That amazong cover, coupled with the amazing Two-Fce origin story inside, made Two-Face an instant favorite for me, which he remains to this day. And from that day to this, I have always longed to own his iconic coin...
In 1990, I read Batman Annual #14, which featured an amazing cover by the inimitable Neal Adams. The cover was a medium shot of Two-Face, flipping his scarred coin while looking straight into the eyes of the reader--waiting for the judgement to fall as it will.
That amazong cover, coupled with the amazing Two-Fce origin story inside, made Two-Face an instant favorite for me, which he remains to this day. And from that day to this, I have always longed to own his iconic coin...
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Luckily, I had just THAT DAY received the one pictured from my good buddy Marc de Hoogh, so I sent it off to Canada and, as of yesterday, now own a screen-used Constantine Lighter. No, you can't have it. No, it's not for sale. No, I don't need any organs. No, I'm already married. Yes, I am sure. Thank you. So my lighter joined two others that were sent by Constantine's Production Designer (that's the guy who was in charge of the Emmy-Nominated Art Department) for Arrow to use. But those ALSO were not from Constantine. They were also made by Marc. So, while I have 1 of the 3 screen-used lighters from Arrow, Marc actually made all three of them. When you see a (non-CG) lighter in that episode, it was hand-made by the very talented Marc de Hoogh. Now, I know I'm calling out Arrow specifically, but let me assure you, Dave (the aforementioned Production Designer) is a good friend of mine--my mentor, really. And he told me himself that Marc's lighters are indistinguishable from the ones used on Constantine. "That's great, but where the Hell can I buy one?!" you're asking... Well, here: IF YOU WANT TO BUY A CONSTANTINE LIGHTER, EMAIL MARC AT [email protected] Enjoy your new screen-accurate lighters. I LOVE mine.
I'm always interested in seeing people's workshops. You get a good idea of the kind of work they do, how they work, and what kind of organization or workflow facilitates that work. It's also a good source for ideas. My workshop has a long way to go, but it's off to what I feel is a very good start, so I thought I'd share.
Check out this thing actually playing. No trickery here, the sound is directly from the turntable running through my stereo:
Right now, I'm hard at work on my Blade Runner Blaster kit from Tomenosuke in Japan. As a purchased kit, it's not typically much of a prop build. In this case, however, the kit has a major failing that I just can't look past: Due to Japanese law, the gun barrel can't be made of metal. So the barrel (as well as the main gun frame and cylinder) are ABS plastic. The cylinder I can just about look past because it's pretty much always hidden inside. The frame is also mostly hidden away, so I may need to figure something out for the bits that show, but the barrel is a deal breaker. It and the frame are one molded piece of black ABS plastic and the barrel has a plug like half an inch inside... very visible. Not at all what I want in a replica.
The Ace of WinchestersAlso from "The Devil's Vinyl," the Ace of Winchesters is a rifle that can kill demons. Wielded in the episode by Papa Midnight, it is an 1873 lever-action Winchester Rifle, often called "the gun that won the west." This particular rifle is engraved with all manner of occult imagery, just about none of it identifiable by me. If I had to venture a guess, I'd say there's some Enochian on there, and someone told me that some of the symbols are actually demon names, which makes sense, as there is power in names. Naming a demon can help you kill it.
The Acetate a.k.a. The Devil's VinylThis time around, I'm going to be discussing a one-off prop that is almost certainly never going to be seen again. My interests usually lie in props of the more iconic variety, pieces integral to a show or movie. So the fact that I am so enamored with this one-time-only piece of Constantine speaks pretty well for it, I think.
This prop was, in a way, the title character of Episode 3: "The Devil's Vinyl" It's only 5 episodes in, and news today brings fears that it may not be going past episode 13, but the subject of this week's Top Props is a show that is very good and only getting better, and has a lot of quite excellent props, as well.
This week: In a previous blog post, I wrote about what is wrong with the RPF under the leadership of Art Andrews. While those issues are many and varied, I don't think it is a hopeless endeavor. Many of my compatriots are of the opinion that, even without Art, the RPF is too far gone to save except with fire. I disagree, and have been giving a lot of thought to how new management can fix the place up and return it to a state of usefulness, collaboration, and quality. "New Management" is imperative, because Art Andrews is incapable of doing anything to benefit the community at large. So, assuming new management, here are the steps one could take to return the RPF to glory... I want you to have a look at the picture above. A close look. Because that is not a DeLorean. Yeah, you saw the title, that Sideshow is releasing a 1:6 scale DeLorean, but even so; you would be forgiven for assuming the photo above was of the real car. But it is not. That is how detailed the Sideshow replica is going to be. All I can say is: "Great Scott!"
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About the AuthorMy name is Shawn McBee and I am a replica prop fabricator and collector located in Atlanta, GA. The name "The Propsmith" is more of an aspiration than a declaration at this point, but I am a perfectionist and apply my keen eye for detail to recreating props to an exacting degree. Categories
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