{"id":14599,"date":"2015-06-25T16:32:14","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T20:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/?p=14599"},"modified":"2015-06-26T18:53:30","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T22:53:30","slug":"star-wars-blockade-runner-highlights-profiles-in-historys-comic-con-2015-booth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/star-wars-blockade-runner-highlights-profiles-in-historys-comic-con-2015-booth\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars blockade runner part of Profiles in History Comic-Con booth"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"McCuneOscar\"<\/a>Premier Entertainment and Historical Document auction house, Profiles in History<\/em><\/span><\/a> will once again be presenting an amazing display of original movie props and items at their 2015 San Diego Comic Con<\/em><\/span><\/a> Booth #1605, July 8 \u2013 12, Wed thru Sunday in San Diego.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

This year Profiles is paying tribute to Academy Award winning special effects master, Grant McCune<\/em><\/span><\/a> as they present McCune Masterworks at the convention. Profiles is devoting its entire Comic-Con booth to McCune\u2019s vast career featuring the original, screen-used,\u00a0Star Wars IV: A New Hope<\/i>\u00a018″ filming miniature \u201cBlockade Runner,\u201d used in the films opening scene carrying Princess\u00a0\u00a0Leia, C-3PO and R2-D2 among its crew.\u00a0 Comic-Con fans will be treated to this rare opportunity to see this iconic piece of movie history up close and personal. The ship has not been seen or displayed publicly for close to 40 years. Mr. McCune, was the Chief Model Maker for Star Wars and was one of the primary members of the team that won the 1978 Academy Award\u00ae for Best Visual Effects\u00a0for\u00a0the film. His Oscar\u00ae will also be on display !<\/span><\/h3>\n

In addition to the \u201cBlockade Runner,\u201d the McCune Masterworks<\/em><\/span><\/a> display will also feature a production made \u201cX-Jet\u201d miniature from\u00a0X-Men 2<\/i>\u00a0and a German U-Boat filming miniature from\u00a0U-<\/i>571.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n

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What’s even more amazing is all three of these items will be offered as part of Profiles in History\u2019s Upcoming Fall Hollywood Auction and Comic-Con visitors will have this unique opportunity to get a sneak peek at these historic film props before they are auctioned. A portion of the auction\u2019s proceeds will help fund the upcoming Grant McCune Foundation providing scholarships to young model makers and designers.<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Other items on display (not being auctioned) include the\u00a0Spaceballs<\/i>\u00a0“Winnebago” spaceship filming miniature and a selection of four incredible musical automata created by McCune Masterworks: \u201cSurvival of the Fittest\u201d (Dodo Bird Evolving), \u201cConfusion\u201d (miniature Art Deco Theater plays movie), \u201cWired Exports\u201d (Brass Armillary) and \u201cTender Credibility\u201d (miniature Gold Mine Mountain), as well as a number of other original McCune Masterworks creations.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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*Special thanks and\u00a0\u00a0\u00a9Profiles in History, McCune Masterworks, and MJK Public Relations.<\/em><\/h6>\n