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Old Basement, New Shop!

Bill September 27, 2021Blogs, Displays, Props, Videos

Bill takes you on a tour through our new workshop setup! A lot of thought and design went into making this space function for us and a shop will always be a work in progress.

Immortal JEDI Mashup – Making the Highlander LIGHTSABER

Bill September 17, 2021Blogs, Casting, Full Builds, Props, Star Wars, Videos, Weapons - Melee & Non-Guns

Bill loves Highlander and Star Wars, so when he got his hands on a sword mold from Highlander 2, a mash up had to happen! The lightsaber was purchased as a kit, but all the connecting pieces were machined from real metal! Also, the handle came from a special mold…

They Call it… The Porcupine! | VALHEIM Foam Mace

Paige Cambern June 7, 2021Blogs, Foam, Full Builds, Props, Videos, Weapons - Melee & Non-Guns

Slay the rivals of Odin and bring order to Valheim with the ultimate weapon – The Porcupine! Bill & Britt crafted this epic mace out of EVA foam and created something to truly make your enemies cower in fear.

Vacuum Forming MAGIC for CAPTAIN DISILLUSION!

Paige Cambern May 20, 2021Blogs, Props, VacuumForm, Videos

When Captain Disillusion calls, you answer! Our hero and fellow Youtuber needed a cool, detailed panel for his latest video (link below) and we were more than happy to help using our vacuum forming machine!

Textured Foam with 3D Printed Stamps? Awesome Foamsmithing Trick!

Paige Cambern March 29, 2021Blogs, Foam, Full Builds, Masks & Helmets, Props, Videos

Bill’s been experimenting with 3D printed texture stamps for EVA foam. Now he’s putting them to use to make an epic foam helmet!

Bill has a few more things to say about Highlander | Show & Tell

Paige Cambern March 8, 2021Blogs, Props, Videos

What? MORE Highlander you say? When Bill’s involved, there’s never too much! We thought it would be fun after our last project to take a look at Bill’s collection of Highlander props and costume bits!

There can be only ONE… Business Card! | Laser Cutter Experiments

Bill March 1, 2021Blogs, Laser Cutting, Props, Techniques, Videos

The prop no one asked for! Bill fixed his laser cutter and is feeling nostalgic for his favorite TV show from the 1990s, Highlander. That combination resulted in experiments with laser cutting stamps from a variety of materials to make the Duncan Macleod Antiques business card.

Punished Props Show & Tell: Fallout!

Paige Cambern February 15, 2021Blogs, Costumes, Fallout, Foam, Full Builds, Guns, Masks & Helmets, Props, Scale Models & Non-Weapon Props, Videos, Weapons - Melee & Non-Guns

Bill’s looking through his Fallout props and costume pieces today!

Let’s Make a Foam NOMAI Mask with FREE Templates! | OUTER WILDS

Paige Cambern February 8, 2021Blogs, Foam, Full Builds, Masks & Helmets, Props, Videos

Bill & Britt are in the shop this week assembling a complex foam puzzle: the Nomai mask from outer wilds!

Punished Props Show & Tell: Skyrim!

Paige Cambern January 25, 2021Blogs, Costumes, Foam, Masks & Helmets, Props, Skyrim, Videos, Weapons - Melee & Non-Guns

Bill’s hanging out in the shop this week and wanted to show off his collection of Skyrim props! Some of them he made himself, others are kits or gifts from friends!