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57. V.I.N.Cent (Roddy McDowall) Model Miniature ### THE BLACK HOLE (1979)

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:6,000.00 USD Estimated At:12,000.00 - 24,000.00 USD
57. V.I.N.Cent (Roddy McDowall) Model Miniature ### THE BLACK HOLE (1979)
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THE BLACK HOLE (1979) - V.I.N.Cent (Roddy McDowall) Model Miniature - A V.I.N.Cent (Roddy McDowall) model miniature from Gary Nelson's The Black Hole. V.I.N.Cent, which stands for "Vital Information Necessary CENTralized," was designed by Disney Imagineer George McGinnis and voiced by McDowall in an uncredited role. V.I.N.Cent served as a utility robot on the USS Palomino, and befriended a similar robot called B.O.B. (voiced by Slim Pickens, also uncredited) after boarding the USS Cygnus.

This model miniature, carefully crafted to resemble the full-scale model, is made of fiberglass and hand-painted red, gray, cream, and black. It features a barrel-shaped torso, static retracted arm and leg appendages, a spherical head, and a flat headpiece. There are four lateral holes across the back, and the robot's familiar square-shaped eyes are painted on the head. Technical data is written across faux panels on the torso, and the name "V.I.N.CENT L.F.396" is stenciled in red on the front and back. A screw-ended rod on the back of the head allowed it to attach to a rig during shooting. The model miniature exhibits paint chipping and cracking. Dimensions: 7.5" x 8" x 8.5" (19.25 cm x 20.5 cm x 21.75 cm)

Estimate: $12,000 - 24,000

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