Category - Stop Motion Props

From Nightmare Before Christmas to more obscure films, this gallery showcases our work restoring fragile original stop motion movie prop puppets. Our work restoring original movie and television props also includes stop-motion figures and puppets.

As with all of our conservation work, our approach emphasizes maintaining the integrity of the original prop, puppet or figure.  Wherever possible, we strive to preserve the original “feel” of the piece and especially any evidence of age and use in a production. 

Nightmare Before Christmas Vampire Maquette Restoration and Display

Restoration and a custom Halloweentown inspired base for a production-made vampire maquette from The Nightmare Before Christmas During the production of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas several maquettes were mocked up using different pa...

Beetlejuice Sculpture Stop Motion Restoration

Restoration and custom display of one of the iconic Beetlejuice sculpture puppets used in the film! This stop motion puppet is one of the Beetlejuice sculpture pieces “created” by Catherine O’Hara’s character Delia Deetz, which are brought to...

James and the Giant Peach Puppet Head Conservation

Conservation and display of a stop motion James and the Giant Peach puppet head An original, screen used stop motion James and the Giant Peach puppet head from the Tim Burton-produced film came to us in need of some light restoration and a custom d...

Beetlejuice Delia’s Sculpture Restoration

Restoration of a stop motion puppet of Delia’s sculpture used in Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice This stop motion puppet of Delia’s sculpture was one of several designs used during the movie’s climatic wedding scene where the Beetlej...

Nightmare Before Christmas Zombie Bass Player Restoration

Restoration of an original Halloweentown Zombie Bass Player Stop-Motion Puppet This Zombie Bass Player puppet from the Nightmare Before Christmas was in fairly good condition especially considering its age, material and the fact that it is a stop mo...

Nightmare Before Christmas Tree Movie Prop Restoration

“What’s this? What’s this?” The original large scale Nightmare Before Christmas tree prop from Tim Burton’s animated musical film. This Nightmare Before Christmas tree was used in the film when Jack Skellington arrives in Ch...

Beetlejuice Sculptures Stop Motion Puppets Restoration

A pair of screen used Beetlejuice sculptures created for Tim Burton’s 1988 dark comedy.  The Beetlejuice sculptures were “created” by Catherine O’Hara’s character Delia Deetz. These foam latex prop sculptures were used in the movie’s...

Mars Attacks Alien Maquette Restoration

Restoration of an original maquette of a Mars Attacks alien from Tim Burton’s 1996 sci-fi comedy. Mars Attacks was Tim Burton’s tribute to the science fiction genre of the 1960’s, starring Jack Nicholson, Pierce Brosnan,  Natalie Port...

Gremlins Stop Motion Puppet Conservation

Our conservation of a Gremlins stop motion puppet, preserving this piece of Hollywood history for the future. Even before a movie prop arrives in our New York studio, we take a great deal of time to discuss each project with our clients. This very ra...

Nightmare Before Christmas Pumpkin Prop Restoration

An intentionally subtle restoration of a Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Pumpkin prop. This grapefruit-sized foam Nightmare Before Christmas pumpkin prop was used in one of the cemetery scenes in Tim Burton’s stop motion classic. ...

The Nightmare Before Christmas Cat Puppet Restoration

One of our most dramatic restorations, this Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas cat puppet. Sometimes referred to as “Sally’s Cat,” this Nightmare Before Christmas cat puppet is a screen used foam latex stop motion pup...

Magic Island Stone Giant Stop Motion Puppet Restoration

The Magic Island Stone Giant – An incredible stop motion puppet, created by Joel Fletcher for the 1995 fantasy adventure film. The Magic Island Stone Giant was created as a sleeping guardian for the cave containing the treasure until Zachery Ty...

Dungeonmaster Prop Stop Motion Puppet Restoration

An original Dungeonmaster prop created by David Allen’s studio for the 1984 sci-fi fantasy film. This stop motion puppet of a “stone” statue is actually only about 2′ tall on his throne.  It was created by the famed David Allen&#...
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