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An oversized battle-damaged Harvester City Destroyer model miniature from Roland Emmerich's Independence Day. Dozens of City Destroyers were deployed to Earth to devastate humanity by attacking major cities around the planet, beginning the Harvester invasion of Earth and the War of 1996. After Steven Hiller (Will Smith) and David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) infiltrated the Harvester mothership and disabled their defense systems, the humans were able to take down the City Destroyers.
Independence Day was the highest-grossing film of 1996 and the second-highest-grossing film of all time at the time of its release. The film utilized over 3,000 special effects shots, a record at the time, with many of those shots being accomplished through the use of highly-detailed model miniatures. Independence Day ultimately won the Academy Award® for Best Visual Effects.
This fiberglass, wood, and aluminum saucer features four metal loops on the top for hanging it and intricate panel-like details that form a flower-like shape on the bottom, with the center designed as the port through which the ship's devastating energy cannon would be fired. The model miniature has been intentionally distressed by production with scorch marks, a section of the edge obliterated, and a hole in the hull filled with crumpled mesh detailing to simulate interior damage. In addition to the intentional production distressing, the lot shows evidence of wear consistent with on-set use, handling, and age; including paint loss, cracking, and chips along the edges. Dimensions: 144" x 144" x 16" (366 cm x 366 cm x 40.75 cm)
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Estimate: $5,000 - 10,000
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