Saturday 21 December 2013

Original Syd Dutton Airwolf Concept Painting

This Is An Original Syd Dutton Airwolf Concept Painting
Featured in the Hollywood Auction 2013 (incorrectly credited to Robert Stromberg)

PHOTO OF THE CONCEPT PAINTING
EPISODE SCREEN SHOT FROM Season 2 Episode 9 - Flight #093 Is Missing


LOT NUMBER: 332

DESCRIPTION
(CBS-TV, 1984-1986) Original concept artwork by Robert Stromberg
of the advanced battle helicopter, Airwolf, soaring above the clouds,
accomplished in acrylic and tempera on a 12.5 in. x 17.5 in. leaf of
illustration paper. Handwritten notation “Airwolf Cloud Concept” at the
lower right. Exhibits creases with edge chips and lower right corner tip
missing. Robert Stromberg, got his start on the Airwolf TV series years
before winning back-to-back Oscars for Alice In Wonderland and Avatar.
Acquired from Stromberg in 1987. Estimated Sale Price $200 - $300

AUCTION CATALOGUE SCAN

UPDATE:
special thanks to tom over at the Airwolf Guidebook facebook page for updating us with the real artists details.

Miniature Airwolf Helicopter Lair Exit (prop)

Screen Used Airwolf Helicopter Prop Goes Under The Action Hammer For The First Time Since 1987

GENUINE HOLLYWOOD AUCTION HOUSE PHOTO OF AN AIRWOLF SCREEN USED PROP
This 2013 auction item (image above) was apparently the actual screen used model shown in the series
 "when airwolf was exiting / entering the lair


HOLLYWOOD AUCTION HOUSE CATALOGUE SCAN DECEMBER 21st 2013
This auction house photo (image above) also clearly shows why the nose always looked so odd
on the scene were you see it from the front/side in the landing and rising shots (image below)
 
GENUINE VIDEO STILL FROM AIRWOLF EPISODE

We are fully aware the catalogue used the wrong lair image, AS SUCH  
we posted the right photo of the right model for you in the  image above
We don't do "half measure posts" just to generate web activity from fans nitpicking  ;)

It was estimated to fetch between $4,000 - $6,000. I am unsure how much it eventually sold for.

For those using a "translator" here is the catalogue info in Text Form

QUOTE:
335. Miniature working Airwolf helicopter from the establishing mountain hangar shots for Airwolf. (CBS TV, 1984-1986) This is a mechanical miniature model of the famous
Airwolf helicopter that was at the center of the 80s high-tech military TV series. The actual Airwolf copter was actually a conventional Bell 222 helicopter subsidized and modified with props for the TV show. Constructed of metal, resin, plastic and wood components and measuring 7 x 21.5 in. with a 21 in. blade, from tip to tip. Expertly painted in hyper-realistic military stealth green and khaki. The model is outfitted with separate internal electric motors (powered by a 9-volt battery) allowing the main rotor to rotate slowly, while the tail rotor spins at high speed (functional). Visible in virtually every episode of the series in the establishing mountain hangar sequence.
 
In production-used very good condition. $4,000 - $6,000
UN-QUOTE: 

I assume the 335 was the auctions Lot Number, obviosly not the scale ;)

WARNING:
***QUOTE***  MEANS we are REITERATING information because web translators don't read JPG!
we are NOT STATING anything as fact!
we are NOT CONFIRMING this was 100% screen used!
we only have the auction house CATALOGUE SCAN for this information basis
AS SUCH, our blog post should NOT be used to validate any item your considering buying.


GENUINE HOLLYWOOD AUCTION HOUSE PHOTO OF AN AIRWOLF SCREEN USED PROP