This model was a movie prop for the very cool AT-AT walker in The Empire Strikes Back (the best Star Wars in my opinion). Constructed by the ILM model shop in 1980 to generate footprints for the scene where Luke dives away from his crashed Snowspeeder, the scene needed to be dressed with footprints leading up to the stomping of the Snowspeeder. Constructed of resin with a sturdy handle, it measures 9 in. in diameter. One of the “toes” is broken and held with gaffer tape, another is missing but could easily be refabricated to round out the display. It was sold for 2360 dollars in 2009 in a hollywood auction. A very nice paperweight indeed.
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