Manhattan’s SoHo neighbourhood is mostly filled with bored models and stupid-expensive boutiques. But on one grimy, absolutely ignorable corner is the entrance to a cavern stuffed with guns, rockets, cocaine and riot shields. This is where Hollywood locks and loads. More »
Sure, the axe murderer presented in this door prop is about as lazy as they come, but you have to admit the attention to detail with this animatronic door prop is pretty intense. More »
Let’s go “corpsing,” shall we? You know, corpsing? As in let’s create a prop corpse for movie, Halloween or maybe even for nefarious pranking purposes? Usually this is expensive, but Propnomicon shows us how to make one on the cheap. More »
newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/j1kccz1qziE&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":332.5,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} );It’s only a level one sentry gun, sure, but the care and craftsmanship that went into creating the motion-sensing prop that now tracks new job applicants in the Valve office waiting area is nonetheless top notch. [Youtube via technabob] More »
On September 25-26, oodles of Stargate props will be auctioned off. The biggest catch is the Stargate from SG-1 and Universe, which is going for $US80,000-$US100,000. Why buy a house when you can mortgage a Stargate? More »
An Instructables.com craftsman named spookylean has written a how-to guide on making the snap-action Batarangs from Batman: Arkham Asylum. His Batarangs were made out of Plexiglas, so you’ll need a stronger material if you’ve scheduled some fledermaus-themed crimefighting. More »