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Nov

Gremlins 2 Prop Restoration & Display

November 14, 2016

Restoration and display of a screen used Gremlins 2 prop puppet. Before his restoration this Gremlins 2 prop puppet was exhibiting the same issues as many of the other Gremlins we have repaired. Stored on a single post that went all the way through t...

9

Nov

Sandtrooper Costume Themed Display

November 9, 2016

A custom mannequin and display for a Star Wars Sandtrooper costume for a video game company’s offices. Working for an official video game company, we created a number of displays to help theme their offices. You may have seen the life-sized Guard...

4

Nov

Back to the Future Jacket Restoration

November 4, 2016

Restoration of an original Back to the Future jacket from the 1989 sequel. This Back to the Future jacket which was one of Michael J Fox’s costumes, featured when Marty arrives in 2015 in Back to the Future II and fights off Griff and his gang...

28

Oct

Halloween Michael Myers Costume Display Mannequin

October 28, 2016

An large life sized mannequin to display a Michael Myers costume from Rob Zombie’s Halloween movie. In order to fit the large, muscular frame of the Michael Myers costume worn by actor Tyler Mane, we had to create a custom mannequin which would mat...

25

Oct

Replica C3PO Costume for Jimmy Kimmel Live

October 25, 2016

This is the droid you’re looking for! A custom replica C3PO costume for the Halloween episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC. We were contacted the folks at Jimmy Kimmel Live, who were looking for a replica C3PO costume for their Halloween episode, w...

21

Oct

Thirteen Ghosts Torso Custom Mannequin & Costume Display

October 21, 2016

Thirteen Ghosts Torso custom mannequin – turning an original movie costume into a wax museum figure! We have previously created several custom display mannequins for our client’s expansive Thirteen Ghosts costume collection. When he asked us to c...

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Oct

Dawn of the Dead Sledgehammer Prop Restoration

October 17, 2016

Restoration of Dawn of the Dead sledgehammer used in the 1978 George Romero classic horror film. This Dawn of the Dead sledgehammer movie prop was the main weapon used by Taso Stavrakis who played the biker aptly named, Sledge. Due to the film’s ti...

11

Oct

Beetlejuice Sandworm Puppet Movie Prop Display

October 11, 2016

A themed display for an original stop motion Beetlejuice sandworm puppet. Here at TSD some of our favorite movie prop displays to create are the themed ones where get to recreate a scene from the movie. We all love the Tim Burton classic and we had a...

7

Oct

Drag Me to Hell Mrs. Ganush Puppet Display

October 7, 2016

A custom display for a screen used Drag Me to Hell Mrs. Ganush puppet from the 2009 film. In the film Drag Me to Hell, Mrs. Ganush is an elderly gypsy who places a curse on the film’s protagonist using a cursed button. Our client had this very real...

4

Oct

Sleepy Hollow Movie Prop Carved Foam Display

October 4, 2016

A custom carved foam display base for a original Sleepy Hollow movie prop. We created this foam interpretation of the tree featured in the Sleepy Hollow movie to hold a stunt scythe used in Tim Burton’s film about the legend of Ichabod Crane and t...

28

Sep

Stargate SG-1 Chaka Mask Prop Restoration

September 28, 2016

Restoration of an original Stargate SG-1 Chaka mask from the season 7 episode “Enemy Mine!” This Stargate SG-1 Chaka mask was created in foam latex by the makeup team for the reoccurring character in season 7. Stargate SG-1, a popular s...

23

Sep

Apollo 11 Space Themed Custom Chair

September 23, 2016

An Apollo 11 space themed custom chair for a client’s awesome home office. When the client who had us create a Lunar Landing Module themed desk for them, also wanted a themed custom chair to complete the set, he knew who to call! As with all...

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Sep

Twilight Zone Costume Shirt Themed Display

September 19, 2016

An elaborate themed display and custom mannequin for a screen used Twilight Zone costume shirt. This Twilight Zone costume shirt was originally created for a scene in the 1956 sci-fi film Forbidden Planet. However it was not used in the film and was...

13

Sep

Display of one of the Men in Black 2 Worm Aliens

September 13, 2016

A custom display and restoration of one of the Men in Black 2 Worm aliens. To create the rowdy group of worm aliens several types of puppets were created by Rick Baker’s Cinovation Studios, depending on what each scene called for. This movie prop p...

7

Sep

Alien sculpture home theater art

September 7, 2016

A custom hand carved alien sculpture as home theater art inspired by sci-fi horror classics. One of our clients was looking for a unique way to display their love of xenomorph style aliens. We came up with this one of a kind alien sculpture for o...

1

Sep

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie Costume Restoration

September 1, 2016

A complete restoration of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie costume from the collection of Ninja Turtles’ creator Kevin Eastman. Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the Ninja turtles, contacted us about conserving an original Leonardo Teenage Mutant Ninj...

29

Aug

Nothing But Trouble Bobo Mask Restoration and Display

August 29, 2016

ll restored and displayed screen used Nothing But Trouble Bobo mask worn by Dan Aykroyd in the cult classic film. This Nothing But Trouble Bobo mask arrived in our NY studio with several areas of missing material, as well as some drying and cracking...

23

Aug

Foam Mountain Props for Trade Show Booth

August 23, 2016

A set of custom carved foam mountain props for a Cisco Systems trade show booth. When creating a trade show booth display, companies are looking for something out of the ordinary and eye-catching to entice buyers into stopping. For this booth the exh...

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Aug

Star Wars Prop Blaster Display Base

August 18, 2016

A custom display for a Star Wars prop blaster used by one of the Naboo security officers in Episode I the Phantom Menace. This Star Wars prop blaster was brought to us by one of our clients looking to create a themed display for this fun piece of Sta...

15

Aug

Star Trek Borg Queen Costume Restoration and Display

August 15, 2016

A restoration and display of a screen used Borg Queen costume worn by Alice Krige in the 1996 film Star Trek: First Contact. Many of the projects we work on here at TSD’s New York studio are eventually reduced to just a few before and after pho...

8

Aug

Stephen Colbert Fencing Mask for The Late Show

August 8, 2016

A custom Stephen Colbert fencing mask created for his duel with US Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad on The Late Show. We recently had an amazing time creating our Sammy the Salmon puppet for a segment on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. When the...

5

Aug

The Mask Milo the Dog Resin Maquette Restoration

August 5, 2016

SSSSSSSSSSSMOKIN’! A repair of a resin The Mask Milo the Dog maquette from the 1994 classic Jim Carey comedy. An original production, The Mask Milo maquette was brought to us after a shipping accident. Shipping fragile resin movie models is n...

2

Aug

Rocketeer Lothar Mask Display & Acrylic Case

August 2, 2016

A custom display for an original production made Rocketeer Lothar mask created by Rick Baker’s studio for the 1991 sci-fi action adventure film. This Rocketeer Lothar mask was one of the pieces we helped to conserve and display for Prop Store’s R...

29

Jul

Harry and the Hendersons Mask Conservation and Display

July 29, 2016

Conservation and display of an original Harry and the Hendersons mask from the production of the classic bigfoot comedy. This production made Harry and the Hendersons mask was in nearly pristine condition and sold through the Rick Baker Monster Make...

27

Jul

San Diego Comic Con 2016

July 27, 2016

While most of our crew was at our New York studio, TSD still had a presence at San Diego Comic Con! San Diego Comic Con is the ultimate movie and comic fan event and we were glad to have some of our work showcased at the convention… and to help wit...

25

Jul

Star Wars Battle Droid Maquette Display

July 25, 2016

“Roger, Roger” A custom display for a reassembled B1 battle droid maquette from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Although the battle droid army seen in the movie were ultimately created using computer generated graphics, ILM designed...

19

Jul

Faux Bronze Tribute Bust

July 19, 2016

A faux bronze tribute bust sculpted from photographs. This faux bronze tribute bust is a surprise sculpted for one of our clients looking to give his wife a one of a kind birthday gift. This life sized statue was hand sculpted in clay by sculptor S...

15

Jul

The Ring Samara Movie Costume Display Mannequin

July 15, 2016

She will haunt your dreams. A custom mannequin to display a screen used The Ring Samara costume. Our client for this project is a huge horror fan and collector who sent us original movie props to turn this The Ring Samara costume into a fittingly s...

12

Jul

Nightmare Before Christmas Tree Movie Prop Restoration

July 12, 2016

“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...

8

Jul

Battlefield Earth Terl Custom Costume

July 8, 2016

A Battlefield Earth Terl custom costume based on the Frank Frazetta cover art for the 1982 novel for convention appearances. Battlefield Earth often brings to mind the John Travolta movie and novel by L Ron Hubbard, but we think of Frank Frazetta a...

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