Prop designer Eric Hart designed these plausibly cast-iron benches in Inkscape, then his wife Natalie output them on a CNC router, then Eric cleaned them up with a Dremel and...
Posted by John Baichtal | Friday March 8th, 2013 11:30 AM
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The science behind the art of prop making.
Posted by Adam Savage
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The film "The American Scream" explores the motivations and preparations of three extreme Halloween enthusiasts in Massachusetts, who go all-out decorating their yards and houses for Halloween. It looks pretty...
Posted by Laura Cochrane | Thursday October 25th, 2012 2:05 PM
Categories: Home, Makers | 2 Comments
Here is a visual round-up of some of our favorite props to help accessorize your Halloween.
Posted by Stett Holbrook | Thursday October 18th, 2012 2:45 PM
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The biggest maker holiday of the year is just twenty days away! Whether you're hosting a haunt this year, or just decorating your yard to celebrate, it's time to break...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday October 11th, 2012 9:22 PM
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In case you missed it, the theme for October is "casting materials," chosen strategically, of course, to resonate with the mounting excitement about everybody's favorite maker holiday—Halloween! Whether you're making...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday October 8th, 2012 6:00 AM
Categories: Home, Workshop | 3 Comments
We featured the papercraft form for this Space Marine Terminator helmet from MAKE regular Shawn Thorsson in the Flickr pool roundup about a month ago. It was impressive, even then,...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday January 20th, 2012 5:54 PM
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Graphic designer Matthew Milam of Dallas, TX, made this intricate pepakura model of the “snub” pistol from Epic Games’ popular Gears of War franchise. Unlike most papercraft designers today, Matt...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday January 19th, 2012 6:00 AM
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Cool postapocalyptic cosplay from Bellingham, Washington craftsman Ivan Owen. The roadsigns, he assures us, were "obtained through legal means," and were formed into plates by peening against an anvil, before...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday December 22nd, 2011 4:00 PM
Categories: Craft, Home | 5 Comments
MAKE reader Ken Miller wrote in to tell us about the magical staff prop he built this Halloween to complement a very lucky lad's wizard costume:"We built this Dragon Head...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Tuesday November 8th, 2011 6:00 AM
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Shawn Thorsson explains the build process for his props and costumes at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011. First he starts with a digital 3D model, then cuts the pieces out...
Posted by Michael Colombo | Sunday October 30th, 2011 10:00 AM
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I set out to write a generic "props" round-up, but quickly discovered that our props tag is pretty deep, and covers a wide range of subjects including haunt props and/or...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday October 28th, 2011 6:00 AM
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