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A flying Hopper Bug maquette from Paul Verhoeven's science fiction action film Starship Troopers. After Johnny Rico (Casper Van Dien) joined the war between humans and the alien Arachnids, he encountered several flying Hopper Bugs on the battlefield with his regiment of mobile infantry soldiers. Tippett Studio created maquettes of the film's various Bugs as a three-dimensional representation of the creatures that were largely digitally animated; they were tools for shot planning, lighting reference, and other purposes. Phil Tippett is credited as Creature Visual Effects Supervisor for the film and was nominated for Best Visual Effects for his work on this film at the 70th Academy Awards®.

This Hopper Bug maquette was sculpted by Peter Konig and is cast in resin. A set of removable vacuformed plastic wings and the front legs attach to the body via small metal rods. The front feelers also feature several points of articulation. Maquettes were used in the conceptual stages of production as well as during filming to give scale and as a reference for lighting on set. It is in excellent overall condition with some minor wear from use, such as wear and residue on some of the joints, and includes a letter of authenticity from Phil Tippett.

Dimensions: 40" x 23" x 8 1/2" (101.5 cm x 58.5 cm x 21.5 cm)

Estimate: $5,000 - 7,000