That is amazing. My favorite movie as a kid and I still frequently watch it for nostalgia. You captured that scene perfectly. Great job sourcing all of the books. Very unique display idea.
Jim Henson's Labyrinth - My Collection (Dec 2023 Update: Red Goblin Rider Helmet)
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OzReturner
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Damn, this looks outstanding! All the books lined up to a Tee. New Hoggle looks great, but don't be hard on yourself regarding the first one. Both fit the bill, and always continue to improve your techniques. Love the display!
KOMakesThings
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Thanks everyone! Thrilled to see everyone sharing their love for both my latest project and Labyrinth in general!
On this note, I wanted to share the side by side with my initial Hoggle sculpt. As OzReturner mentioned I should probably cut myself some slack... but that said, I am so pleased to see such a huge leap in my skill and quality. Thanks again to everyone who shared their kudos, here's hoping I haven't peaked with this one!
On this note, I wanted to share the side by side with my initial Hoggle sculpt. As OzReturner mentioned I should probably cut myself some slack... but that said, I am so pleased to see such a huge leap in my skill and quality. Thanks again to everyone who shared their kudos, here's hoping I haven't peaked with this one!
KOMakesThings
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Had to share this as soon as I saw it... one of Jareth's amulets has just shown up on Prop Store for Auction!
Lot #237: LABYRINTH (1986) - Goblin King Jareth's (David Bowie) Pendant
I'm guessing based on the back of the amulet that this is a back-up/production copy of one of the amulets that formed the belt of the outfit Jareth wore when he gave Hoggle the cursed peach, judging by the odd closure and hooks on the back. As far as I'm aware the original outft (With intact belt) is still in the possession of the MoPOP museum, so that's why I'm figuring this is a copy of some sort. Though could be completely wrong on that assumption, that's just my best guess as to why there are those hooks on the back, maybe they weren't for the belt and were instead to sew the amulet down to Jareth's various shirts so it wouldn't shift around?
Regardless, so absolutely pumped to see this prop in such glorious detail!
Lot #237: LABYRINTH (1986) - Goblin King Jareth's (David Bowie) Pendant
I'm guessing based on the back of the amulet that this is a back-up/production copy of one of the amulets that formed the belt of the outfit Jareth wore when he gave Hoggle the cursed peach, judging by the odd closure and hooks on the back. As far as I'm aware the original outft (With intact belt) is still in the possession of the MoPOP museum, so that's why I'm figuring this is a copy of some sort. Though could be completely wrong on that assumption, that's just my best guess as to why there are those hooks on the back, maybe they weren't for the belt and were instead to sew the amulet down to Jareth's various shirts so it wouldn't shift around?
Regardless, so absolutely pumped to see this prop in such glorious detail!
Ooooh. I might have to model that pendant tomorrow and put it in my free section.
KOMakesThings
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Ooooh. I might have to model that pendant tomorrow and put it in my free section.
You would make my week if you did! Heck, I'd be more than happy to pay you for the model if you decide you'd prefer to charge.
KOMakesThings
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One last update regarding Sarah's book collection, courtesy of the great and powerful OzReturner! I had mentioned in a post on my blog how there were these little books on Sarah's desk that went unidentified, but I was hanging up my detective's hat as I was satisfied enough with having collected the main books in Sarah's collection.
Well, OzReturner wasn't so easily satisfied, and he was able to track down those minibooks! It turns out they're all part of the same collection, The Nutshell Library by Maurice Sendak. Yet another Sendak entry in Sarah's collection!
Huge thank you to OzReturner, now that these books have been identified I feel silly giving up the ghost so soon! Very happy to have added these to my collection, I'm one step closer to being able to completely recreate that panning shot of Sarah's desk in the beginning of the film (I still need to get off my butt and plan how I'm gonna recreate her scrapbook...).
Well, OzReturner wasn't so easily satisfied, and he was able to track down those minibooks! It turns out they're all part of the same collection, The Nutshell Library by Maurice Sendak. Yet another Sendak entry in Sarah's collection!
Huge thank you to OzReturner, now that these books have been identified I feel silly giving up the ghost so soon! Very happy to have added these to my collection, I'm one step closer to being able to completely recreate that panning shot of Sarah's desk in the beginning of the film (I still need to get off my butt and plan how I'm gonna recreate her scrapbook...).
OzReturner
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Happy to have helped you finish off the desk books! They look great!
Outstanding! Great work, OzReturner — and KOMakesThings: as always, thank you for sharing your collection!
KOMakesThings
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Wanted to give making Jareth's crop another go, partly because right after making my realised how inaccurate my first attempt was! This one is still not 100% there, but I think it's a lot closer to the spirit of the original prop.
As far as I know we don't have any good shots of the original prop, which seems to be in the possession of the Bowie family (Based on how it so far has only appeared at a Bowie themed exhibition that someone snuck a camera into a few years back).
I tried to do my best guesstimate at the overall proportions of the prop by comparing it to Bowie's known height (5ft 8 in). I'm not confident in these numbers given that Jareth's hair, pose, heels, etc., all make it hard to accurately apply the height scale in this photo, but I'm hoping things are close enough to accurate.
The crop was made from two different sized wooden dowels, a 7/8 inch and 7/16 inch one. The 7 16 inch rod was wrapped in leather binding tape, with some additional leather used to form the slappy bit on the end. I drilled into each rod so that they can slot together, with the joint strengthened by a wood pin.
The metal part was made out of the thicker wooden dowel, with some wires to form the base of the "talons" and the metal texture being made out of black worbla. There's also a part of a wooden door knob in there to form that little lip area at the bottom of the metal handle. The crystal is a 50mm contact juggling ball, which is just loose enough that I can pry it out for painting. The paint went like this: primer layer, black glossy spray paint, silver spray paint, black wash, silver rub n'buff on just the highlights.
Pretty pleased with this upgrade! I don't think I'll be attempting this build again unless we get some better quality photos of the actual prop so I can go for full accuracy.
KOMakesThings — I recently saw this book and am wondering if you have it? And if so, is it worth the purchase?
