Kevin's Blakes 7 Syringe Scratchbuild

Hi,

A quick scratchbuild of the syringe used to knock Blake out in the first episode.

No, I'm coming back....

Kevin

UK

Nodding Holder

 

I recently saw this nodding bird in its holder in a junk shop and I immediately thought of its iconic use in the beginning of ALIEN as the data flashes over it.

An inspired prop!

I never had one as a kid. You?

Ed's Alamo Movie Props

Woodsy,

I bought these about 18 years ago and finally got around to photographing them. 

These were sold as props from the Dennis Quade / Billy Bob Thornton 'The Alamo' movie. But here's the problem: I can't prove it.

 I cannot find the COA or receipts anywhere (at least not yet), but I am still looking.

From Vegas Battle Field

Ed

Jewels from the Crypt

Researching film props, I remembered the amazing brooch in the 1960's film Tales from the Crypt.

It's the gift left under the Christmas tree for Joan Collins in the fabulous first section, And all Through the House. 

Quite a stunning thing, Joan wasn't that impressed really and besides, she had a madman dressed as Santa to contend with! 

Does anyone know anything about this prop brooch and is there another one like it especially a bit of costume tat anywhere?

My Mini Lifeforce Vampire Spaceship

 Here's another of my new horror mood home-made minis.

This is the vampire spaceship from the '80's Tobe Hooper sci-fi shocker Life force.

I made mine using a small paper umbrella from MoonBase Miss's bits chest and some wire all trimmed to shape and painted black.

I took a few shots of the ship in Earth's orbit.

This is an original still from the movie. Have you seen it?

My Toy Cronos Device

 Spring sunshine seems to have lit the last sleepy chamber of my noggin and I'm dreaming up lots of new customs.

Here's one, in a horror mood, the dreadful Cronos bug device from the movie Cronos, a fantastically stylish 1993 debut flick from maestro Guillermo Del Toro before he got famous. Ron Perlman lumbers through it too.

At it's dark clicking heart is a 16th Century gold scarab. It contains an awful creature both wildly animating and terribly vampiric in nature. Hapless victims grasp it at their peril. 

An amazingly vivid film with an iconic prop, there are many pro models and beautiful replicas of this clockwork jeweled wonder online, so many in fact that. I found it hard to locate the original film prop!

This is my much simpler effort using one of Junior's beetles to create a sort of toy finish! 

And here's the hungry golden bug as seen in the actual film.

Have you seen it readers?

Will's Prop Phaser

Hi Paul. Loving all the Star Trek posts. Here's some pics of my prop phaser. 

Bought from a film prop shop in Massachusetts in the 1980's, it's supposed to be an unused prop from the series , but I think it's more likely to be an early fan model . 

It's cast in clear resin and has a couple of cracks, one on the handle and one on the tail. It does have age to it and looks good. 

Is it an original? I'll probably never know. Beam me up! 

Will O

UK

Kevin's Scratchbiult Star Trek Guardian of Forever

Hi,

A scratchbuild of the time portal that features in an episode of original Star Trek (City on the Edge of Forever).

Model was made from scraps I had already in stock.

Let's get the he'll out of here,

Kevin

UK

Kevin's Blakes 7 Replicas at Brit SciFi 2024

At the end of September last year, I took part, in a very small capacity, in the Brit SciFi event at the Leicester Space Centre. There were loads of displays, panels and presentations, I was there with the Hyde Fundraisers and mounted a display of replica Blakes 7 props.

The event lasted for both days of the weekend and seemed to go down well.

Here is what I showed.

Cheers,

Kevin

UK

Kevin's Doctor Mopp Tinplate Car

Hi,

Here is my tinplate antique shaking car. 

The same sort of toy was used as Doctor Mopp's.

Mine is the actual toy I had as a kid. I still have its original top-hatted driver but at the moment, my replica Doctor Mopp is driving it!

Take two aspirin and call me in the morning.

Kevin

UK

and Woodsy adds; here's the original in the TV show!

KEVIN'S SCRATCHBUILT ROBOTS OF DEATH LASERSON PROBE

Hi,

Just finished this scratchbuild of the Laserson Probe from Robots of Death, a Tom Baker story and one of my favourites.

Please do not throw hands at me.

Kevin

UK

Space Models of Feltham 1: Meteor Passenger Plane

I remembered this scene in the Karl Marlden movie Meteor 1978 and wondered if it was the passenger jet model we saw this morning on British Pathe. Doesn't look like it but the You Tuber describes what IMDB say about Meteor's plane as a model made by Space Models of Feltham. Are they the team on the Pathe clip?

https://youtu.be/9tzGKHzWbSQ?feature=shared&t=42

Wanting to check Space Models a bit more [they have been on MC before, or at least Master Models have] I found this on Facebook, but I'm not a member. Maybe you are.

https://www.facebook.com/spacemodelsltdstory/

KEV'S SIXTH DOCTOR WHO CUSTOM SCANNER PROP

All I've got to offer is this. A scratchbuild I made of a scanner used by the sixth Doctor. I made it from a Mettoy walkie talkie toy. Presumably the original was made from one too.

Over and out,

Kevin

UK

SUPERMAN'S GLASSES: WHAT A SPECTACLE!

I stumbled across a piece on the RPF forum about Superman's glasses as worn by Christopher Reeves in his Clark Kent movie guise.

Turns out they're these I think.

Who knew!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404803762326?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=d-j4tsoospu&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=TaqCDb0LSF6&var=674823957051&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

KEVIN'S SCRATCHBUILT DR. WHO TV GUNS

 Hope you like them.

Staser 1

Cybergun 2

H1

Earthshock Trooper Gun

Tesh gun

Judoon Gun

Cybergun

KEVIN'S SCRATCHBIULT BLAKES 7 ZEN COMPUTER

I've made another wall hanger, an A4 sized replica of Zen, the Liberator's computer from the first 3 seasons of Blake's 7.

Currently working on the full size 4th season computer!

Please state speed and course!

Kevin

UK