Bought my first prop tonight, but need input

[justinbauler]

Hello all

long time lurker here just got my first prop tonight. i decided to start my collection with a replica of the lighter from the movie Constantine. I got it from a site and was wondering if anyone here knew if they make a good product or not. thanks for reading

https://www.kingtabacco.com/zippo-lighter-copper-etching-constantine-p-20.html

 

[breen2057]

this is a nice zippo but the one used in the movie is bigger than this. one of the members make a very good replica.

watch this

http://www.therpf.com/f9/constantine-lighter-see-how-i-make-them-98221/

the vid even shows the lighter side by side with a zippo

hope this helps

 

[Funky]

It's nice but not accurate. You seek "LeMarchand" on the RPF.

 

[justinbauler]

thanks for the input guys, i followed his build and its beautiful.

i dont think he is doing any more runs though :cry

 

[ave4uevoli]

I used to collect zippos. It may not be accurate to the movie prop but 32bucks for real Constantine zippo is unheard of. I'm not sure if they reissued this. I've seen this zippo go on eBay for over 300. Heck at it's peak it was closer to 800. Make sure it's a genuine zippo.

 

[JonnyAmateur]

I haven't owned a Zippo in years...I'm really skeptical of that site though. Coming out of China, it's probably a knockoff. In their FAQ section, there's a few red flags:

"Please let us know whatever you need, send me the pictures, we will try our best to get them from our manufacturers."

"We only supply BEST quality and come with original packages.if you don't need hte packages.the price we can do better than our website show."

I'm not saying they are for sure fakes, I have no knowledge on that part, but yeah...those two comments make me think they just get them made locally...

Still, if it looks nice, and its for your collection, then why not?