Inside Adam Savage's Cave: Star Wars Tauntaun Statue!

Adam is ecstatic to show off his newest acquisition: a Tauntaun statue based off of Phil Tippett's original design sculpture for the creature from The Empire Strikes Back. We take a close look at the gorgeous sculptural details of this 1:1 piece, which is produced by our friends at Regal Robot. Adam can't wait to paint it!

Shot by Gunther Kirsch and edited by Norman Chan

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[kelli]

Nerd mode: *ON*

Han didn't intend for Luke to spend the whole night in the tauntaun. "This may smell bad, kid, but it'll keep you warm _til I can get the shelter up."_

Nerd Mode: *OFF*

[ryan_j_peck]

Anyone else paints theirs - instant value drop.
Adam paints his - instant value increase.

[nyrangersfan]

More of these types of videos please! Do an updated in-depth tour of Adams cave please!

[granfo]

I cannot wait for the painting process video, it's gonna be so much fun! Awesome statue. Tauntaun is simply my favorite Star Wars creature design ever.

[etzel]

$800 is probably a great price but not for my pocket.

[addictedtonatureTV]

How awesome would it be if Adam Savage had some sort of show for Makers to compete?

[marceli-wac]

Paint it!!! Cannot wait for that video!

[nathantron]

The grin on my face grew as his did, I love how much he enjoys this stuff!

[TheKrakenfist]

Yes, PLEASE paint this one up. It'd be interesting to see Adam painting something so organic as opposed to hard-edge stuff.

[disruptive_innovator]

As a child I actually saw ESB first of all the star wars movies. Soooo much nostalgia for the tauntaun!

[jerryjohnsonii]

Very Cool Adam an thanks for showing it Sir

[krypton]

Its about time! This is the adam stuff i like watching.

[countzero]

Wow that's an impressive model. Looking forward to the painting video. What an awesome reminder of the days when Star Wars was still good...

[granfo]

Still waiting for this One-Day-Build paint job. Tauntaun is my favorite creature design ever.

[wolfe]

The whole way through i was thinking i hope he paints this as a one day build, Adam, you are the beast !!!

[PatrickW.T]

From Brazil and I'm learning English with your channel.

[dragon-tamer]

I would very much like to see you paint this!

[codelicious]

Looks like that will be a joy to paint. Tauntaun impression is easy: clear your throat while mouthing the word, "Leppen".

[BLAZE]

Another model painting video? Yes, please!

[overwatch]

That's an epic sculpt, movie and sci-fi history right there. SIDE NOTE: Luke did not have to survive overnight in the Tuan taun. Just long enough for Han to get the shelter built.