive though
Why do I have to wait so long to see pictures of it
I had one of those too, same size little cleaner someone stole it about 6 years back now
You deserve much more subs.Greetingd from Germany
That’s true :)
That was an interesting story.
I wwoued love this retaca
What I want to know and it was not explained on this video. How did the Death Star get to the US? The first 3 movies were made in Borehamwood in the UK. Made by model makers on the studio. I know things get passed around but this is big and would have cost a bit by plane even in those years and no body knew the power these films would come!!. Sorry I find it hard to believe as there still no proof of this story.
The effect was done by ILM in Van Nuys, California. The proof is sitting behind glass on display
@@ThatJunkman really? First I have heard of that. But still no proof its the original. Not been clarified by any experts. Sorry but to have the original after all these years sitting outside when no model was built to last for film in 1976 and George himself was not interested says to me this is a fake. I for one know the original was made in the uk, as my dad worked on the film. Nice sorry but to many questions on the whole story that see so many wrong things about it. But thank you for the video.
First of all I like to apologise for my last message. Since found out it was made in the US. So this whole thing could be right.
I know one was made in the uk and was destroyed for parts. As most of the X-wing fighters and the close ups for the Death Star was made at Elstree studios. But someone close to me did say lots were made in the US. So I dont know how well it was built so it could last going though that much. So for now, my apology for the first comment as I was wrong. As I is the correct size of the original. I was only a kid at the time but spent many time on set. But still the only proof is it confirmed by a expert.
How much did he pay for it? Is what I want to know.
IKR!? What did the the antique store charge them for it and how much did they eventually sell it for?? I GOTS TO KNOW!!
This was an amazing story. I wonder how much the store was selling the death star for. It has to be 100k prop now.
Well considering he just bought the Slave Leia a few years ago for $125,000....
I want to know where the Kaybee t shirt was dug up lol.
From ThatJunkman.com ;)
Amazing.....thank you
Great story kimosabe!
Allright, Get The Camera and Som Good Old Fashion Dynomite & Recreate That Famous Scene...*
That's amazing
I felt a disturbance in the force.
Just for a moment there, I’m sure I heard millions of Star Wars fans hopes just extinguish out!
I heard it was made from a beer ball and still filled with delicious Coors.
Hang on!
He didn’t have the money to put down on a Deathstar that day.
The story of our lives!
Even with low mileage and service books, and the classic owned by a little old lady and driven daily......they are still pretty pricey in this galaxy at least.
Do you know what the approximate prices and bids were during the different phases of this story were?
Nope. No prices have been given.
@@ThatJunkman ...Of course not... They never tell those parts of the stories.. Probably the MAIN DETAILS collectors like us want to hear/know, ha ha
Working on an interview with the guy that said. So many I’ll find out
Nice! Tell us the “version” of the story that the collection community REALLY wants to hear... i.e. “how much, and could YOU/I have pulled it off”
Todd: will you sell me the iconic actual movie prop Death Star?
Owner of STAR WORLD: No way I like my trash can right where it is at.
What a dick!
you never can tell, you might just have a Gremlin in your house
What a great story. It would make a good movie! Lucasfilm didn't care what happened to the original Death Star prop? That should have told us something....
I wonder why the Death Star is not at the Smithsonian Institute!!
That would be a great addition!
Radar dish? You mean the super-laser.