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Offline MetalJedi

Mythbusters and Star Wars prop replicas? Yes, please!
« on: July 12, 2013, 10:51:41 AM »
Check out this great video of Adam Savage building a DL-44:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4sCReGjfZ_A
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Offline Mark-John Jinn

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« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2013, 11:01:21 AM »
Cool Vid. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Mythbusters and Star Wars prop replicas? Yes, please!
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2013, 11:24:11 AM »
Adam wrote me a couple of years ago after I finished Ackbar. He wanted one of my masks...only other one out there. Traded me a test mold from ROTJ of one of the other calamari pilots. He is a big fan. Nice guy.
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« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2013, 11:32:10 AM »
Adam wrote me a couple of years ago after I finished Ackbar. He wanted one of my masks...only other one out there. Traded me a test mold from ROTJ of one of the other calamari pilots. He is a big fan. Nice guy.

And you're just telling us this now??

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Re: Mythbusters and Star Wars prop replicas? Yes, please!
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2013, 12:02:09 AM »
That's pretty neat. :)

I know that Adam also commissioned a Chewbacca outfit from Duck over on the Rebel Legion forum a couple years ago. Was some pretty impressive stuff.

I've always had to wonder, how the heck does he find people to buy these things from (like Duck, or, as mentioned above, Terrys)? Does he just stumble upon them through a Google search or what, or someone else tells him about these sellers, or what? :P
« Last Edit: July 13, 2013, 12:04:38 AM by Blue Leader »
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Offline ceric

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« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2013, 01:08:44 PM »
Dang!  8)  :idea: Now I gotta remake my DL-44. Or find the makers on RPF and save $ to buy their gear to make a new one. Thanks

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« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2013, 11:31:02 AM »
For those who don't have facebook, I guess this is what Adam Savage did with that Ackbar mask ;)


It was his "incognito" costume at San Diego Comic Con this year!
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Offline Aysel

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« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2013, 09:10:37 PM »
yup, but being as big of a star wars nerd that he is, I wouldn't be surprised if he does a full Akbar costume
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« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2013, 11:11:53 PM »
He should start selling some pulls of that mask. Hint hint. :P
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« Reply #10 on: July 25, 2013, 12:35:23 PM »
The foam head he is using is the same one he traded to me. (copy off of it) It's cool. Here is a picture of it in my mancave. I have it stashed away. Some year, I will make a mold for it like he did.

Notice how it goes wayyyy down the back....That was a key for us it was actual. Detail goes too far for anyone just repping it. Also the eyes missing as these were animated parts. Nobody would do that...or haven't ...YET.

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« Reply #11 on: July 25, 2013, 03:02:39 PM »
Actually, someone in the Rebel Legion supposedly has an animated Ackbar mask. I'm not sure if the eyes move or not, but the mouth moves when they talk. I can't remember if I've seen pictures of it or not...
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