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Cyberpunk Revolver Set: V-Hammer and Saintmaker
A set of Cyberpunk revolvers that were a match made in the twisted-wire omni-consciousness that stands in for heaven these days. The rifle is the V-Hammer, and the pistol is the Saintmaker. Two vicious...
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Prop Photo Editing 101
Prop Photo Editing 101 NOTE: THE PROPS USED IN THIS POST ARE FEATURED IN THE WEB SERIES FULL STEAM AHEAD. YOU CAN WATCH THIS SERIES TO SEE THESE PROPS IN ACTION! FIRST EPISODE LINKED RIGHT HERE. Let’s...
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Water Blasters as Props: Happy Summer!
Summer is finally here! If you were stuck in the US like I was, you know that it’s well-deserved after a bitter winter. And the best part about Summer? Well, for the propmaker, it’s Super Soakers. Time...
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Zibelthiurdos the Skybane
Many moons ago, I was on the verge of filming my first short movie. I had props, actors, a script… all I didn’t have, it turned out, was the time to do it. Many props were created for the film, but...
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The BOOMco Farshot, Explored!
For years- decades, even- Nerf has had no solid competition when it comes to dart blasters. Yeah, Buzzbee has some cool actions, and sure Lannard’s got some fun air designs, but no one has the...
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Prop Collaborations: Playing Nice
Prop Collaborations Having done nothing but group projects for the last quarter of the year- first with the prop crew of the steampunk web series “Dystopia: Capital City”, and now with Brian Johnson...
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“Chop & Swap” and “Cover-Up”: The Least Work, The Most Impact
“Chop & Swap” and “Cover-Up”: The Least Work, The Most Impact When people think of the work of great Nerfers and propmakers, it is most often in terms of looking “like the real thing”, or in...
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Scratchbuilds On The Cheap
Intro: Picture this scenario: You’re helping a prospective client with their crowd-funding effort so they can pay you the big bucks for the final web-series, but you need to whip up a few props fast n’...
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Creating and Utilizing Effective Form Language in Props
I start today’s article with an anecdote. About five years ago, I was still honing my skills as a dedicated Nerf Modifier. By that time, I’d made a few pretty interesting designs, but it was certainly...
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Bringing It To Life: Muscle, Bone, and Blood
Introduction: Most of the time, when we Makers sit down to create a prop, our goal is to emulate construction and fabrication materials like wood, metal, or polymer. It is a rarer thing that we have to...
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“Finish Him!”: Mortal Klearcoat
“Finish Him”: Mortal Klearcoat Because without the proper Clearcoat, this would just look like red hot glue. INTRODUCTION: So you’re almost done. You’ve cleaned, sanded, cut, glued, screwed, primed,...
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Johnson Arms Collaboration Space Gun
A little taste of delicious, this one, folks. Even in dark chocolate flavor. This one’s a collaboration with Johnson Arms Props, another (unaffiliated) propmaker. You’re looking at the Build; he’s...
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