If there was one thing that Celebration IV was missing (besides the orginal cast) it was PROPS! I turn into a four year old at the sight of any cool scaled models, and I was really looking forward to seeing the original ILM props at CIV. Apparently, they forgot to bring them.
To their credit, there was a small room with a smattering of concept art, various versions of Vader's lightbright chestplate and a few random costumes. The highlight of the room was a voting booth that allowed you to cast your vote as to what color Han Solo's parka was in The Empire Strikes Back.
Next to the voting booth was the parka. I think the results may come back somewhat skewed.
Luckily, there's an exhibit touring the nation that brings the props to the fans. It's called Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination. In my case, the tour has a scheduled stop about five miles from where I work. Fort Worth isn't the biggest city in this part of the nation by a long shot, which is why I live here, so I was pleasantly surprised that the tour made a stop here.
The exhibit was fantastic. It had the Tantive IV, the Millenium Falcon, the X-Wing, and every other prop you could hope to see. Check out my pics to see more.
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