Original 1977 'Star Wars' X-Wing Model Sells for Over $3 Million in Auction
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After Greg Jein died last year, his friends discovered the prop stashed in a cardboard box in his garage.
An exceptionally rare X-wing fighter model, featured in the original 1977 Star Wars film, astonishingly sold for $3.13 million at auction, significantly surpassing its initial bid of $400,000.
This 1:24 scale model, one of just four "hero" models created for Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope's close-up scenes depicting the Rebel Alliance's assault on the Death Star, was believed lost for a long time. However, it was recently rediscovered in the collection of the late Hollywood modelmaker, Greg Jein.
Greg Jein, a miniature-maker renowned for his contributions to projects such as "Star Trek" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," earned Oscar and Emmy nominations during his career. Following his passing at the age of 76, friends of Greg Jein made an unexpected discovery last year when they found the X-wing fighter model stashed away in his garage.
