An original production-used miniature from Clint Eastwood’s Firefox (1982), the submarine conning tower and arctic diorama built by Apogee Productions, is Lot 146 in Hanlin’s Movie and TV Memorabilia Auction on November 6 and 7, 2026. An original maquette of the MiG-31 Firefox jet follows as Lot 147. Both come from my collection.

Eastwood’s Cold War Thriller

Firefox was Eastwood at the height of his power as a star and a director. He produced, directed and starred as Mitchell Gant, a retired Air Force pilot sent into the Soviet Union to steal the MiG-31, a jet that responds to the pilot’s thoughts. The film leaned on cutting-edge visual effects, and Apogee Productions, the Academy Award-winning effects studio, built much of that world in miniature.

Lot 146: The Conning Tower and Arctic Diorama

This diorama comes from the arctic refueling sequence, where Gant brings the stolen MiG-31 down on the frozen shelf to meet a hidden American submarine. It was built under special effects supervisor Grant McCune. The base is hand-carved styrofoam, painted and textured as packed snow and ice, measuring 30 by 30 inches. The fiberglass conning tower, on a wooden armature, breaks through the ice with two miniature sailors in fabric parkas on deck, and a hexagonal weather station tent of lead and wire completes the scene.

Miniatures like this are how effects-driven films were made before CGI, and surviving examples from Eastwood’s own productions are hard to find.

Lot 147: The MiG-31 Firefox Maquette

An original maquette of the Firefox itself, the jet at the center of the film. It measures 18.5 by 13 by 3 inches, painted flat white with the blue teardrop cockpit, and the base shows adhesive from a previous mount.

At a Glance

• Lot 146: Firefox (1982) submarine conning tower and arctic diorama, Apogee Productions. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000.
• Lot 147: Firefox (1982) MiG-31 prototype maquette. Estimate $600 to $800.
• Auction: Hanlin’s Movie and TV Memorabilia Auction, November 6 and 7, 2026.

More Eastwood from my collection: his worn and signed Kelly’s Heroes helmet and Walt Kowalski’s Colt M1911 from Gran Torino.

How to Bid

Bid directly on Lot 146, Lot 147 in Hanlin’s Movie and TV Memorabilia Auction. The sale runs in two sessions, starting at 12:00 p.m. Central on Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7, 2026. Register with Hanlin on iCollector and get approved before the sale. Hanlin Auction Service is in Quincy, Illinois, and can be reached at 217-223-0063.

You can see all 20 lots from my collection in this sale, with the story behind each one, on my Collector page.