Auction Name: 2025 December 9 - 10 Hollywood/Entertainment Signature® Auction

Lot Number: 38464

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Carolco, 1991), SFX Cable-controlled T-800 Endoskeleton Arm. Original special effects cable-controlled T-800 endoskeleton arm constructed of a plated metal forearm and hand with a fully articulating wrist and fingers, measuring 28" x 6" x 4". Each digit of the hand features hinged knuckle segments connected by bolts and controlled through a series of pin-headed braided steel cables that run through the interior of the hand, forearm, and adjoined T-shape handle and attach to 2-control mechanisms. The rotation of the wrist is controlled by an 8.5" x 4" metal joystick that sits atop a hollow wooden box measuring 11.5" x 12" x 7" with the fingers being controlled by an additional metal framed rig measuring 11" x 10.5" that contains 5-metal rings attached to a spring mechanism allowing the fingers to clench inward when pulled. In addition to the functional cables within the arms, sleeved cosmetic cabling has been wired throughout the arm to further give the impression of metallic tendons used to control the machine. Crafted by the groundbreaking special effects artists of Stan Winston Studio and designed to be easily adjusted on set by SFX technicians, this endoskeleton arm is a testament to the craftsmanship and attention to detail that earned the film the Best Visual Effects and Best Make-up Oscars at the 1992 Academy Awards. Building upon James Cameron's nightmarish T-800 design from 1984's The Terminator, Stan Winston Studios set out to create even more believable and lethal looking machines for the sequel. What makes the design of this arm even more special is that all of its mechanical effects are achieved entirely through practical engineering and functionality, giving it a real-world threat of a future run by machines. Featured in the explosive block-buster's opening Future War sequence which sees Tech-Com soldiers fighting against Skynet's lethal war machines in the apocalyptic cityscape of 2029 Los-Angeles. As the human resistance members battle against the skeletal T-800s, one can be seen crushed under the rubble of a bombed-out building, its arm thrashing to pull itself free before it is finished off by a passing soldier. Exhibits expected production age and wear with evidence of repair to the metal handle connected to base of the forearm, and the end knuckle of the middle finger. Comes with a COA from Heritage Auctions.

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