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)
