{"id":43504,"date":"2017-12-11T18:32:41","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T01:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/?p=43504"},"modified":"2017-12-11T18:32:41","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T01:32:41","slug":"nice-denver-post-piece-on-colin-cantwell-he-kept-his-star-wars-legacy-a-secret-for-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/11\/nice-denver-post-piece-on-colin-cantwell-he-kept-his-star-wars-legacy-a-secret-for-decades\/","title":{"rendered":"Nice Denver Post Piece on Colin Cantwell, &#8220;He Kept His Star Wars Legacy a Secret&#8230; for Decades&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5KqHO-bjG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43505\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2017\/12\/Denver-Post-Colin-Cantwell-Boulder-Article-Star-Wars-Models-Artwork.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2017\/12\/Denver-Post-Colin-Cantwell-Boulder-Article-Star-Wars-Models-Artwork.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2017\/12\/Denver-Post-Colin-Cantwell-Boulder-Article-Star-Wars-Models-Artwork-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2017\/12\/Denver-Post-Colin-Cantwell-Boulder-Article-Star-Wars-Models-Artwork-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2017\/12\/Denver-Post-Colin-Cantwell-Boulder-Article-Star-Wars-Models-Artwork-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2017\/12\/Denver-Post-Colin-Cantwell-Boulder-Article-Star-Wars-Models-Artwork-332x190.jpg 332w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2017\/12\/Denver-Post-Colin-Cantwell-Boulder-Article-Star-Wars-Models-Artwork-700x400.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Denver Post published a nice piece by\u00a0John Wenzel about Colin Cantwell last week, going over his contributions to Star Wars: A New Hope and other accomplishments.\u00a0 You can check it out on their official website: <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/theknow.denverpost.com\/2017\/12\/08\/colin-cantwell-star-wars-designer-auction-legacy\/169098\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">He kept his Star Wars legacy a secret in Boulder for decades. At 85, the sci-fi pioneer is ready to step out.<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I participated in this story, based on my experience in helping Mr. Cantwell bring his memorabilia to auction with Julien&#8217;s Auctions back in 2015:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/20\/officialpix-offers-first-autograph-signingsketchartwork-opportunity-with-colin-cantwell-star-wars-a-new-hope-prototype-model-builder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Official Pix Offers First Autograph &amp; Signing\/Sketch\/Artwork Opportunity With Colin Cantwell, \u201cStar Wars: A New Hope\u201d Prototype Model Builder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/10\/the-colin-cantwell-collection-the-juliens-auctions-experience-new-star-wars-discoveries-meeting-fans-etc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Colin Cantwell Collection: The Julien\u2019s Auctions Experience, New \u201cStar Wars\u201d Discoveries, Meeting Fans, etc.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/01\/meet-colin-cantwell-creator-of-x-wing-tie-fighter-death-star-prototype-models-artwork-for-star-wars-and-more-at-juliens-auctions-on-friday-december-5th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet Colin Cantwell \u2013 Creator of X-Wing, Tie Fighter, Death Star Prototype Models &amp; Artwork for Star Wars and More \u2013 At Julien\u2019s Auctions on Friday, December 5th<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/13\/colin-cantwell-video-interviews-star-wars-prototype-models-nasa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EXCLUSIVE: Video Interview with Colin Cantwell on \u201974\/\u201975 Star Wars Prototypes &amp; Never Publicly Shown Concept Art, The Apollo XI Moon Landing with NASA &amp; CBS, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, WarGames and More<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jason DeBord<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Denver Post published a nice piece by\u00a0John Wenzel about Colin Cantwell last week, going over his contributions to Star Wars: A New Hope and other accomplishments.\u00a0 You can check it out on their official website: &#8220;He kept his Star Wars legacy a secret in Boulder for decades. 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