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Sep

The Howling – Life-sized Werewolf Prop Restoration

September 29, 2024

Restoration of the original Werewolf prop puppet from Joe Dante’s 1981 horror film The Howling Before this life-sized original Werewolf prop from 1981’s The Howling was restored, it took its own unique journey and was discovered in an unusual loc...

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May

Custom Mannequin for an original Gus Grissom NASA Spacesuit

May 5, 2024

Custom display mannequin for an original Gemini NASA Spacesuit worn by astronaut Gus Grissom This vintage, original NASA spacesuit was used during training in the 1960’s by the late astronaut Virgil “Gus” Grissom. In the early 1960�...

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Dec

Mannequin for Will Ferrell’s Original Elf Movie Costume

December 25, 2023

Son of a Nutcracker! A custom display created for a screen used Elf movie costume worn by Will Ferrell in this modern holiday classic! Often here at Tom Spina Designs, when we create custom costume displays there is a lot of blood or distressing invo...

20

Nov

Custom Display for Doctor Who Library Space Helmet

November 20, 2023

Custom Display (and SKULL!) for Doctor Who Library Space Helmet “Hey! Who turned out the lights?” We’re all fans of the BBC television series Doctor Who, so when a client brought us this space helmet from the David Tennant era, we w...

26

Oct

Trick ‘r Treat Vampire Kid Mask Conservation

October 26, 2023

Conserving the screen used Trick ‘r Treat Vampire Kid mask from the 2007 movie! This slip rubber latex movie-prop mask was featured in 2007’s anthology chiller – Trick ‘r Treat! Known as the Trick ‘r Treat Vampire Ki...

23

Oct

Restoration of Killer Klowns Klownzilla Mask

October 23, 2023

Restoring an original Jojo the Klownzilla mask from the sci-fi horror cult classic, Killer Klowns from Outer Space Killer Klowns from Outer Space was the brain child of the Chiodo Brothers. This original movie-used Jojo the Klownzilla mask was create...

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Oct

Nightmare Before Christmas Vampire Maquette Restoration and Display

October 19, 2023

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...

17

Oct

Realistic Custom Tombstone Decorations for Halloween Display

October 17, 2023

Highly Realistic Custom Tombstone Decorations for a One-of-a-kind Halloween Display Here at Tom Spina Designs, it is probably not a surprise that we are huge Halloween fans, and we always love the chance to help a client bring their fiendish dreams t...

15

Oct

Custom Time Portal Halloween Prop

October 15, 2023

Custom Time Portal Halloween Prop for a Large-than-life Display! It’s probably no surprise that here at Tom Spina Designs, we wait all year for Halloween and live for projects like this! For the last few years we have had the pleasure of helping ...

12

Oct

Themed Display for Saw VI prop

October 12, 2023

A themed wall display for a screen used Saw VI prop One of our clients reached out to us looking for a themed display for this original Saw VI prop head trap. When discussing display options with each client not only do we consider the type of displa...

2

Aug

Terminator 1984 Arnold Schwarzenegger Jacket Mannequin

August 2, 2023

A custom mannequin torso for an original Terminator 1984 Arnold Schwarzenegger Jacket Before the iconic biker jacket of T2, Judgement Day, the 1984 original film made its own mark with its truly unique “punk” jacket worn throughout the fi...

15

Jul

Hocus Pocus Binx Puppet Restoration

July 15, 2023

Restoration of an original Binx puppet animatronic skin from Disney’s Halloween classic, Hocus Pocus Hocus Pocus is the story of a trio of crazy witches played by Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker. 300 years ago they turned Thack...

11

Jul

Beetlejuice Sculpture Stop Motion Restoration

July 11, 2023

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...

8

Jul

Theme Park Bronze Statue – Alfie the Adventureland Long Island Mascot

July 8, 2023

Honoring a theme park anniversary with a custom sculpted bronze style statue! “Adventureland Long Island has always held a special place in my heart. Growing up my family would visit our local theme park several times a year. My dad loved it an...

23

Nov

Gelfling Display – The Dark Crystal costume

November 23, 2022

Custom Display for Jen the Gelfling’s Costume from Jim Henson’s Classic, The Dark Crystal We were contacted by our old friend Brandon Alinger from the leading source for original film props and costumes, Propstore, who was looking for a custom di...

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Nov

Texas Chainsaw Massacre Leatherface Costume Display

November 18, 2022

Custom giant sized mannequin and themed base for an original Leatherface costume from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning We were contacted by one of our clients who had an original Leatherface costume from the 2006 prequel, The Texas Chainsaw...

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Nov

Original Critters Movie Prop Conservation

November 17, 2022

Conservation of an original movie prop Crite puppet from the 1986 film Critters This original bald Crite foam latex puppet from the 1986 film Critters, arrived to our studio in fairly good condition. But just because a prop isn’t in dire need o...

15

Nov

Harry Potter Props – Custom Themed Display

November 15, 2022

The Chamber of Secrets has opened… A custom themed display for a pair of Harry Potter props used in the film! We were contacted by a client who had a pair of Harry Potter props, from the second film in the series, Harry Potter and the Chamber o...

10

Nov

Captain Boomerang Movie Prop Display From The Suicide Squad

November 10, 2022

A custom themed display for Captain Boomerang’s Boomerang Prop from The Suicide Squad The Suicide Squad boasted a huge cast of characters and stars, most of which (spoiler alert) last less than 15 minutes. Unfortunately for him, Captain Boomerang i...

2

Nov

Wolverine Claws – Themed Display for Hugh Jackman Props

November 2, 2022

A custom themed display for a screen used pair of Hugh Jackman’s Metal Wolverine Claws One of the most popular superheroes in recent history has got to be Hugh Jackman’s portrayal of Logan aka Wolverine. His appearances in the X-men films led to ...

4

Oct

Custom mausoleum and tombstone Halloween decorations

October 4, 2022

Custom mausoleum and tombstone Halloween decorations for a one of a kind life-sized display Large scale foam props are something we often create for theme parks and events, but our services are available to anyone, even home haunters or people lookin...

1

Oct

1975 Shatner Captain Kirk Mask Conservation

October 1, 2022

Conservation of an original 1975 Shatner Captain Kirk Mask made by Don Post It may surprise some (though not our fans, for sure!) to find out that one of the most iconic masks in horror movie history actually started out as a Captain Kirk halloween m...

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Sep

Scream 4 Ghostface Killer Costume Display

September 30, 2022

Do you like scary movies? Then you’ll love our Scream 4 Ghostface costume display The Ghostface Killer made his first appearance in Wes Craven’s 1996 classic slasher film Scream, and has been terrorizing Sidney Prescott, played by Neve Campbell e...

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Sep

Custom Display of a Sam Trick ‘r Treat Mask

September 28, 2022

Conservation and custom display of a screen used Sam mask from Trick ‘r Treat! Don’t let that cute face fool you, Sam from Trick ‘r Treat has very specific rules for Halloween, and if you don’t follow those rules, you won̵...

23

Sep

Restoration of a Michael Myers Converted 75 Captain Kirk Mask

September 23, 2022

Restoration of a vintage 1975 Captain Kirk mask which had previously been converted into a Michael Myers Halloween movie mask Michael Myers is one of the most popular horror movie villains, but his iconic white mask has a surprising beginning. The or...

21

Sep

Tombstone Props for a Theme Park’s Halloween Display

September 21, 2022

A set of custom carved foam tombstone props for a Theme Park’s Halloween display The folks over at Anakeesta Mountain Park in Tennessee reached out to us over the summer, looking to create several custom foam tombstone props to help create a one of...

23

Aug

Mad Max: Fury Road Prop Display

August 23, 2022

A custom themed display for Mad Max: Fury Road prop screen used blood bag gauntlet This Mad Max: Fury Road prop blood bag gauntlet was brought to us by one of our clients looking for a display. They wanted something that had a bit of theming but siz...

18

Aug

Back to the Future Prop Car Display

August 18, 2022

Great Scott! A custom themed display for a screen used Back to the Future prop car One of our clients reached out to us after winning this one of a kind Back to the Future prop car model at a recent Prop Store movie prop and costume auction. They wer...

16

Aug

Company Founder Bronze Bust – Louis Klauder

August 16, 2022

Our custom sculpted bronze style tribute busts are the perfect way to honor a colleague or company founder! Create a one of a kind tribute to your company founder with a custom bronze-style bust! This post details our custom sculpture of Louis T. Kla...

10

Aug

Creating a Custom Mannequin for Your Movie Costume

August 10, 2022

Consider a custom mannequin to display your screen used costumes and wardrobe We’ve heard it many times before “Why get a custom body form? Can’t I just use a clothing store mannequin?” We’re the go-to source for purpose-built body form...

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