kcpstudio
Sr Member
I guess I'll start off with a intro. For those don't know me.... my name is Ken Palkow and I'm a Hollywood special effects, weapons, and prop fabricator. Some of you may know me and some of you won't but I'm sure you know my work. I have built everything from weapons for Kate Beckinsale to weapons and gadgets for Matt Damon and Tom Cruise. I'm passionate about my work and I wanted to share a current release with you. After reading about all the positive posts about this gun, it was suggested to me that I start a thread. So, here we go. I won't go into all the boring details of my work but I will say it can be stressful at times.... to say the least.
So, getting into this gun which we're designating as the KPD Blaster. Yes, the gun shows a ton of homage to Blade Runner and that was not by chance. To really give you the full details of what ultimately led to this guns development, I think its best we start from the beginning. Like any prop in a production, it all starts with ideas, a story, and conceptual visions. Sometimes, I'm commissioned to design and fabricate but other times I'm supplied with initial art which lays the foundation for my fabrication. I'm going to ask a friend of mine, Ray Lai, to please chime in and give you guys his introduction and part in this project. Ray is a wonderful artist and I have had the pleasure of working with him on more films than I can even remember. You could say I make the physical reality out of his visions.
Ray, please kick this off with some background on yourself and lead into this project in particular right up to where the art is signed off and turned over to me. I'll then jump back in and go from there. Then I think some joint stuff and Q&As from you guys.
So, getting into this gun which we're designating as the KPD Blaster. Yes, the gun shows a ton of homage to Blade Runner and that was not by chance. To really give you the full details of what ultimately led to this guns development, I think its best we start from the beginning. Like any prop in a production, it all starts with ideas, a story, and conceptual visions. Sometimes, I'm commissioned to design and fabricate but other times I'm supplied with initial art which lays the foundation for my fabrication. I'm going to ask a friend of mine, Ray Lai, to please chime in and give you guys his introduction and part in this project. Ray is a wonderful artist and I have had the pleasure of working with him on more films than I can even remember. You could say I make the physical reality out of his visions.
Ray, please kick this off with some background on yourself and lead into this project in particular right up to where the art is signed off and turned over to me. I'll then jump back in and go from there. Then I think some joint stuff and Q&As from you guys.