Sunday, August 4, 2013

Batman Forever Gloves - From www.superherogloves.com

It was a big delight when www.superherogloves.com came on the scene and started offering reasonably priced, high quality Batman replica gloves. I of course jumped on the Batman Forever gloves, as that has been a costume I've wanted to complete for years now.

The gloves appear to be very accurate in stylings to the movie ones, and I'm super happy with them. They currently have a few different styles available, and what's great about them is that they are certainly going to deliver. I don't know about you, but I put a huge premium on reputation, and it's nice to know that when you send someone your money, you'll actually get what you ordered.

Blade Runner Deckard Wallet - By Spinner44

Over the years, many different in carnations of Deckard's wallet have been built by fans. Immense credit is owed to Karl Tate, who discovered at a convention some screen used props from the movie that provided tons of insight into the details of certain pieces.

RPF user Spinner44 has produced a few different runs of the wallet, this is from one of them. I cannot really say with certainty which details are correct and which ones are fan interpretations. I have definitely fallen out of the loop when it comes to current information on this piece. At the end of the day, this is an incredibly well crafted piece, that looks like something that would be issued to a police office. Not a fan produced piece.

Included with the wallet are the Vid-Phon card and some cash.

Batman Hybrid / Forever Gloves

This is an amazingly well crafted and beatiful pair of gloves that are similar in style to those seen in Batman Forever. I call these "Hybrid" gloves because they are not replicas of the Forever gloves, but instead incorporate style and functional elements from various versions of the character.

From the top side, they look very similar to the Forever gloves. They have the same ribbing on the knuckles and wrist. It also has the two layered gauntlet. However, when you flip it over there is no wrist zipper, and there is instead a wide rail of stretchable fabric down the middle. The upside is that this makes the glove very form fitting. The leather on these gloves is the highest quality I have ever seen in a glove replica. The construction is the same. These are just plain amazing gloves. The fins appear to be injection molded plastic.

The wrist ribbing appears to be more in the style of the first Keaton movie, as it does not have an arch to it.

I believe I acquired these gloves from a guy named Corey Sosner, though my memory is a bit rusty about the details.

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Mfx Doctor Who Sonic Screwdriver

Up for sale is one of the limited edition Sonic Screwdrivers made by Millenium FX. For reference, they are the same company that makes a lot of the props and prosthetic pieces for the show.

The screwdriver is in perfect condition, and of course the electronics still work. Zero paint damage or wear. This was taken out of its original packaging once upon receipt, and once again to take these photos.

Han Solo In Carbonite Side Panels

I have for sale a set of eight Han in Carbonite side panels. These are NOT cast from the Volvo dash, but instead precede that find by a year or two. These were mastered by a friend named Vince, Aka "Corellian Exports" and they turned out really nicely.

I only took pictures of one because I didn't want to have to unpack all eight of them.

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Dexter props - Kill Knife, Blood Slide Box, ID and Wallet.

If you're a fan of the Showtime program "Dexter" then you'll recognize all of these as THE iconic props from the show. It's not a very prop heavy show, that's for sure, but if there are a few pieces that are memorable from it... it would be these.

Shown here are the Blood Slide Box, the Kill Knife, and the ID & Wallet.

There's a very interesting back story about the blood slide box, which is 100% screen accurate to season 5 forward. How? Because the dudes that made the replicas also made the ones that were used in the show. Aside from woodgrain, they are identical. There's a great write up of it on their website, for the reader who wants to learn more.

www.michaelccollectibles.com

The kill knife, which is just a thing of beauty, was made by an RPF member. I believe he goes by the name DrewSmith007. He is no longer offering them, but did a really bang up job on them. A lot of community effort went into making sure it was the most accurate replica ever, and it turned out absolutely wonderfully.

I've since forgotten where I got this ID and wallet holder, but they are really great. I believe the wallet is not a perfect match, but it is indistinguishable to the real deal, with my eyes. The ID is a spot on replica. They even nailed the right mug-shot.

The Dark Crystal - Crystal Shard

This prop was produced by the immensely talented RPF user "RelicMaker," and is a real thing of beauty.

He offered them in clear and purple. This one is clear. These are hand made out of crystal, and were based off numerous screen captures and research that RelicMaker did.

For more information on these crystals, and some great screen captures, check out RelicMakers thread on the RPF. You may need to log in to see it.