According to a report from China News Service on May 17, during this exhibition, visitors can enjoy 11 classic movie scenes from the 'Star Wars' films, following the characters in the movie to pilot the spaceship 'Millennium Falcon' into the 'Swamp Planet', searching for major characters such as Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, and Yoda.
It is reported that this wax figure exhibition was completed by over 180 wax figure artists over the course of a year, costing a total of £2.5 million (approximately €3.438 million).
According to Gemma Sim, a stylist at Madame Tussauds London, the most time-consuming process in the entire wax figure production is hair implantation, where wax figure hairstylists typically need to manually implant at least 10,000 strands of hair for each wax figure.
"Every detail of the wax figure is very complex... we must achieve a realistic effect, which takes a long time and requires a lot of patience," Sim said, "especially the hair production is very complicated; we need to slowly implant them one by one into the wax figure's scalp."
In addition to the hair needing to achieve a realistic effect, the wax figure's 'skin' is also crucial. Wax figure colorist Rebecca Ezkular explained that coloring the wax figure's skin is the most meticulous process in the entire wax figure production. In addition to painting realistic skin tones with pigments, detailed skin texture carving and processing are also performed on the wax figures.
"All wax figures are colored with oil paints; we do not use cosmetics. Typically, it takes about 5 days to complete the coloring of a wax figure," Ezkular said, "The different skin tones on these wax figures are painted layer by layer using special techniques, which is why the skin of these wax figures looks so lifelike."
The famous science fiction film series 'Star Wars' has been popular among movie fans worldwide since its debut in 1977. The latest film in the series, 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens', will be released to audiences in December 2015.
