Tags:The Empire Strikes Back
Dec 12th, 2003
Darth Vader’s distinctive look was originally hewn from an unassuming lump of clay by Brian Mure, a sculptor who was given very short notice to create the helmet and mask. He worked from a rough sketch drawn on a piece of paper by Norman Reynolds (assista ...
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Apr 26th, 2003
ORIGINAL DARTH VADER HELMET FROM STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. (TCF, 1980) This Darth Vader helmet was used extensively throughout the climatic fight sequences in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. It is a highly modified version of the "hero" helm ...
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Mar 31st, 2006
(TCF, 1980) Modeled after an African elephant, the All-Terrain Armored Transport, or AT-AT, was the featured assault weapon used by the Imperial Forces against the hidden Rebel base on the ice planet Hoth. This large-scale filming miniature is a polyureth ...
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Apr 1st, 2005
(TCF,1977 & 1980) This Imperial Stormtrooper’s helmet is constructed of high density polyethylene, painted white with black rubber detail at the front communications section, with mouth and chin pieces also painted black. Two original metal microphone t ...
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Dec 11th, 2008
347. Mark Hamill hero "Luke Skywalker" lightsaber from Star Wars and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. (TCF, 1983) This lightsaber was used by Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in both Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back. It is the non-fighting version o ...
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Jul 29th, 2005
YODA’S WALKING CANE USED IN BOTH STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK AND STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI. (TCF, 1980 & 1983) This small stick walking cane was used by the Yoda puppet in both The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, adding to the mysti ...
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Jun 11th, 2010
891. Yoda Walking Cane from Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back. (TCF, 1980) This Yoda walking cane was one of several made for use with the Yoda puppet on Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and was reused on Return of the Jedi. This cane was u ...
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Apr 5, 2007
(TCF,1980) This miniature was made for the key scene where Han Solo and Leia escape from the Imperial Star Destroyer by latching on to the ship’s hull, so that they can just “float away” along with the refuse jettisoned by the Star Destroyer prior to maki ...
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Jul 29th, 2005
(TCF, 1980) This screen-used miniature is in scale with the two-foot tall AT-AT walker, and was used during filming of the thrilling special effects Hoth battle sequences in the first part of the film. This particular model (and many other models used thr ...
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Aug 3rd, 2007
(TCF, 1980 & 1983) Original latex head
with glass right eye for Yoda, the Jedi Master, created by Stuart Freeborn
for use during the production of The Empire Strikes Back. Also included
is a production Yoda ear, and plaster casting of the hand of the p ...
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May 15th, 2011
(TCF, 1980) The Tauntaun made its appearance in the opening sequence of The Empire Strikes Back when Han Solo appears out of the snow on the icy planet Hoth. This full-size animatronic Constructed from a rigid polyfoam underskull covered in foam latex wit ...
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Jul 28th, 2006
(TCF, 1980) This small eye with internal lens is probably the most distinctive of R2-D2’s many tool-tipped appendages, and allows him to view the world and deliver hologram messages as instructed. Measures approx. 3 in. in diameter and is 4 in. tall, and ...
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Jun 11th, 2010
892. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back storyboard art of Millenium Falcon approaching Cloud City. (20th Centry Fox, 1980) Art director (later turned director) Joe Johnston was just getting his start in the film business with his work here for ...
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Jul 29th, 2005
(TCF, 1980) This severed-hand prop is cast of poured silicone, and hand-tinted to replicate actor Mark Hamill’s hand almost exactly. Created by Stuart Freeborn, this hand was used in the final, climactic scenes of The Empire Strikes Back, when Darth Vader ...
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Jul 29th, 2005
YODA’S FLUTE USED IN BOTH STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK AND STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI. (TCF, 1980 & 1983)This small decorative flute hung around Yoda’s neck in both The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, created by Stuart Freeborn as par ...
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Jul 29th, 2005
(TCF, 1980) This pair of prosthetic latex hands were created for one of several different versions of Yoda, which weredesigned to give different effects such as solid animatronic hands for pointing and puppet hands for grasping. Originally acquired from Y ...
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Jul 28th, 2006
(TCF, 1980) Original latex head appliance designed to cover the top of the skull, forehead, eyes and top cheekbones of the actor, as worn by the newly-revealed Emperor in this second (and some would argue, the very best!) film of the series. Comes with a ...
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July 29th, 2010
“Adventure. Heh. Excitement. Heh. A Jedi craves not these things.” This item is a framed display of three of Yoda’s fingernails used in the 1980 masterpiece The Empire Strikes Back. The fingernails can be seen throughout the film as the space saga continu ...
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Apr 5, 2007
(TCF, 1980) This special effects miniature was made by Lucas Films’ Industrial Light and Magic, and was used on the miniature
set as one of the background All-Terrain Armored Transports. Several
were constructed for this purpose. The piece is constructe ...
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Dec 18th, 2010
(TCF, 1980) Background AT-AT constructed of plastic and styrene, one side of which has been meticulously hand painted and detailed to appear like battle-weathered armor. The other side is unpainted. It was animated by Phil Tippet in the background of the ...
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