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Aliens Costume Restoration and Custom Display

December 28, 2021

Restoration and Custom Display of a screen used Aliens Costume This screen used costume Aliens costume from James Cameron’s 1986 classic sci-fi action flick came to our shop to be restored, proper mounting on a custom mannequin and for a the...

Interview with FX legends Phil Tippett, Jon Berg and Dennis Muren

December 22, 2021

We’ve added a great video to our Youtube channel where Tom sat down with legendary FX artists Phil Tippett, Jon Berg and Dennis Muren for a length chat about their work, their inspirations and stop motion FX. It was originally recorded to discu...

Restoring a zombie puppet from The Return of the Living Dead

October 9, 2021

Restoring a half-corpse zombie prop puppet from The Return of the Living Dead! “The pain… the pain of being dead!” One of the most memorable zombies in 1985’s cult classic horror film, The Return of the Living Dead, was half a...

Custom Mannequin for Marvel Daredevil Netflix Costume

October 7, 2021

A heroic custom mannequin made to spec to fit a Marvel Daredevil costume from the hit Netflix series! After the auction of a number of the Netflix show costumes and props, a client brought us this screen-used Marvel Daredevil costume for our special ...

Foam Skull Throne Prop for Haunted Cafe

October 3, 2021

A hand-carved foam skull throne to add theming to a haunted game cafe! Gary at the Haunted Game Cafe contacted us after seeing a large carved foam trade show booth we did featuring a massive skull mountain and throne. Inspired by what he saw, he w...

Hocus Pocus Mary Sanderson Puppet Conservation

October 1, 2021

Conservation and display of a Mary Sanderson puppet from Hocus Pocus An original Mary Sanderson puppet from Disney’s classic Halloween movie Hocus Pocus, came to us in need of some light restoration and a custom display stand to help support an...

Sam Trick ‘r Treat Mask Conservation

September 25, 2021

Conserving the screen used Sam Trick ‘r Treat mask from the 2007 movie! This foam latex animatronic movie-prop mask was featured in the stunning reveal scene (sorry, spoiler alert) from 2007’s anthology chiller – Trick ‘r ...

A Graveyard of Custom Tombstone Halloween Props!

September 20, 2021

Practically a whole graveyard’s worth of custom foam tombstone Halloween props for a one of a kind holiday display It will come as no surprise to learn that we LOVE Halloween. This year, we were contacted by a client who was looking to take the...

Evil Dead II Cabin Model Restoration and Display

July 13, 2021

Restoration and a custom display for an Evil Dead II cabin miniature from the 1987 sequel “Dead by Dawn” starring Bruce Campbell. Cult classic alert! This Evil Dead II cabin model arrived to our NY studio looking a bit run down and in nee...

Doctor Who Sea Devil Mask Conservation

June 17, 2021

Conserving a screen used, latex Doctor Who Sea Devil mask. This latex Doctor Who Sea Devil mask dates back to 80’s episodes of the popular BBC television show. Even after over 40 years, when it arrived at our New York studio, the mask was in ...

Slumber Party Massacre II Driller Killer Guitar Restoration

May 25, 2021

The party begins when the lights go out! Restoration of the Slumber Party Massacre II Driller Killer Guitar! The Driller Killer Guitar is an iconic piece for any fan of 1980’s slasher films. The over-the-top rock guitar design and deadly drill...

Star Wars Darth Vader Tour Suit Costume Conservation

April 25, 2021

Conserving and restoring an extremely rare original 1970’s Darth Vader tour suit costume. We’ve been fortunate to preserve quite a few pieces of Star Wars history, but this was quite special! A breathtakingly complete costume, this rarity...

Restoring the original Creepshow Creep Puppet

March 25, 2021

Restoring the original Creepshow Creep puppet for Creepshow TV series director/producer, Greg Nicotero. Over the years, we’ve had the great fortune to conserve and restore on a number of key props and costumes from the 1982 film, Creepshow and...

Bronze Bust From Photos as a Tribute to a Brother

February 28, 2021

A Bronze Bust From Photos as a Tribute to a Brother This life-sized bronze style bust from photos was hand sculpted in clay and cast in a lightweight resin “cold cast” process that has the look and feel of bronze without the weight and ...

Foam Prop Thrones for Under Armor All-American Game

January 24, 2021

Giant Foam Prop Thrones Made for the Under Armour All-American Football Game in 2019 We fabricated this pair of giant foam prop thrones for the Under Armor All-American Game. Each of the two giant thrones was over 8 feet tall and over 10 feet wide....

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Aliens Costume Restoration and Custom Display

Interview with FX legends Phil Tippett, Jon Berg and Dennis Muren

Restoring a zombie puppet from The Return of the Living Dead

Custom Mannequin for Marvel Daredevil Netflix Costume

Foam Skull Throne Prop for Haunted Cafe

Hocus Pocus Mary Sanderson Puppet Conservation

Sam Trick ‘r Treat Mask Conservation

A Graveyard of Custom Tombstone Halloween Props!

Evil Dead II Cabin Model Restoration and Display

Doctor Who Sea Devil Mask Conservation

Slumber Party Massacre II Driller Killer Guitar Restoration

Star Wars Darth Vader Tour Suit Costume Conservation

Restoring the original Creepshow Creep Puppet

Bronze Bust From Photos as a Tribute to a Brother

Foam Prop Thrones for Under Armor All-American Game

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