May 20, 2015 5:00 AM

Gallery: The Awesomest Props From Inside ILM's Vault (And Your Childhood)

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Boba Fett helmet, *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980)
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Imperial stormtrooper helmet, *A New Hope* (1977)

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Indy's leather whip, *Indiana Jones* movies
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All Terrain Scout Transport (AT-ST) model (aka "chicken walker"), *Return of the Jedi* (1983)

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This model of the Death Star turbolaser turret was used in the very first shot at ILM.
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The TIE fighters from *Star Wars* got their name for a very simple reason: The crew thought they looked like bow ties. The models were actually spray-painted a light blue (a Pactra color called "stormy sea"), despite appearing white or grey in the movies.

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DeLorean DMC-12 time machine 1:5-scale model, *Back to the Future* (1985)
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The reason the "under construction" section of the Death Star II from *Return of the Jedi* (1983) looks so impossibly thin? ILM model makers used a roll of paper-thin stainless steel purchased from a mini-mall next door to the original building.

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Luke Skywalker's lightsaber hilt, *Return of the Jedi* (1983)
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Snowtrooper helmet, *Return of the Jedi* (1983)

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Snowspeeder model, *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980)
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This Sandcrawler model from *A New Hope* was so strong the ILM guys could ride it around the warehouse.

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All Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT) model, *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980)
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The Ark of the Covenant, *Raiders of the Lost Ark* (1981)

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Originally, George Lucas wanted the *Millennium Falcon* to fly as a sunfish swims. He dropped the idea after he saw the finished model.
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R2-D2, all *Star Wars* movies

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Model maker Lorne Peterson refers to this escape pod model from *A New Hope* (1977) as "the one-week wonder" because it was made so fast—out of two paint buckets covered with plastic sheeting.
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Darth Vader's lightsaber hilt, *A New Hope* (1977)

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Alien spacecraft miniature, *Cocoon* (1985)
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Darth Vader's helmet, original *Star Wars* trilogy

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Han Solo frozen in carbonite, *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980) and *Return of the Jedi* (1983)
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*Messiah* command module 1:7-scale miniature, *Deep Impact* (1998)

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TIE Interceptor model, *Return of the Jedi* (1983)
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Igoe's pod from *Innerspace* (1987) was created using Formula 1 model kit bodies, with the grabber arms and thruster legs attached.

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Y-wing miniature, *A New Hope* (1977)
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Darth Vader's TIE Advanced x1 model, *A New Hope* (1977)

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Kuwahara BMX bicycle miniature, *E.T. The Extraterrestrial* (1982)

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