Star Wars Celebration is set to happen next month and it will feature all sorts of amazing Star Wars goodness, including this mural. It’s the work of artist Robert Burden, who spent 2,000 hours over 18 months to see it to completion.
The work measures 15-by-8 feet and is an oil painting tribute to all those classic Kenner toys we played with when we were kids. There are over 150 characters and vehicles represented in their original forms, so you’ll immediately recognize them from playing on your bedroom floor.
Although his focus was vintage toys, he wasn’t limited by them and included some more modern Hasbro toys like Qui-Gon Jinn, Queen Amidala, and Darth Maul. There are also images that aren’t Star Wars at all, but hat-tips to things that influenced the franchise. You’ll find a toy Nazi solider in there and Yul Brynner from The Magnificent Seven.
This incredible work will be on display for the first time at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim from April 16-19. It will also be for sale if you want to take it home, but will cost you a whopping $200,000. If you can’t afford that without wiping out the college fund, then head over to Burden’s website, where you can buy a limited edition 24-by-36-inch print for $250.
There are only 200 being made and each is signed, numbered, and stamped, making it a very special Star Wars collectible.
(via Nerd Approved)
