Hi all:
In an effort to build some new skills, I picked up this cheap Constantine lighter from AliExpress ($19 shipped):
Although it is a really decent Zorro/Zippo knockoff as a real lighter, as a prop it is woefully inadequate:
- The edges are too sharp
- There's a "Constantine" logo on the top
- It's all gold, instead of copper on the main body, and gold on the "coin".
- It has fake weathering, perfectly painted black in all the recesses.
- The gold is far too shiny.
- The Latin on the side starts at the wrong end (minor, nothing I can do here).
This is what I received. I would say the AliExpress pics were very accurate. It's metal, nice and heavy, with all the internal parts:
Here are a couple proper references from PropStore:
I am going to do a number of things to try to make this look more authentic, and hopefully learn a couple new skills in the process! If I'm lucky, I don't expect the total cost to be over about $50.
I've already gotten a good start, so follow-up posts coming shortly!
Bill
In an effort to build some new skills, I picked up this cheap Constantine lighter from AliExpress ($19 shipped):
Although it is a really decent Zorro/Zippo knockoff as a real lighter, as a prop it is woefully inadequate:
- The edges are too sharp
- There's a "Constantine" logo on the top
- It's all gold, instead of copper on the main body, and gold on the "coin".
- It has fake weathering, perfectly painted black in all the recesses.
- The gold is far too shiny.
- The Latin on the side starts at the wrong end (minor, nothing I can do here).
This is what I received. I would say the AliExpress pics were very accurate. It's metal, nice and heavy, with all the internal parts:
Here are a couple proper references from PropStore:
I am going to do a number of things to try to make this look more authentic, and hopefully learn a couple new skills in the process! If I'm lucky, I don't expect the total cost to be over about $50.
I've already gotten a good start, so follow-up posts coming shortly!
Bill
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