^Lot 230 Hunter-Gratzner maquette from Pitch Black

(USA Films, 2000) 1:96 scale design study maquette of the Merchant Vessel, which Hunter/Gratzner Industries created for use as a three dimensional version of the designs of the ship and also for video animatic shot with a lipstick camera of the crash sequence. Hand-sculpted of urethane foam, detailed with styrene and pinned together with brass tubes and dissembles to represent each portion of the jettison sequence in the film. Hand-painted by New Deal Studios co-founder Matthew Gratzner. This impressively detailed model measures 29 ½ in. long and is mounted to a MDF display stand with applied “Hunter/Gratzner Industries, Inc.” label, the company responsible for the film’s miniature special effects. Includes a Hunter/Gratzner COA.