PotionMistress
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Great job MagicInc....care to share any of how you pieced this great piece together? VERY fine job!!
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The suitcase from Fantastic Beasts and how to recognize it
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This thread/build is one of the best/most informative I've ever seen! Alt Kenobi has done a wonderful job! I'm still undecided about what colour to use...
The nature of the dark film lighting vs the pictures of the real case reproductions found at displays, then the ones of Pierre showing off some of his harry potter props including the case, all show different shades of the one colour (I assume). I saw on a close up of Alt Kenobi's pics that he used Fiebings oil dye in saddle tan, and then treated it to a darker shade.
I'd like to hear any thoughts on this. Do you go the shade it looks in the movie? Do you dye it closer to the real display cases? Sometimes it looks like a medium brown, sometimes it looks like walnut, or russet, or english tan!
The nature of the dark film lighting vs the pictures of the real case reproductions found at displays, then the ones of Pierre showing off some of his harry potter props including the case, all show different shades of the one colour (I assume). I saw on a close up of Alt Kenobi's pics that he used Fiebings oil dye in saddle tan, and then treated it to a darker shade.
I'd like to hear any thoughts on this. Do you go the shade it looks in the movie? Do you dye it closer to the real display cases? Sometimes it looks like a medium brown, sometimes it looks like walnut, or russet, or english tan!
The ones under the table are antique/vintage cases that I’ve sourced over the last little while either due to the fact they looked similar to newts case (like most here I’m sure sourcing a vintage case is where we look first) actually they represent a fraction of the cases I’ve gone through for parts (locks, hinges, proper strong steel bag feet, rim corner stabilisers etc...) I originally thought I would use the antique leather as well but it was a bust. By the time you take it off it becomes clear it cracks too much to re-use. Like the case of the handle I’ve learnt a lot from taking apart old cases. I’m always on the look out for the proper solid brass locks as well. All the English lever stuff will last another 100 years+ with a good clean or sand back and some mechanical type lubricant. You can always tell proper antique brass as it takes on a black/greenish hue regardless of wether it has been zinc plated to look like silver. The upper hasp will also be flatter than the ‘Chaney style’ brass plated locks that are (imho) the next best thing
Using solid brass antique locks would make it more difficult to create a ‘muggle worthy’ mechanism though... hats off to alt kenobi for doing that!
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30th May 2018
my latest... I wanted to add the 'worn-in' feel so started moulding the composite cardboard frame using water and PVA glue before adding the leather. Bowing the front and back at the bottom as if its been full of clothes and other stuff for a long time, as well as the same pattern top & bottom as the screen case. Also a cheeky shot of my newt boots from VINTOS boots. I ended up with a fairly dark version of the case when I did the veg tan tanning myself, but I figure the movie makes it seem this dark, and seems close to the display one Pierre Bohanna has taken to events in the past (see above).
Using solid brass antique locks would make it more difficult to create a ‘muggle worthy’ mechanism though... hats off to alt kenobi for doing that!
Update:
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30th May 2018
my latest... I wanted to add the 'worn-in' feel so started moulding the composite cardboard frame using water and PVA glue before adding the leather. Bowing the front and back at the bottom as if its been full of clothes and other stuff for a long time, as well as the same pattern top & bottom as the screen case. Also a cheeky shot of my newt boots from VINTOS boots. I ended up with a fairly dark version of the case when I did the veg tan tanning myself, but I figure the movie makes it seem this dark, and seems close to the display one Pierre Bohanna has taken to events in the past (see above).
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Excellent work MagicInc and Beetroot!
Here's Alison Sudol "Queenie Goldstein" holding my suitcase at LeakyCon Dallas 2018. She signed inside the lid too! At their respective panels, Alison was very sincere and a pleasure to listen to, and Dan is a riot!
A week later at Potterverse 2 (an excellent convention - BTW), Dan Fogler aka - Jacob Kowalski, after being attacked by a murtlap, also signed the case.
I'm designing a murtlap launcher now.
ATL
Here's Alison Sudol "Queenie Goldstein" holding my suitcase at LeakyCon Dallas 2018. She signed inside the lid too! At their respective panels, Alison was very sincere and a pleasure to listen to, and Dan is a riot!
A week later at Potterverse 2 (an excellent convention - BTW), Dan Fogler aka - Jacob Kowalski, after being attacked by a murtlap, also signed the case.
I'm designing a murtlap launcher now
.ATL
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PotionMistress
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ATL Kenobi.....HOLY COW....how lucky you and your wife are....!
Well, I guess you deserve some real kudos for your impeccable costumes that it grabbed such attention at LeakyCon! Congratulations! What great fun and memories for you. Alison and Dan are real sporting!
Well, I guess you deserve some real kudos for your impeccable costumes that it grabbed such attention at LeakyCon! Congratulations! What great fun and memories for you. Alison and Dan are real sporting!
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nurmengart
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That's amazing ATL!!!
Thanks for sharing the experience! (-:
Thanks for sharing the experience! (-:
GirlyGothicGeek
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Those photos are AMAZING
Lunajammer
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Just read this thread all the way through and completely enjoyed it. There's a lot to learn here because you so thoroughly documented your efforts, failures and ultimate triumphs. Thanks for sharing.
blindcrazyhorse
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I am so happy to have found this thread, I've been slowly making my own suitcase and its helped so much. Alt Kenobi thank you for the detailed info!
