Some JF / Pris props || Algunos props de JF / Pris

 Props, Stills, The movie  No Responses »
Jan 022013
 

Some weeks ago my friend Joan Cairos give me very valuable information about some props in Blade Runner. From a candid photo of Pris playing with the doll, he worked in the bottom of the picture. Yeah, in this location there are a pile of ancient books. Three of them shows the spine and titles. Wanna know the best part? Joan identified all of them accurately!!! And shared this info with me! Ok. So, with titles and author names I’ve done a fast search in the Net. Results: the three books were located as well. One of the is in my hands yet. The other two are in the way. A nice addition for a kind of props not usually seen in collections, I guess.

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Titles are:

Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley Volume 2, James Whitcomb Riley.

Transactions of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers Vol. LXXIII, American Institute of Mining.

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William, Young, E.H. Foreword by Carl Van Doren.

Hace algunas semanas mi amigo Joan Cairos me proporcionó una valiosa información sobre algunos props de Blade Runner. A partir de una foto de producción de Pris jugando con una muñeca, trabajó con la parte inferior de la imagen. Si, en dicha parte hay una pila de libros antiguos. Tres de ellos muestran el lomo y sus títulos. ¿Quieres saber la mejor parte? ¡Joan los identificó sin ninguna duda! ¡Y compartió dicha información conmigo! Bien, así pues, con los títulos y los autores hice una rápida búsqueda por la red. El resultado, los tres libros fueron localizados. Uno de ellos ya está en mi poder. Los otros dos en camino. Una interesante aportación para un tipo de props que no suelen estar en colecciones, creo yo.

Estos son los títulos:

Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley Volume 2, James Whitcomb Riley.

Transactions of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers Vol. LXXIII, American Institute of Mining.

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William, Young, E.H. Foreword by Carl Van Doren.

Tyrell pyramidPirámide Tyrell

 Props, The movie  No Responses »
Jan 092010
 

After some hassles and issues with mail service, today is a great day. Received a big box with two Tyrell pyramid parts inside. They was casted from originals molds, as the companion letter saids. The pieces measures 130×368 mm and 60×155 mm. Color match the movie and the details are awesome!

Letter follows:

To Whom It May Concern:

This letter is to state some background information on the Blade Runner Tyrell building castings. The molds for both of these pieces came from Mr. Eric Stohl who had worked on films such as Armageddon, Broken Arrow, Total Recall, The Hudsucker Proxy, among other films. Mr. Stohl had worked with Mark Stetson at Stetson Visual Services p.n. a number of films and it was from Mark Stetson (Blade Runner 1982 Chief Model Maker) that Mr. Stohl had acquired these molds. Extra Blade Runner castings were also used by the effects crew to decorate many of the Mars buildings in the film Total Recall.

I personally worked with Mr. Stohl at mattel inc. between the years of 2000-2003. He had at the time brought into Mattel all of his castings and molds from his time with Mark Stetson. The 2 Blade Runner pieces you have purchased came from Eric Stohl’s personal collection. We had intended on building a replica of the Tyrell Building with Spinner models and these parts were never used. They were painted and weathered very accurately to the real Tyrell miniature model made for the film Blade Runner.

Best regards,

Dave Martis
Senior Hot Wheels Designer, Mattel Inc.
1999-2004
(signature)


Tras algunos problemillas con el servicio postal, hoy es un gan día. Recbo una caja grande con dos piezas de la pirámide Tyrell en su interior. Han sido hechas a partir de los moldes originales usados en la producción de la película, tal como dice la carta adjunta. Las piezas miden 130×368 mm y 60×155 mm. El color coincide con la película ¡y es realmente extraordinario!

No he traducido la carta, pero se entiende bien, ¿no? :D

To Whom It May Concern:

This letter is to state some background information on the Blade Runner Tyrell building castings. The molds for both of these pieces came from Mr. Eric Stohl who had worked on films such as Armageddon, Broken Arrow, Total Recall, The Hudsucker Proxy, among other films. Mr. Stohl had worked with Mark Stetson at Stetson Visual Services p.n. a number of films and it was from Mark Stetson (Blade Runner 1982 Chief Model Maker) that Mr. Stohl had acquired these molds. Extra Blade Runner castings were also used by the effects crew to decorate many of the Mars buildings in the film Total Recall.

I personally worked with Mr. Stohl at mattel inc. between the years of 2000-2003. He had at the time brought into Mattel all of his castings and molds from his time with Mark Stetson. The 2 Blade Runner pieces you have purchased came from Eric Stohl’s personal collection. We had intended on building a replica of the Tyrell Building with Spinner models and these parts were never used. They were painted and weathered very accurately to the real Tyrell miniature model made for the film Blade Runner.

Best regards,

Dave Martis
Senior Hot Wheels Designer, Mattel Inc.
1999-2004
(signature)


Saving stuff: Clay pipesProtegiendo objetos: pipas de arcilla

 Props  No Responses »
Jan 052010
 

These nice clay pipes are very very fragile, so, I’ve stored for months in a sturdy cardboard box plenty of foam bubbles and so on. Till now. I’ve found this neat wood box (thank you Carles!) and size are perfect to place some pipes inside. Using a balistic simil foam inside, I’ve put four pipes in with no hassles. The result is a almost proof protected environment for the pipes, and a good showcase, IMHO.

Estas bonitas pipas de arcilla son muy pero que muy frágiles, así que se han pasado meses metidas en una caja de cartón rígido rellena de bolitas de porex. Hasta hoy. Encontré esta bonita caja de madera (¡gracias Carles!) cuyo tamaño es perfecto para colocar varias pipas en su interior. Utilizando una espuma similar al tipo balístico dentro de la misma, he colocado cuatro pipas en ella sin ningún problema. El resultado es un entorno prácticamente a prueba de todo y un buen método para mostrarlas al mundo.

Argyle chairSilla Argyle

 Merchandising, Miscellaneous, Props, Stills, The movie  4 Responses »
Jul 072009
 

Mini Argyle chair replica and postcard. This nite creation by Rennie Mackintosh appears clearly in the movie. The original one replicas 1:1 scale are available, but pricey! So… this is an alternate way to have it. One for a doll house, and one to put in a file archive or to send a friend. Cheap ones!

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Argyle-miniature_05072009893Miniatura de la silla Argyle y tarjeta postal. Esta bonita creación de Rennie Mackintosh aparece claramente en la película. Las réplicas de la silla original a tamaño real están disponibles, pero realmente caras. Así que… esta es una alternativa para tenerla. Una para la casita de muñecas, y otra para archivarla, o enviársela a un amigo. ¡Barato!

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Chess set: the Birds

 Props, The collection, The movie  2 Responses »
Jun 152009
 

Not 100% accurated, but very close, this set of birds chess set is the most similar to JF Sebastian chess set. The box contains the moulds to build a complete set with resin. Now, I need the mastery of resin casts to produce a raw set… and then, refine and paint.

Juego de ajedrez: pájaros

No es 100% igual, pero se parece mucho. Este juego de ajedrez de pájaros es muy similar al de JF Sebastian. La caja contiene los moldes de silicona para construir un juego completo con resina. Ahora, sólo falta la maestría para hacer las piezas, pulirlas, pintarlas….

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Domino set

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Jun 142009
 

The complete Braun Domino lighter set. Three astrays and one lighter. Very rare and hard to find. But patience has good rewards. Not ever, but sometimes… is a great reward! This set was located thru my automatic search feature in eBay site. When it pops in my mailbox, I was excited. A complete set available? Wow. The previous Domino lighters were an “epic” adventure to be located and won. In this case, the battle was fast and easy.

El set Domino

Juego completo del encendedor Braun Domino. Tres ceniceros y un encendedor. Muy raro y difícil de encontrar. Pero la paciencia tiene buenas recompensas. No siempre, pero a veces… ¡es una buen recompensa! Este juego fué localizado gracias a mis búsquedas automáticas en eBay. Cuando apareció en mi buzón no lo podía creer. ¿Un juego completo disponible? Los encendedores Domino anteriores fueron una auténtica aventura “épica”, tanto para localizarlos como para ganarlos. En este caso, la batalla fue fácil y rápida.

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A new showcase

 Fan made / Hecho por aficionados, Props, The collection  5 Responses »
May 192009
 

Here you have some pictures of my new showcase, devoted to the Blade Runner weapons for now… It’s a BERTBY Ikea one. Nine shelves to put in very nice items. In the pictures you may see a Hartford Blaster, Offworld Blaster, a one block resin blaster and then, some COP 357 replicas: two Marushin COP 357, black and silver, and one block resin version.

I planned to put in the showcase the two PKD models from Rick Ross, but unfortunately, they are still unmounted and unpainted…

Una nueva vitrina

Aquí os presento una serie de fotografías de mi nueva vitrina, dedicada a las armas de Blade Runner por el momento… Es un modelo BERBTY de Ikea. Nueve baldas de cristal para colocar buenas piezas. En las fotos se puede ver una blaster Hartford, una Offworld, una de resina maciza así como tres modelos de la COP 357, dos Marushin COP 357 en plateado y negro, y una de resina maciza.

Tenía planeado colocar en la vitrina dos modelos de PKD hechas por Rick Ross, pero desgraciadamente siguen sin montar ni pintar…

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Five and ten

 Props, The collection, The movie  2 Responses »
Apr 222009
 

One of the several books that appears in the Deckard’s apartment is “Five and ten”, by John K Winkler, and edited (this one) by Bantam. It depicts the life of FW Wolworth. It’s not difficult to locate a copy. Try Abebooks, for instance.

Five and ten

Uno de los varios libros que aparecen en el apartamento de Deckard es “Five and ten”, de John K Winkler, y editado (en este caso) por Bantam. Relata la vida de FW Wolworth. No es difícil encontrar una copia. Puedes probar en Abebooks, por ejemplo.

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Deckard’s apartment card

 Fan made / Hecho por aficionados, Props, The collection  2 Responses »
Apr 212009
 

Another interesting fan creation is this apartment card. Created by Kevin (Propsummit). This is suposed to be used by Deckard to enter his apartment.

Tarjeta del apartamento de Deckard

Otra interesante creación de aficionado es esta tarjeta llave. Creada por Kevin, de (Propsummit). Se supone que es la tarjeta usada por Deckard para entrar en su apartamento.

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VK machine operator Cards

 Fan made / Hecho por aficionados, Miscellaneous, Props, The collection  4 Responses »
Apr 212009
 

A nice black operator card, created by BeastMaster (Propsummit) just received.

Tarjetas de operador de la máquina Voight-Kampff

Unas bonitas tarjetas de identificación de operador de la máquina Voight-Kampff, realizadas por BeastMaster (Propsummit.

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