A TIE fighter model used in filming the climax of "Star Wars" sold at auction for $350,000, and another TIE fighter from the film sold at auction for $402,500. Fans built a 16-foot-by-20-foot, 1,000-pound TIE fighter float to commemorate "Star Wars"' thirtieth anniversary as part of the 2007 Gala Parade in Crystal Lake, Illinois. A "Wired" editor's creation of a TIE fighter model out of Starbucks cups and stirrers prompted the magazine to create a contest for its readers to submit their own art out of similar Starbucks material. io9 mocked the variety of TIE fighters in the franchise, listing four TIE models on its list of the eleven "silliest" "Star Wars" ships.