Volksfrei
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone-
These are my first screen-used props! I've searched for 16 years, tried every which way to recreate them, and finally stumbled across the real deal! I still can't believe I'm in possession of them.
These were bought at a flea market in Southern California in 2000. The owner stored them in his garage until recently parting with them.
I have the Mondo movie replica, and the level of detail and clarity present on the originals is staggering. Although there is no COA, I can attest these are legit. I'm a Creative Director by profession, and deal with printing and presses day in and day out. These were absolutely run offset, which is how they would have been printed for the film in 1988. These are definitely not modern laser or inkjet outputs, and no one would run offset knock-offs in such a small run—too expensive and no press would take on such a small job.
Also, the cropped trim at the bottom matches up perfectly to the stack Theo thumbs through in the vault scene. I'm not claiming these are screen-used, but they were definitely trimmed to the same dimensions at the press.
I'm new to original prop collection. Am I within my rights to create accurate replicas for sale on the forum if there is an interest?
Cheers,
John
These are my first screen-used props! I've searched for 16 years, tried every which way to recreate them, and finally stumbled across the real deal! I still can't believe I'm in possession of them.
These were bought at a flea market in Southern California in 2000. The owner stored them in his garage until recently parting with them.
I have the Mondo movie replica, and the level of detail and clarity present on the originals is staggering. Although there is no COA, I can attest these are legit. I'm a Creative Director by profession, and deal with printing and presses day in and day out. These were absolutely run offset, which is how they would have been printed for the film in 1988. These are definitely not modern laser or inkjet outputs, and no one would run offset knock-offs in such a small run—too expensive and no press would take on such a small job.
Also, the cropped trim at the bottom matches up perfectly to the stack Theo thumbs through in the vault scene. I'm not claiming these are screen-used, but they were definitely trimmed to the same dimensions at the press.
I'm new to original prop collection. Am I within my rights to create accurate replicas for sale on the forum if there is an interest?
Cheers,
John
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