I built model kits but never anything beyond that. The RPF and the Blaster Builders Club opened up a new world for me. Every day is an education!
What kind experience did you have before building a prop?
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I LOVE this attitude. It should be required here.
Nothing I hate worse than the "I have no skills" post.
Freakin' learn you dead beat.
ob1al
Sr Member
When I was little, my Mum helped me make accessories for my Steve Austin and Evil Knevil (sp? What kind of name was that anyway??) figures.
When I was 10, I made a full size DRACULA coffin out of wood for a cinecam film I wanted to make. Also made a cardboard JAWS fin...filmed in the swimming pool lol...
When I was 14 I made a Freddy glove from copper pipe and steak knives in my Grandpa's garage...
So I've always been into it, I suppose, but the RPF allowed me to descend into new levels of toys, insanity and debt.
Thanks, RPF, love ya!
When I was 10, I made a full size DRACULA coffin out of wood for a cinecam film I wanted to make. Also made a cardboard JAWS fin...filmed in the swimming pool lol...
When I was 14 I made a Freddy glove from copper pipe and steak knives in my Grandpa's garage...
So I've always been into it, I suppose, but the RPF allowed me to descend into new levels of toys, insanity and debt.
Thanks, RPF, love ya!
LastImmortal
New Member
In my case...The ability to viulize in 3d and a Waldorf eduaction
nothing really as loved watching movies and saying man it would be so cool if i had that
piece of equipment or man where can i get a trench coat that awesome
until i got into this hobby the most i ever built was was a proton pack made out of some
string and tissue boxes when I was six or seven and space ships made out of legos and
of course model kits loved getting model kits for my birthday (star wars/trek, military,
robots, cars/trucks all were accepted ) and now nearly twenty six years later i have the
time, patience, money, and resources to build the things i always wanted after years of
watching those movies as a child
piece of equipment or man where can i get a trench coat that awesome
until i got into this hobby the most i ever built was was a proton pack made out of some
string and tissue boxes when I was six or seven and space ships made out of legos and
of course model kits loved getting model kits for my birthday (star wars/trek, military,
robots, cars/trucks all were accepted ) and now nearly twenty six years later i have the
time, patience, money, and resources to build the things i always wanted after years of
watching those movies as a child
SUPERprops
Sr Member
Making Lego creations/custom sculpting lego minifigures and molding them with silicone. Sarting out on such a small scale makes the bigger stuff seem easier to me. One day looking up tips about silicone mold making I came across TDH.com and then here. I've been hooked ever since.
Corsairgryl
Member
no experience, lifelong Sci-Fi fan, friend asked me for help on a costume and I've been running with scissors...glue...dremel...clay...leather...silicone...well you get the idea ever since. I haven't lived without a project in the works since, I'm a addict...
Dave Porter
Sr Member
themanwoaname
Sr Member
ditto. i cant stand seeing people say "Welp, cant do it, where can i get a kit?" before even bothering an attempt on their own. ive seen it forever. no body knows how to do it until they do it. my first proton pack was made with zero skills, a dremel, a screw driver, and a hot glue gun and if i hadnt built 7 more later(each as a symbol of improved skills and tools at my disposal), it would still be my pack today.
Mercury
Sr Member
I agree with this as well to the extent that they need to try before giving up. You have to think outside the box when creating from scratch. Unfortunately, I've seen in the real world people who just don't have the abilities to do certain things. No amount of training seems to work either. It's like the person in woodshop that can't cut a proper angle even when using a miter box. I mean, how can you mess that up??? Sadly, that person was in my woodshop class.
I started a few years ago with a e11,man it sucked,then i found the blaster builders club,and they got better,then i found THE RPF,never looked back,lightsabers ,cumstom mando helms,Bat'leths.
I'll try to make most things(1/2 way through my 1st pulse rifle,from my onw templates)i'll use wood, plastic, metal,found parts,hell i'll use spit if it helps(already had the blood ,sweat and tears)
I hated woodwork and metalwork at school,now i love it all
I'll try to make most things(1/2 way through my 1st pulse rifle,from my onw templates)i'll use wood, plastic, metal,found parts,hell i'll use spit if it helps(already had the blood ,sweat and tears)
I hated woodwork and metalwork at school,now i love it all
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