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Limited Run Mission Impossible Rabbit's Foot
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ScottW
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In the spirit of being curious what the original prop master (Robert M. Bouffard based on Google searches?) would have sourced/ found inspiration from for some elements of the Rabbit's Foot construction, I found two things:
1. The top counter digits maybe have been from something like an industrial feed counter. Or possibly even a hand counter with a white digit on the end. Maybe it was cut down to three from a longer row of other numbers to fit the top?
2. The screw caps on either end of the red cylinder of death have always felt like aluminum bottle caps to me. If you look at the top cap compared to the bottom on the original prop, they're slightly different!
The top cap has taller vertical knurling while the bottom one's knurling is about half as tall. I wonder if they used two physically different caps for this purpose? The doming of each one could have been done with some sort of press to punch out a rounder form to it without breaking it apart.
1. The top counter digits maybe have been from something like an industrial feed counter. Or possibly even a hand counter with a white digit on the end. Maybe it was cut down to three from a longer row of other numbers to fit the top?
2. The screw caps on either end of the red cylinder of death have always felt like aluminum bottle caps to me. If you look at the top cap compared to the bottom on the original prop, they're slightly different!
The top cap has taller vertical knurling while the bottom one's knurling is about half as tall. I wonder if they used two physically different caps for this purpose? The doming of each one could have been done with some sort of press to punch out a rounder form to it without breaking it apart.
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READY TO SHIP!!! TAKING FINAL PAYMENTS.
Okay folks, these are all built and getting some final detailing. If you have already paid, THANK YOU. If you haven't yet Please check out the payment details on Page 1.
I'm also including a replica of the Blueprint for the Rabbit's foot you see in the film!
Also, I feel like I'm violating some NATO regulations having 20 of these in my house. So, let's get them moving
Okay folks, these are all built and getting some final detailing. If you have already paid, THANK YOU. If you haven't yet Please check out the payment details on Page 1.
I'm also including a replica of the Blueprint for the Rabbit's foot you see in the film!
Also, I feel like I'm violating some NATO regulations having 20 of these in my house. So, let's get them moving
Paid paid paid! Can't wait to see it in person!READY TO SHIP!!! TAKING FINAL PAYMENTS.
Okay folks, these are all built and getting some final detailing. If you have already paid, THANK YOU. If you haven't yet Please check out the payment details on Page 1.
I'm also including a replica of the Blueprint for the Rabbit's foot you see in the film!
Also, I feel like I'm violating some NATO regulations having 20 of these in my house. So, let's get them moving
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mbmcfarland
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Wow, that was fast! Payment sent
**UPDATE**
REPAINT AND IMPROVEMENTS
So I've been talking with one of the buyers here and he's been (kindly) pointing out a few places I could probably get a bit more accurate with the paint. So, I'm taking these all apart and repainting a few things. Specifically:
• The larger silver fittings and nuts inside the canister will be more of a chrome finish
• The Threaded Rod itself will be blackened with aluminum black
• The Aluminum Plates inside the canister will get a spun finish
THE BLACK
One thing I wanted to address is the overall black paint I'm using. The prop itself seems to be a standard satin black paint. Confession time: I hate satin black. Hate painting it, and hate props that are satin black. It picks up fingerprints and looks greasy after a little handling.
Right now all these are already painted with a satin black with a subtle metallic in it. I love this paint and use it all the time. The prop still reads as satin black but the metallic kicks the highlights nicely and it just FEELS more like metal. You can see the subtle difference below. It is obviously not exactly screen accurate, but I wanted to give you all the best "In hands experience" I could.
IF you really want yours plain satin black, message me and I will be happy to repaint yours.
I want you all to love this as much as I do.
REPAINT AND IMPROVEMENTS
So I've been talking with one of the buyers here and he's been (kindly) pointing out a few places I could probably get a bit more accurate with the paint. So, I'm taking these all apart and repainting a few things. Specifically:
• The larger silver fittings and nuts inside the canister will be more of a chrome finish
• The Threaded Rod itself will be blackened with aluminum black
• The Aluminum Plates inside the canister will get a spun finish
THE BLACK
One thing I wanted to address is the overall black paint I'm using. The prop itself seems to be a standard satin black paint. Confession time: I hate satin black. Hate painting it, and hate props that are satin black. It picks up fingerprints and looks greasy after a little handling.
Right now all these are already painted with a satin black with a subtle metallic in it. I love this paint and use it all the time. The prop still reads as satin black but the metallic kicks the highlights nicely and it just FEELS more like metal. You can see the subtle difference below. It is obviously not exactly screen accurate, but I wanted to give you all the best "In hands experience" I could.
IF you really want yours plain satin black, message me and I will be happy to repaint yours.
I want you all to love this as much as I do.
Plain satin black for me please! No metallic. It's closer to the original prop. Appreciate the tweaks but yeah plain satin black, please and thank you!
Where is it???
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