Join the rebellion with this extremely rare empire, deletes the pilot helmet on the back

Carefully detailed cosplay is always impressive – but what if your Interstellar ensemble includes a real support made for The 80s The Empire retreats back? The movie designer, John Mollo, won an Oscar for his work in 1977. New hopeAnd he brought this level of crafts in his continuation, including this pilot helmet of the rebels made for the film scenes of the film.

Propstore It will show the subject, still in its original and unjustified condition, at auction this September. As you may expect it will not be cheap; The estimated sale price is between $ 200,000 and $ 400,000. According to a press release, it was sold by a private collector, but was originally owned by Patricia Carr, Assistant Manager of Production in the original Interstellar Trilogy.

Additional details: “This helmet was custom made specifically for The Empire retreats back (1980), with these helmets, worn in the iconic combat sequence of the film, where snowmobile pilots are arranged to take on the imperial walkers. It boasts distinctive features, including yellow colored visor and thick foam lining, custom, on the interior. It is known that only two helmets with this original liner exist in private collections, which makes this piece extremely rare and much sought after. “

Chief Chief Chief Chief, Brandon Alinger – also the author of Star Wars costumes: The original trilogyWhich he wrote with the participation of Lucasfilm archives – understandably excited about the upcoming sale.

“The rebel’s pilot helmets are one of the most sought after artifacts of the original Interstellar Trilogy, ”he said in the publication. “In private collections, there are only a handful of original helmets, and this helmet – of such exceptional origin – is a superb helmet. These helmets are made in a far smaller number of imperial helmets such as Stormtroopers and many of them are thrown out at the end of production. The survival of this piece, unjustified and connected directly The Empire retreats backIt makes it a real treasure for collectors. “

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