A miniature X-wing Starfighter used in a “Star Wars” film sold for over $3 million during a weekend auction of items both collected and created by longtime Hollywood model-maker Greg Jein. The collection amassed by Jein, who died last year at the age of 76, brought in about $13.6 million during a weekend event at Heritage Auctions in Dallas.
FILE - A miniature model called “Red Leader,” a X-wing Starfighter from the 1977 film “Star War, Episode IV, A New Hope,” sits on display at Heritage Auctions, Aug. 30, 2023, in Irving, Texas. The miniature X-wing Starfighter used in a “Star Wars” film sold for over $3 million on Sunday, Oct. 15, during a weekend auction of items both collected and created by longtime Hollywood model maker Greg Jein.
Jein not only had an Oscar and Emmy-nominated career making miniature models for nearly half a century, but he also spent a lifetime collecting costumes, props, scripts, artwork, photographs and models from the shows he loved.Piper Laurie, 3-time Oscar nominee with film credits such as ‘The Hustler’ and ‘Carrie,’ dies at 91The Red Leader X-wing Starfighter that was used in the 1977 film “Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope” sold for about $3.
Lou Zutavern, Jein’s longtime friend and shop supervisor, said that he and Jein always had “a ball” working together. He said Jein was a great friend, and recalled the time he brought a box filled with model kits to entertain Zutavern after he had a knee surgery.
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