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Apr

Creepshow Fluffy Puppet Restoration & Display

April 24, 2018

Revisiting an old friend – restoring and displaying the original screen used “attack head” Creepshow Fluffy puppet created by Tom Savini. We’ve been fortunate to work on a number of props and costumes from the 1982 film, Creep...

18

Apr

7 Faces of Dr. Lao Prop Themed Display

April 18, 2018

Step right up! Step right up! Be the first to see this themed display base for a one of a kind 7 Faces of Dr. Lao prop! The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao is a 1964 film which tells the story of mysterious circus which arrives in a small town. The circus is fi...

12

Apr

The Star Wars Show Visits the TSD Studio!

April 12, 2018

The Star Wars Show Visits the TSD Studio! This week, The Star Wars Show visits the Tom Spina Designs studio! Host Anthony Carboni gives viewers a behind the scenes look at our shop and some of our Star Wars aliens and creatures, as well as the lice...

9

Apr

Celebrate Regal Robot’s Birthday with a Sale!

April 9, 2018

Celebrate the 1st Anniversary of our Sister Company, Regal Robot! One year ago this week, Tom launched Regal Robot, offering amazing furniture, art and decor inspired by the movies and themes we all love. It’s been an incredible first year and ...

2

Apr

Custom Mannequin for an Event Horizon Costume

April 2, 2018

Custom mannequin for a screen worn Event Horizon costume worn by Laurence Fishburne This costume was originally used in Event Horizon, the sci-fi thriller film from 1997 starring Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill,and Kathleen Quinlan. The film tells t...

27

Mar

Vintage Don Post Spock Mask Restoration

March 27, 2018

A gentle restoration of a vintage Don Post Spock mask This Vintage 1975 Don Post Spock mask was formerly displayed in Famous Monsters magazine creator, Forrest J. Ackerman’s 18-room sci-fi museum/home in “Horrorwood, KarlofforniaR...

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Mar

Custom Display Base for Dracula Mask

March 22, 2018

A custom, faux stone display for a production made latex Dracula mask from Bram Stoker’s Dracula. This display was made for a production made latex Dracula mask from the 1992 movie Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The mask arrived in excellent cond...

19

Mar

Carved Foam Swamp Tree Props

March 19, 2018

A pair of custom carved foam swamp tree props created to add theming to a photo booth backdrop. We were contacted by a client that was trying to bring a little more life and dimension to a convention photo op with printed backdrop by adding some cu...

12

Mar

Rocketeer Jetpack Replica Display

March 12, 2018

A custom display for a Rocketeer jetpack replica The classic style of 1991’s The Rocketeer grabbed the imagination of many fans, including our client. He had a beautiful Rocketeer jetpack replica in need of a custom display. He had seen our m...

3

Mar

New Star Wars Products Sale and Podcasts!

March 3, 2018

Regal Robot announces new Star Wars™ products PLUS interview and podcast round up! We’re excited to share new official Star Wars products available at our sister company, Regal Robot™ right now! Currently on sale for 20% off with code NE...

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Feb

Custom Mannequin for a Scarface Costume

February 26, 2018

Custom mannequin for a screen worn Scarface costume from the 1932 film starring Paul Muni and Ann Dvorak When most people think of Scarface, their first thought s Al Pachino in the classic 1983 film, and his famous line ” Say hello to my lit...

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Feb

Star Trek Wrath of Khan Mask

February 20, 2018

Restoration and custom display of a screen worn Wrath of Khan mask “This is Ceti Alpha V!” A classic moment from what most consider the greatest Star Trek film ever. Years after he was abandoned there by Captain Kirk, Khan and his crew ha...

12

Feb

Display for a Screen Used Scrunt Puppet

February 12, 2018

A custom display for a screen used Scrunt puppet from M. Night Shyamalan’s Lady in the Water M. Night Shyamalan’s Lady in the Water is a film about an apartment superintendent Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti,) who rescues what he thinks is...

3

Feb

Mickey Mouse Satellite Prop Repair

February 3, 2018

Restoration of Mickey Mouse satellite prop used in the Disney Channel sign off A time long ago, there once was a time television channels didn’t run programming all night. It was a dark time for all who remember it. But at the end of the night ...

15

Jan

Bronze Bust Retirement Gift

January 15, 2018

A Life Sized Bronze Bust Retirement Gift A custom made bronze bust retirement gift created by our sculptors in our New York studio. Hand sculpted entirely from photos and cast in lightweight resin that looks like bronze without the weight and cost o...

8

Jan

Dark Crystal Mystic Head Conservation

January 8, 2018

Conservation and display of and production made Dark Crystal Mystic foam latex head. We’re huge fans of Jim Henson and the Dark Crystal. One of our studio’s highlights was working with the Museum of the Moving Image on their Jim Henson e...

3

Jan

Themed Awards Table for the Star Wars Online Team

January 3, 2018

A custom faux stone awards table inspired by the Rebel ceremony, made to theme the Star Wars Online Team’s offices. We’ve been lucky to create for the wonderful folks of the Star Wars Online Team at Lucasfilm many times over the years. Yo...

27

Dec

Rocketeer Maquette Statue Display

December 27, 2017

A custom themed display base for a production made Rocketeer maquette This Rocketeer maquette is a static model created by Industrial Light & Magic for the film’s production. Though it was a small scale model he definitely was a stunning pi...

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Dec

Fifth Element Taxi Car Model Display

December 21, 2017

Restoration and a custom display for a Fifth Element taxi car model used in the 1997 film starring Bruce Willis and Milla Jovovich. This project was a bit of a unique experience that we had not had before. Our client had bought this Fifth Element t...

18

Dec

Scaled T-Rex Head Prop Bust

December 18, 2017

A foam scaled T-Rex head prop made for a Jurassic Park style room! We’re no stranger to creating dinosaur props for trade shows and events, but this is the first we’ve made for a dressing room! Today’s entry is about the creation ...

13

Dec

Lifesized Deadpool Costume Mannequin

December 13, 2017

A life sized statue created for an a video game company – we turned a Deadpool Costume into their receptionist! We love helping companies theme their space! This custom mannequin for a very authentic looking Deadpool costume isn’t the f...

9

Dec

VIDEO Mark Hamill cantina with our costumes on the Late Show

December 9, 2017

VIDEO – Mark Hamill cantina scene, featuring some of our costumes on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert! We’ve been lucky to work with the great folks over at the Late Show with Stephen Colbert several times now (some examples can be fou...

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Dec

Gremlins 2 Stop Motion Puppet Restoration

December 7, 2017

Repair and Conservation of a Gremlins 2 Stop Motion Puppet This miniature Gremlins 2 stop motion puppet was brought to us to for some sympathetic restoration/conservation and repairs. Other than the damage to the arm, there were a only a few areas ...

4

Dec

Flash Gordon Costume Display

December 4, 2017

A custom display mannequin for a Flash Gordon costume worn by one of the guards in Emperor Ming’s palace, in the 1980’s cult classic film. This Flash Gordon costume is a perfect example of why it is so important to go with a customized m...

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Nov

VIDEO – Adam Savage at our sister company, Regal Robot

November 25, 2017

NEW VIDEO – Behind the Scenes at our sister company, Regal Robot, with Adam Savage! When Adam was here shooting a video about our movie prop restoration work with Tested.com, Tom also took him behind the scenes of our new sister company, Regal...

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Nov

VIDEO Adam Savage Visits Our Studio to Talk Restoration

November 22, 2017

In this video Adam Savage stops by our studio to talk with Tom about our work restoring original props and creatures! Tested has a great series called “Maker Spaces” and in this video Adam Savage came by our studio to talk at length with ...

20

Nov

Custom Mannequin for a Rocketeer Costume

November 20, 2017

Custom mannequin for a screen used Rocketeer costume from the 1991 film starring Billy Campbell and Jennifer Connelly This is actually the second Rocketeer display we’ve created (see the first life sized Rocketeer display here). In this case,...

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Nov

Paintball Blaster Props for the Star Wars Show

November 16, 2017

Paintball Blaster Props for an EA Battlefront 2 “In Real Life” Episode of The Star Wars Show! After we had so much fun converting a t-shirt cannon into a Star Wars-style launcher weapon for our friends at The Star Wars Show, we were thr...

8

Nov

Tom a guest on The Adam Savage Project Podcast

November 8, 2017

Tom was a special guest on the Still Untitled: The Adam Savage Project where the trio talked prop restoration and Stranger Things 2! While out in San Fransisco Tom stopped by “The Cave” to chat with our friends Adam Savage and Norm Chan o...

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Oct

Tales from the Darkside Lizzie Puppet Restoration

October 30, 2017

One of the most extensive restorations we’ve undertaken – rebuilding Tom Savini’s classic Lizzie puppet from Tales from the Dark Side! Tom Savini’s special makeup effects books in the 80’s made him the “first makeu...

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