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Tora Tora Tora Model Pieces

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Movie - Memorabilia Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
Tora Tora Tora Model Pieces
A true find for the movie memorabilia collector! Detailed sections from the model of the famous "Arizona" for the invasion of Pearl Harbor from "Tora, Tora, Tora" (1970). The film was so big that it took one director to shoot the American side, and two for the Japanese side. Of course the biggest sequence in the film is the depiction of the invasion on Pearl Harbor. It included some of the most realistic model work ever seen. A new material was used to cast the intricately detailed pieces to recreate the battle ships that went down in the attack, including the most tragic and famous: The Arizona. A special material was used to cast all the pieces of the ships. It was a by-product of a top secret radioactive material called Vagabond, and the model makers had to wear special masks when pouring the molds with the volatile liquid. However it allowed for detail the likes of which were never seen in scale ships like this, especially at 1/15 scale. Very little remains in the way of props from this classic movie, so these are extremely rare items. These are six 5” complete Gun Mounts including barrels that were used on the impressive model of the Arizona. Although much of the work was destroyed in the filming of the attack and subsequent sinking of the ship, these six guns remained complete intact. They are true works of art! Included as an extra bonus are two more pieces from the same "Arizona" model. The first are ten scale rolled fire hoses, from the same model, which sadly make a point that the attach was so sudden and so fierce, that they never stood used. They are made of the same material and hand painted (red brackets, white hoses and brass spouts). The second is a scale metal post and three-chain railing. It has been custom mounted on a polished wood display case to show off this beautifully detailed piece to its best advantage. Complete intact model pieces from motion pictures, especially those used in pyrotechnic scenes are extremely rare to find. (The full gun mounts are approximately 11x6x6, the fire hoses are approx 4x2 and the extra wide railing is 4x38)).