‘American Empire? What American Empire?’ You Can Ask With This Reagan-Adjacent Stormtrooper Helmet

To be a child in the eighties means absorbing the last years of the Cold War through the pop culture that has played in concerns about the Third World War that everyone assumes that it is coming – Than Wargamesand Dawn redAnd “99 Luftballoons.” In some way, this scenario turned when president Ronald Reagan announced the “Strategic Defense Initiative”, a system that aims to protect the United States from missiles that quickly gained the title of pop culture: “Star Wars”.

Although the stars war in Reagan has never ended in the ground, it remains a major concern of his time in office, to the extent that the Ronald Reagan Library and Museum in South California hosted a framed exhibition on last year: “Defending America and Galaxy: Star War and SDI.” The library described it as “an interesting and information rich exhibition on Star Wars-both the real world technology for SDI, as well as elements of the film’s phenomenon”, “The original elements of SDI including the unit controlling the original driving equipment, as well as the pillars, fashion, and the concept art of Star Wars privilege.”

This strange mix of politics (nuclear war, fun!) The science fiction is offered, but one of the main elements offered now is offered for sale. StormTrooper helmet used in the screen from Star Wars: The first episode – a new hope It will be a sufficient discovery, but according to Julian’s auctions, it is one of six original small helmets that are still present by private sector collectors. Now it can be for you if you have between 200,000 to $ 300,000 (estimated price) required to be the upper gun.

Here is a complete, incomparable look at the helmet:

More details of a press note, “this helmet is believed to appear in scenes on Tatooine as the” Sandroper “severity and may have been worn by the third storm guard from the left, and accompanying Princess Lea facing the fateful.”

Julian participates in hosting the auction, called “Echoes from the Galaxy: A. Star Wars Auction + auction gallery, “With the classic Turner films, and if you will go to Saint Diego Comic-Kun or coincide with being in the San Diego region, you can cruise in the Comic Kun Museum (2131 Ban Ban Plaza in San Diego) to check the exhibition that starts on July 14. The sale will be on Sunday, 27 July 27 am.

Here is a video of the auction that quickly appears some other pieces, including Lightsabers. You can take a closer look at the Julian auction site, which also contains all the details on how to give bids.

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