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Well, here we are…under quarantine. What better way to keep yourself busy than make some movie props! If you’ve seen my Chachapoyan Fertility Idol post, you know that I am an Indiana Jones fan. In addition to the fertility idol, the Staff of Ra headpiece was also a...

I know it may be hard to believe, but I also watch movies outside of the Star Wars franchise. Jurassic Park is one of my favorite films of all time. All of the characters are memorable, it has some humor sprinkled throughout, and the tension never lets up. The sets and scenery...

The thermal detonator that Princess Leia (disguised as Boushh the Ubese bounty hunter) flashed in front of Jabba the Hutt’s throne room, is one of the most memorable prop weapons in the Star Wars universe. Its only shown for a few seconds, but enough to make the viewer...

Who can forget the depressed, sickly looking R5 unit on the Jawa Sandcrawler. This poor little droid looks like it’s had more than its share of bad luck. As R5-D4 is “adopted” by the Lars family on Tatooine, it happily warbles to itself has it rolls towards...

Disney swung for the fences and smashed it out of the park with “The Mandalorian” TV series. Its simple story lines have the feel of a western with some sci-fi sprinkled about. The special effects are movie quality, realistic, and not too distracting. The writers dug deep into...

After printing, sanding, filling, sanding some more, priming, sanding even more, and painting C-3PO, I found that he needed a display stand. Fortunately, C-3PO costumer and YouTuber: Gordon Tarpley, has shared his idea for a C-3PO display mannequin. All credit goes to Gordon...