Archive for the ‘Props’ Category

Sep
13
Filed Under (Costuming, Halloween, Horror, How-To, Props, Weapons) by Tom on 13-09-2009

I’ve been meaning to upgrade my Jason Voorhees costume for a while now. I have a pretty cool Vs. hockey mask so I decided to make a Vs. machete. In this video I show you how I went about it. If you’d like to download the image of the prop I used as a guide you can get it HERE.



Aug
09
Filed Under (Costuming, How-To, Props, Weapons) by Tom on 09-08-2009

For the last year or so I’ve been working on a web series called Jupiter’s Ghost so I wanted to share some of the prop and costume shortcuts we used. Most of the props are modified found objects simply because it’s faster than fabricating something from scratch. Hell, they even did that for Star Wars so if it’s good enough for Lucas, it’s good enough for me. Of course, I still prefer Han shooting first so I don’t agree with Lucas on everything.



No Myers costume would be complete without his BFK. There still is a bit of a debate surrounding exactly which real world knife was used in the film. My money’s on the big Lamson chef’s knife.

In this tutorial I show you how to make your own Lamson replica that’s safe to carry around. Just remember to drop the knife when commanded to do so by a peace officer or mental health professional.

I’m including the knife template I made HERE. Just be sure to scale it to 100% for printing.

Happy Hallowe’en!




It’s most likely the last Master Replicas Star Wars product to hit the market and it’s also one of the most affordable. This stormtrooper helmet, dubbed by some the CE, is a UK exclusive but there are plenty of folks bringing them over to this side of the pond. Originally a Play.com exclusive, you can now find these on Ebay as well as sites like redfordfilms. Is it worth the hundred-or-so dollars it’s going for? Well it depends. Check out my review.



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