Now's your chance to snap up some authentic artifacts from the archives of veteran effects artist and filmmaker Phil Tippett with Prop Store's latest online auction. With a phenomenal career working on films like Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Starship Troopers, Ghostbusters 2, Willow, Dragonslayer and more fantasy and sci-fi films, this auction has over 400 collectable items for fans to bid on, from maquettes to concept artwork, screen-used models and props, plus movie memorabilia from many fan-favourite movies.
RoboCop 2 movie costume worn by Peter Weller
An iconic costume which caught my eye was this
RoboCop suit from the 1990 sequel, on which
Phil Tippett served as
Associate Producer and was credited with animated sequences in the futuristic sci-fi film. This cool robotic costume is expected to sell for $30,000-$50,000.
Duros Cantina mask from Star Wars: A New Hope
Next up are two treats from 1977's
Star Wars: A New Hope. I think the reason many fans reacted favorably to
The Force Awakens was that it returned to the original trilogy's use of location filming, alien masks and animatronic creature effects, rather than overly relying on
CGI effects.
The
Duros featured in
Star Wars iconic
Mos Eisley cantina scene in a corner booth was made by
Phil Tippett as part of
Rick Baker's makeup department.
This latex creature mask from the classic film will likely set collectors back around $50,000-$70,000.
Trash Compactor Monster from Star Wars: A New Hope
And finally, most fans will immediately recognise this creature, the infamous eyeball on a stalk that popped out of the water in the trash compactor on the
Death Star when
Luke, Leia, Han and
Chewbecca were trying to escape from
Darth Vader's forces.
This cool
Dianoga puppet created by
Phil Tippett is estimated to sell for $50,000-$70,000.
There are also many more affordable items for movie enthusiasts starting their collections, so be sure to click through to
Prop Store to browse all the Phil Tippett items available before the auction closes on October 21, 2016.