PropShop announces TFA Props!
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Yeah, it's like I said earlier, these aren't really being made for the people who spend their time on this forum buying from people who made things themselves. There's a market for all of these and they'll sell every one. We can just be thankful that there's better reference for Kylo's saber, the melted Vader, etc.
Thank you for posting this, your post did not come off as a crying child. The Kylo helmet is amazing and your team did an amazing job!
If you want I will shoot you my email address and you can send me the Kylo files
. (That was a joke)
Thanks again for posting, hopefully you can post some more!
If you want I will shoot you my email address and you can send me the Kylo files
. (That was a joke)Thanks again for posting, hopefully you can post some more!
dandirk
New Member
Sorta depends...
There has always been "idealized vs accurate" camps when it comes to props. The accurate camp should be stoked about this since the process is pretty much exactly like the actual props.
EFX vs Master Replia's Maul saber is close comparison to the different camps... EFX made with resin like the original props, Master Replicas metal, more idealized real life version.
Some of these items are even made by exactly the same people that made the original... Quite honestly the costs don't seem too outrageous if this is true (and not a bunch of dedicated artists hired to only produce these). The cache of this is worth $$$.
I'm in the accuracy camp and in that regard, the lightsabers are incredible, since they fabricated new graflexes for the movie.
That being said, Weta made some props for consumers and I think they cost much less than this.
That being said, Weta made some props for consumers and I think they cost much less than this.
Laser Brain
Sr Member
They have the sabres and blasters sown up.. .they made them all. 100%. They did a good job. Everything looked great on screen.
Fabricated new graflexes? Bollocks. They just bought every one they could find, made new bands and developed the stunt blades.
If they do Falcons, Kylo's ship, speeders and X-Wings from ILM's digital files, they will be amazing. Their models that were displayed at the various displays were lovely and my friends finished them. I'd love to see a 32" version of the 5 footer with TFA detailing.!!!!
Anything costume related, however, is a ****ing farce. Sure, they are the custodians of the second hand scan data, but that is it. No credit to the people who actually designed and made them.??? ... that is bad form. Weird as the behind the scenes and credits spell it out very simply.
Fabricated new graflexes? Bollocks. They just bought every one they could find, made new bands and developed the stunt blades.
If they do Falcons, Kylo's ship, speeders and X-Wings from ILM's digital files, they will be amazing. Their models that were displayed at the various displays were lovely and my friends finished them. I'd love to see a 32" version of the 5 footer with TFA detailing.!!!!
Anything costume related, however, is a ****ing farce. Sure, they are the custodians of the second hand scan data, but that is it. No credit to the people who actually designed and made them.??? ... that is bad form. Weird as the behind the scenes and credits spell it out very simply.
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Laser Brain
Sr Member
It doesn't make sense. Anything costume was made by costume and costume FX. The melted Vader was a creature FX job, sculpted by a friend of mine.
Meh.
Meh.
[the sound of members rushing to cancel orders for propshop's 3D-printed UV-susceptible helmet and contacting Anovos to order a lid that is just as accurate, more durable, but lower in price...]
ghostryder
Legendary Member
Neil, hey, just to clarify: do you mean for the film, or the replicas they're selling now?
I think he simply went by the info stated/published by propshop. If their info is misleading, then that's on propshop. I'm sure Adam doesn't employ a team, or allot hours of his time before each video, fact-checking claims made by what should be reputable sources in regards to the prop he's discussing, on the off-chance that something misleading has been put out there.
Just my 2¢...
Yeah I really doubt Adam would not want the people who built the things to get credit seeing as he worked for ILM.
Awesome info coming to light. They seem happy to mislead people despite the asking price. If the prices do come down to Disney charging an arm and a leg for their liscence how does this fare for the future of Star Wars props. Is this just the beginning?
Ben
Ben
The box might last much longer than the prop itself. The grandchildren will ask what is with that dust inside the nice crate...
Then you need to step out of the licensed world for a bit and get into the world of fan made props too Especially since you have an account here at RPF
I agree with you JKNO. I have been in the prop replica forums in the rebelscum for over a decade now and always been a lurker in therpf. Yea, the stuff made by the members here are friggin amazing. In fact couple months back, I did purchase a custom made Red Guard helmet by Korbanth. Loved it to bit. Screw those over priced Propshop stuff. As a long time prop replica collector (mainly MR and EFX stuff) actually felt insulted with the prices on these Propshop offerings
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