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Zelda: Breath of the Wild Traveler’s Bow + Ancient Arrow Prop #WearableWednesday
Nice prop build from 3D Central on YouTube! Get the link to download the files here. Featured Adafruit Product! 20mm Coin Cell Breakout w/On-Off Switch (CR2032): Simple but effective – this sewable...
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#TrueDungeon is a 40,000 Square Foot Immersive D&D Experience | #dungeons &...
Not to dig on escape rooms, but they’re just rooms. Whereas a dungeon is…lots of rooms, and, presumably, inhabited by monsters, puzzles, traps, and oh the occasional dragon: I was completely unaware...
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NEW GUIDE: John Park’s Haunted Portrait @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit...
Have you ever wanted to build a spooky, living painting to hang on the wall and freak out your friends? Here’s how! Just take a look at this new guide, the Haunted Portrait, for step-by-step...
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NEW GUIDE: John Park’s UFO Flying Saucer with Circuit Playground Express...
Make your own UFO Flying Saucer with Circuit Playground Express with this new guide! It’s perfect for adding visual effects to your homemade sci-fi movies, a la Ed Wood. By embedding a Circuit...
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John Park’s Workshop — LIVE! 4pm ET 11/2/17 @johnedgarpark @adafruit #adafruit
JOHN PARK’S WORKSHOP — LIVE! Coming up at 4pm ET on Thursday, 11/2/17! LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat! The live video will be on Youtube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and...
View ArticleAdam Savage’s One Day Builds: Blade Runner 2049 Binoculars! #SciFiSunday
Great new project video from Adam Savage on Tested. One Day Builds return! Adam’s latest build is a prop replica from one of his favorite films of 2017, Blade Runner 2049! In making Deckard’s...
View ArticleZinogre Dual Blades by @KamuiCosplay | #MonsterHunter #cosplay
Kamui Cosplay is out with a pair of incredible looking Zinogre Dual Blades. The full-length video below has lots of good tips for forming custom shapes with EVA form, creating texture using a...
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Turning a Neon Green Mug into a Usable Prop
When you’re at a thrift store or a craft shop, don’t pass by any item simply because it’s not the right color. If you see something you could use as a costume prop, pick it up and modify it. Replica...
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NEW GUIDE: John Park’s HalloWing Lightsabers @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit
Making your own lightsabers may sound like a highly involved project that takes years of study under a wizened master, and exotic tools and materials — but it doesn’t have to be difficult at all! In...
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From the Forums – a Star Trek replica desk build #StarTrek #Replica #Adafruit...
Posted in the Adafruit Forums: a replica Star Trek TOS quarters desk. Complete with a monitor, imbedded buttons, chair, disks, and drink containers.The build is by forum member Wood4sheep2q:I built...
View ArticleKit Harington shows off the “Game of Thrones” prop collection on “60 Minutes”...
If you, like most of the planet, have GoT fever you will enjoy this video from 60 Minutes on YouTube. I love watching the special segments after the episodes and seeing all the detail and ingenuity...
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STAR TREK: Real working sick-bay display with original series sound #StarTrek...
Via YouTube, XTronical writes:A build of a working original Star Trek display with real sampled heartbeat sound. Uses various sensors to get the readings from your body (via just your fingers) and...
View ArticleAdam Savage’s One Day Builds: Hero Prop for TV Show!
Adam Savage’s Tested shared this build on Youtube! Adam’s latest build is a special treat: he’s been tasked with making the hero prop for the new TV show Year of the Rabbit! For this Victorian-era...
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Happy Halloween!!
Happy Halloween!!Yayayayya arooo! Peep our amazing coworkers’ costumes today! Happy Hallowe’en / All Hallow’s Eve, folks!!
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“Best of Adafruit” Photo & Video Series Day 57 #photography #art #design #wfh...
“Best of Adafruit” Photo & Video Series Day 57 #photography #art #design #wfh #bestofadafruitThroughout this week, the Adafruit photo team will be posting a “Best of Adafruit” photo each day!Check...
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John Park’s Workshop — LIVE! TODAY 6/18/20 @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit...
It’s JOHN PARK’S WORKSHOP! — LIVE! — Coming up at 4pm ET / 1pm PT Today! LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat!Tune in for:Project of the Week – Pathfinder Robot Friend! MakeCode Minute...
View ArticleUsing Pool Noodles in Halloween Props
Stillbeast Studios has a couple of videos on using pool noodles in making armatures for lawn props, pool noodle pumpkins, and more. The key to using pool noodles in prop-making is using a heat gun to...
View ArticleRUBBER METAL? Safe, Realistic Film Props
TheCrafsMan SteadyCraftin shared this video on Youtube! Here’s one way to make realistic looking metal parts that are safe to use in films, or any project where safe and squishy is important.See more!
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Simulating the PIN cracking scene in Terminator 2 @bertrandom
Bertrand Fan was thinking about that scene from Terminator 2 recently which led to googling, “What’s that laptop in Terminator 2?” It’s an Atari Portfolio, the world’s first palmtop computer. It was...
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Let’s Visit The Exclusive Disney Store Where No Tourists Are Allowed
Super fun post from EPBOT about their recent visit to Disney’s Cast Connection and Property Control. It’s the kind of place that would have really confused me as a kid. But now, a deconstructed version...
View ArticleHow Noiseless Props Are Made For Movies And TV Shows
Great insight into a specific aspect of prop making and managing for movies and tv, from Movies Insider on YouTube.Some objects, like paper bags, ice cubes, and pool balls, make an unexpected amount of...
View ArticleNerdForge Turns Their New Studio Into a Medieval Workshop
On the latest NerdForge, Martina and Hansi begin to move into their new studio and workshop space. Not content with white walls and ceiling, they turn the studio area of their new space into a Medieval...
View ArticleAdam Savage Makes a Prop for the New Ghostbuster Film
Adam had the opportunity to make a prop for the new Ghostbusters: Afterlife film. Based on the production team’s design, Adam sculpted and made castings of a stylized Aztec Death Whistle that is...
View ArticleBuilding a 1/24th-Scale Ghostbusters House
In this Abandoned Miniatures video, they build a 1/24-Scale haunted house from the new Ghostbusters Afterlife film. It’s really inspiring to see what great results you can get using a combination of 3D...
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Adafruit and Aaron Harvey talk Star Trek: The Animated Series #StarTrek...
It’s no secret that many Adafruit folks are Star Trek fans (see related blog posts).The recent Adafruit Learning System guide Talking Computer from Star Trek showed props from an episode of Star Trek...
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The Smugglers Room is Building a Star Wars Spaceship Air BnB
The Smugglers Room, the Star Wars prop-building website, has an exciting announcement. They are going to be building a Star Wars spaceship-themed Air BnB for a treehouse park that some friends run. The...
View ArticleMaking a Star Wars Prop Digital Display
On Smugglers Room, Brian builds a digital menu that one might find in a bar in the the Star Wars bar universe. I love his use of plastic electrical outlet boxes and other parts he found in a big box...
View ArticleMaking a Squirrel Totem Prop from the Inscryption Video Game
On Punished Props, Bill and Britt 3D print their own animal totem from the Inscryption video game. The files to print all of the totems from the game have been made available by the artist, David...
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Want To See The World’s Smallest Watch?
Delightful interview with prop-watchmaker Robbie Jones from Danny Milton and Hodinkee.Watches are for human wrists, unless you’re talking to Robbie Jones. He is the brains and hands behind the cult...
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A movie prop electronics Hack Chat #RPF @hackaday @hackadayio
On April 20th, Hackaday hosted Ben Eadie – a maker and inventor who works in the world of movie magic, specializing in props and practical effects.“But while some of the challenges he has to deal with...
View ArticleMaking Your Own Tools for a Proxxon Hot Wire Cutter Table
For crafter, gamers, cosplayers, prop makers, and others who work a lot with foam, a Proxxon hot wire table cutter is a must-have tools. But like all such shop tools, you soon realize their are...
View ArticleBatman’s Original Working Grapple Gun Prop!
Arguably one of the first great comic book movies, Batman (and Batman Returns) relied on practical effects. Watch Adam Savage handle some incredible Batman props.Adam checks out a few original props...
View ArticleNerding Out Over Star Trek Models and Props
On this episode of Tested, Norm Chan visits the Prop Store and views a beautiful filming miniature from the Defiant’s shuttle craft, a medical tricorder, a phaser, and more, all from 90s-era Star Trek....
View ArticleImproving Your Tabletop Gaming Experience with Props
In this Miscast video, Trent talks about something near and dear to my heart. As I have discussed on Adafruit before, I am a tabletop gamer who loves immersion: props, terrain, minis. I also love...
View ArticleAdam Savage Nerds Out Over a 1/6th-Scale Space Suit from 2001: A Space Odyssey
We sci-fi and space nerds get to live vicariously as we watch Adam Savage unbox expensive toys and props. In his latest drool-fest, Adam unboxes a 1/6th-scale replica of the Clavius suit from Kubrick’s...
View ArticleComparing Three Levels of Finishing a 3D Printed Faux Metal Prop
In this I Like to Make Stuff video, Bob prints 3 copies of a thermal detonator sci-fi prop from Thingiverse. He wanted to know how three different finishing methods would serve the prop. He printed one...
View ArticleImproving Halloween Store Props and Animatronics
In this Wicked Makers video, Jay and Jaimie take an Empty Soul Girl on a Swing haunt prop from Sprit, animate her with the swing accessory kit, and then upgrade her look with tweaks to the frame,...
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Making a Fremen Thumper #Dune @attoparsec
Attoparsec wet about making a thumper, a device used by Fremen to attract a sandworm in the epic series Dune.I wanted to build a thumper. Not a movie prop replica, but as real of a thumper as I could...
View ArticleHow Fake Animals Are Made For Movies And TV
This video from Insider breaks down the serious technique and artistry at work when creating fake animals for on-screen use. The level of detail is astounding! It’s also cool to see how CGI comes in to...
View ArticleGetting a Tour of Replicant Roy Batty’s Leather Trench Coat from Blade Runner...
The replicant Roy Batty’s iconic leather trench coat from Ridley Scott’s sci-fi masterpiece, Blade Runner, has been missing since the film wrapped in 1982.It seemed too good to be true when someone...
View ArticleMaking an Airlock for Your Spaceship Home #SciFiSunday
Over at The Smuggler’s Room, they discover alien facehuggers in their midst. While usually a Star Wars prop building channel, they have to pivot and build a Nostromo-worthy airlock to space their alien...
View ArticleUpgrading a Han Solo in Carbonite #Star Wars
Adam Savage has had a full-size Star Wars Han in carbonite replica for a while. But he wasn’t completely happy with the fact that it wasn’t film accurate (e.g. it didn’t have the proper frame and...
View ArticleMaking a $5 Sci-Fi Blaster with Dollar Store Toys
It’s always good to be reminded of what you can do with cheap toys from Goodwill, the Dollar Store, and the like.In this CreateScifi video, Anthony stops by a Dollar Store, spends under $5, and comes...
View ArticleMaking the Ghostbusters Ghost Trap from Spirits Unleashed
The Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed game carries on from the most recent film in the franchise, Ghostbusters: Afterlife. The game also carries forward the Ghostbusting equipment seen in the film. In...
View ArticleMaking Gandalf’s Pipe from Lord of the Rings
Years ago, Adam Savage acquired the Weta Workshop Gandalf staff and pipe. But the pipe wasn’t real, it was a solid resin cast. So, he made his own, not to smoke from it, just to create as accurate an...
View ArticleMaking a Pepper’s Ghost Illusion Inspired by Disney’s Haunted Mansion
On VanOaksProps, he makes his first attempt at a Pepper’s Ghost effect (where a mirror and projection source is used to create the illusion of a hologram-like image). He decides to make a ghostly...
View ArticleSpeed-Building a Prop Dagger at Weta Workshop
Adam Savage visits Weta Workshop’s fabrication department in New Zealand and learns how to speed-fabricate prop weapons used in set dressing.
View ArticleAdam Savage’s Starchild from 2001: A Space Odyssey!
It’s no secret that here at Adafruit we are bigtime fans of Adam Savage’s Tested series. There are awesome new videos all the time, but the archives are also rich with gems. Recently, we enjoyed this...
View ArticleMaking a Sci-Fi Soldier’s Helmet from Harbor Freight Parts
On this episode of CreateSciFi, Tony decides to go to a Harbor Freight with no idea what he’s going to make. He decides to let the products he encounters inspire the idea. He ends up finding a safety...
View ArticleBringing the Alien Nostromo Model Back from the Dead
As the story goes, after Ridley Scott’s iconic Alien film came out in 1979, Bob Burns, a prop collector, asked 20th Century Fox if he could have permission to host an Alien-themed Halloween party. They...
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