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3rd February 2012 Hero Animatronic Facehugger Puppet Showcase View.
3rd February 2012 The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
3rd February 2012 10% cash back voucher from you next order! View.
27th January 2012 The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
27th January 2012 Video Guide - How to use the advanced search bar View.
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Hero Animatronic Facehugger Puppet Showcase
3rd February 2012Hero Animatronic Facehugger Puppet Video Showcase View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
3rd February 2012The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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10% cash back voucher from you next order!
3rd February 2012This offer is for a 10% cash back voucher from you next order. This voucher can then be applied to any additional order made over the next month.The voucher can only be redeemed against a future order from Propstore.com (within one month of date of voucher issue) and no cash alternative is available .The offer is limited to one voucher per household.The voucher will be sent digitally via email.The voucher can only be redeemed by the customer to whom it was issued.The voucher may not be used in conjunction with any other Prop Store offer or promotion.The voucher expires one calender month from date of issue.( Date of issue is the date the initial order is placed).The voucher code must be entered into the relevant area of the website during the check-out procedure of the order process.Offer expires on February 14th 2012 (midnight GMT). View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
27th January 2012The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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Video Guide - How to use the advanced search bar
27th January 2012Now you will find out how to search for that must have item you have always wanted View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
20th January 2012The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
13th January 2012The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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Prop Store Site Guides: How to add Favourite Movies
13th January 2012Here at the Prop Store we get a lot of questions regarding our websites functionality. Over the coming weeks we plan on creating a number of video tutorials to help our customers get the most from their online Prop Store experience. The first guide takes you through the process of adding a favourite movie to your account for instant email notifications when new products are listed. View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
6th January 2012The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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The Official Prop Store Caption Competition Photo is now on our Facebook page
3rd January 2012*Official Prop Store Caption Competition Photo* Leave your comment on this picture! Get your hands on a £100/$150 gift voucher to spend on our website! To enter, comment on the picture of George Lucas from Comic Con 2011 which will be uploaded onto our Facebook page with your comical caption before the 10th of January. The Prop Store team will be judging the competition, and will vote on their favorite caption!There is a twist...If we get over 300 different captions from 300 different people, the prize will increase to a £200/$250 voucher! View.
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Make sure to check out the new Prop Store Gallery images. Can you spot anything cool?
23rd December 2011The gallery includes shots from our new LA facility and also our UK facility View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released with last postage dates!
21st December 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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Stephen Lane Wolfman Transformation
20th December 2011Oscar winning Masters of Creature Make Up, Dave and Lou Elsey returned to The Prop Store of London a couple of months back to transform Prop Store C.E.O. Stephen Lane into a Wolfman for the day....The result....a step by step guide demonstrating how to create your own Wolfman featured in issue #259 of Famous Monsters magazine which is on sale now..... View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released with last postage dates!
16th December 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
9th December 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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Prop Store at the ACMI Australian Centre for the Moving Image
6th December 2011Prop Store recently supplied a number of movie Space Suits from our collection for the "Star Voyager: Exploring Space on Screen" Exhbition at the ACMI in Australia. The exhibit runs until Sunday 29th of January.View.
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ATTENTION FACEBOOK Fans click here for your freeshipping code!
5th December 2011Like our page for your free shipping code!View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
2nd December 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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Look what's just arrived at the Prop Store
1st December 2011A very cool delivery! View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
11th November 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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Tweet us your favourite article from our collection with the hashtag #PropStoreArticles and well select 1 winner on Friday the 4th to win a £100/$150 gift voucher
1st October 2011Tweet us your favourite article from our collection with the hashtag #PropStoreArticles and well select 1 winner on Friday the 4th to win a £100/$150 gift voucher View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
28th October 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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ON LOCATION: BUTTERCUP VALLEY, 1982
28th October 2011Take a journey with us thirty years into the past. Before the world wide web, before internet forums and blogs. Hell, before Usenet groups and Compuserve. This was when movie spies were more like real spies. Belly-crawling with real cameras loaded with real film. Sharing physical assets. Speaking on the phone. Making meet ups face-to-face. View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
14th October 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
30th September 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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Prop Store's own Stephen Lane was interviewed by therpf.com at this year's Comic Con
29th September 2011Make sure to checkout the full video interview View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
15th September 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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New article Conan The Enduring
9th September 2011A new article has been posted charting the creation of the Conan series and the production of the props for the film. View.
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Prop Store's own Tim lawes was interviewed by therpf.com at this year's Comic Con
9th September 2011Make sure to checkout the full video interview View.
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Scale and Color Reference Photos
6th September 2011As part of our ongoing effort to improve the presentation of our product listings, we will now be including a scale and color reference photo as the final image in the photo set for all of our product listings. While we have always included scale information in the description of our products, having the scale measure within the product photo allows our customers to more accurately envision the size of the piece being offered.
The scale and color reference photo also includes an industry standard ColorChecker Classic chart, which accurately documents the true colors of the piece being offered. The color chart allows photos to be properly white balanced and color corrected to ensure that you are viewing the true colors of the piece on your own monitor. Although the chart is a reasonably advanced photography tool, we recognize that many of our customers are archivists of sorts, and we hope that you will appreciate this effort to better document the pieces that pass through our hands. It also allows us to record true colors for future comparisons and for posterity. The dimensions of the ColorChecker chart are 11 3/8" x 8". The scale measure and ColorChecker chart are not included with any purchases. View. -
The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
31st August 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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Another interview from Comic Con featuring the Glasses used in Indiana Jones
17th August 2011Here is another Comic Con Minute from Comic Con 2011 of Prop Store's CEO, Stephen Lane from Prop Store discussing Harrison Fords original, screen matched pair of glasses worn in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. View.
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Star Trek Facebook Competition
15th August 2011We have a fantastic £100/$150 gift voucher to spend at Prop Store to give away. To enter, comment on the great behind the scenes picture from Star Trek uploaded onto our Facebook page with your caption. View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
15th August 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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Prop Store's Stephen Lane is interviewed by moviepropcollectors.com at this year's Comic Con.
11th August 2011Prop Store's Stephen Lane is interviewed by moviepropcollectors.com at this year's Comic Con. View.
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Khan will be arriving at Prop Store today make sure you check out the new new additions at 10am PST
5th August 2011Here is a preview of Khan's tunic on G4 View.
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Another great interview with Brandon Alinger from the final day of this year's Comic Con
3rd August 2011Here is another Comic Con interview featuring Brandon Alinger from Prop Store. Brandon shares some information about an original C-3PO costume hand used in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
1st August 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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Prop Store's own Stephen Lane and Brandon Alinger were interviewed at Comic Con make sure to check them out.
1st August 2011As a continuation of Prop Store booth at this year's Comic Con (see previously published interview with Stephen Lane), this next video segment includes an interview with Brandon Alinger, COO of the Los Angeles office, along with Ian Mutch from the London office. This feature takes an in-depth look at pieces from Star Trek: Wrath of Khan, The Empire Strikes Back, Drive Angry, Gladiator, Batman Returns, and Predator. View.
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Comic Con Visitor Newsletter has been released
29th July 2011Thanks for stopping by and visiting our booth at Comic Con - we hope you enjoyed seeing all of the exciting material we had on display and remember to checkout our site on a regular basis for new items that are listed daily. Also "Like" us on Facebook to all the latest Prop Store news and competitions. View.
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Come to Comic Con and get them...and see the reason why we've had these T Shirts printed...
15th July 2011Are you coming to Comic-Con International: San Diego? Prop Store will be giving away a limited quantity of “Comic-Khan 2011” T-Shirts each day at our booth during the show. Once the daily giveaway allowance has been reached,a limited quantity of shirts will be available for purchase. Please stop by booth 3645 for further details!! View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
15th July 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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Decorating Raiders - Michael Ford's Journal
15th July 2011Set Decorator Michael Ford worked in the film industry from over 40 years, and won two Oscars during his career, for Raiders Of The Lost Ark and Titanic. Raiders was Ford’s second production with Lucas Film, having previously decorated The Empire Strikes Back. Ford dressed the sets for Raiders at Elstree before moving on to Tunisia to dress locations there. The British decorator kept a daily journal while working in Tunisia, which was part working notes and part personal diary. On the 30th anniversary of the release of Raiders, Ford has allowed us to share this journal. The entries below are transcribed exactly as they were written during production, and we have annotated them where possible with additional information. This offers a rare candid, if brief, insight into the production of the film that would become a legend. View
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"The Way Of The Warrior" Exhibition at the Royal Cornwall Museum.
1st July 2011Arms and armour from epic movies! Come and see the outfits from the films and even try some on, as well as finding out about the history behind the warriors from the cinema screen View
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We have a new Facebook competition click here
1st July 2011Prop Store 'Hide and Seek Caption Competition' Star Wars Storyboard Giveaway!We have embedded a hidden link deep inside Prop Store web site. Over the coming week we will release clues leading to where this link is hidden, which leads to a fantastic behind the scenes picture allowing you guys to comment with a caption.. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to find this link and leave the wittiest caption you can think of. We are giving away a framed storyboard from Star Wars to one lucky winner! for all the details.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
1st July 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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Nostromo: A Legend Born & Born Again Part 5
29th June 2011Something has attached itself to him. We have to get him to the infirmary right away. View.
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We have our winners for the Vic Armstrong competition!
27th June 20111st) Desmond Saltmeris. Please email tim@propstore.com to arrange delivery for your book and the Original Production used Storyboard. Well done! View.
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Nostromo: A Legend Born & Born Again Part 4
17th June 2011When last we left the Nostromo, it was an ailing derelict, lost to the punishment of time and the elements. All hope seemed lost… But then, a beacon appeared on the horizon. View.
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Facebook Competition Win a personally signed and dedicated autobiography by Vic Armstrong
17th June 2011Click here for all the terms and conditions View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
15th June 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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The LA Facility is now complete make sure to check out the gallery
10th June 2011After a lot of hard work by the team we have now moved into our new facility in LA here is the full gallery of photos of the finished product! View.
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Victor Von Dort from Corpse Bride has been added to the Collection Page
6th June 20112005 saw the long awaited return of Tim Burton to the world of stop motion animation. Since the release of Burton’s previous foray into this genre as a producer of the 1993 film The Nightmare Before Christmas fans were eagerly anticipating the release of Corpse Bride, this time as director. View.
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King Kong has arrived at Prop Store
27th May 2011Click here for all the details View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
27th May 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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Andy Dufresne's Bible from the classic Shawshank Redemption has been added to the Collection page
19th May 20111994 saw the release of The Shawshank Redemption, a film based on a Stephen King novella and directed by Frank Darabont. Although box office figures were low, it was well received by critics and was nominated for 7 Oscars. It is now considered a classic after huge success on VHS and DVD and is currently ranked at number 1 in IMDB’s list of all time favourite films. A timeless story of hope, and the survival of the human spirit through adversity. View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
13th April 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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Dr Burchenal's Space Suit from Red Planet has been added to the Collection Page
13th May 2011The spacesuit worn by Tom Sizemore as Doctor Quinn Burchenal in the 2000 movie Red Planet. It was designed by Kym Barrett and is constructed from a pearlescent blue / purple PVC. The colours change in the light and it is also highly reflective for the studio lights. The main chest area is made from vac formed plastic and is decorated with the “mission sponsors” GM, Hughes, Nokia and Toshiba. The sleeve boasts a lenticular Stars and Stripes flag which alters as the costume moves, the other sleeve has IBM and a mission patch reading “Mars 1 – Valles Marineris”. There are some other pipes, wires and functional details added as dressing to make the suit look a little more practical. View.
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New Article Nostromo: A Legend Born & Born Again Part 2
12th May 2011Checkout the second part of our article on the restoration of the Nostromo View.
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New Article Nostromo: A Legend Born & Born Again
6th May 2011Checkout the first part of our article on the restoration of the Nostromo View.
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The Simpson's Caption Competition!
28th April 2011Don't miss out on this great competition "Like" our facebook page post a comment on the picture of Homer Simpson and quote us what you think he's thinking...The funniest quote will be voted for by Prop Store team who will win the Original Artwork of Homer. Good luck to everyone! View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
28th April 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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Prop Store at Pinewood Studios
28th April 2011Working in partnership with Pinewood Studios we are pleased to announce that Prop Store now has a permanent rotating exhibit at the legendary movie studio. The exhibition will be extended around the premises over time and ultimately, will incorporate Shepperton Studios too. View.
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An Alien Creature from Close Encounters Of The Third Kind has been added to the Collection page.
27th April 2011A full size alien creature used in the Steven Spielberg masterpiece Close Encounters of the Third Kind. This tiny figure stands just over 40 inches tall. It was designed by Joe Alves and it left a lasting impression on moviegoers all over the world. View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
21st April 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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Dread Pirate Roberts' Sword from The Princess Bride has been added to the Collection page
21st April 2011It took 15 years for William Goldman’s novel “The Princess Bride – S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True love and High Adventure” to be brought to the silver screen. It went through a long list of different studio’s, directors and endless re-writes before landing on the desk of Rob Reiner. He took an international cast to the English countryside and made a family classic. The film was well received and a modest success on its theatrical release but has since become a cult phenomenon on VHS and DVD. View.
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Prop Store's LA Location Upgrades to Larger Premises Day 6
20th April 2011More stock moving and the office I.T. installation began to take place. View.
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A Selection of prop & costumes from Let The Right One In are being listed this week.
18th April 2011Listings go live at 10am GMT so make sure to check back each day! View.
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Prop Store's LA Location Upgrades to Larger Premises Day 5
15th April 2011The next phase was to decorate and lay the carpet in our offices View.
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Behind the scenes video of The Green Mile Electric chair
14th April 2011An interesting video from the making of The Green Mile showing the electric chair in action and how it was created. View.
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Prop Store at Monsterpalooza
11th April 2011Click here for the gallery from the great event View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
8th April 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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Prop Store is exhibiting at this year Monsterpalooza.
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Captain Jack Sparrow's costume from Pirates Of The Caribbean At Worlds End has been added to the Collection page
31st March 2011The hugely popular Pirates of the Caribbean movies have grossed over $2 billion worldwide and there are yet more movies in the series slated for production. For all of its special effects and lavish sets it is the complex character of Captain Jack Sparrow which beguiles audiences. Johnny Depp was eager to play the role and basing his performance on rock legend Keith Richards (who makes a cameo appearance in the third film) a cinema icon was born. Sparrow appears sometimes selfish, sometimes brave, often witty but rarely ethical. A character whose own motives are not always clear and who would prefer to talk his way out of a tricky situation rather than fight. View.
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Prop Store's LA Location Upgrades to Larger Premises Day 4
30th March 2011With the completion of the warehousing stock really began to be moved and organized. The photography room and offices were also nearing completion. View.
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Ripley's Flamethrower from Alien has been added to the Collection page
29th March 2011This is the flamethrower used by Sigourney Weaver as Ripley in the Ridley Scott masterpiece Alien. This was our hero’s main weapon as she battles the terrifying creature so famously created by Swiss artist H R Giger. This weapon was also used by Dallas (Tom Skerritt). View.
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Norway – “Hoth” filming locations Part 2
28th March 2011The next morning, the group met with their guides—Terje Olsen and Erling Nesbo. Terje has been around Finse all of his life, though he was too young to be involved with the filming of Empire. Erling, however, worked on the production of the film. As Erling did not speak English (and the expedition did not speak Norwegian), Terje served as the group’s protocol droid and interpreter. He provided the expedition with Erling’s specific curriculum vitae with regards to his work on EMPIRE.“[Erling] was the head of security, and transport, and things like that. Most of the people who stayed here at the time were extras in the film. His sister, and brother-in-law were extras.” They showed Erling their reference photos and Erling seemed to recognize the majority of them. It was a promising start. View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
25th March 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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Prop Store's LA Location Upgrades to Larger Premises Day 3
25th March 2011So began the move of stock and the interior build of the new LA office. View.
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Prop Store's LA Location Upgrades to Larger Premises Day 2
22nd March 2011After the previous tenant had vacated we could then start assembling the new LA location. View.
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Norway – “Hoth” filming locations Part 1
21st March 2011To Brandon Alinger, the words of location manager Philip Kohler were hardly surprising. That’s because he was seeking a place so frozen and remote that Kohler had chosen it to pass for the desolate ice planet Hoth in Irvin Kershner’s 1980 STAR WARS sequel THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. View.
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The movie poster artwork from High Plains Drifter has been added to the Collection page.
25th February 2011Although Clint Eastwood had made Dirty Harry by the time High Plains Drifter came along in 1973, he was most definitely known to the general public as a Hollywood cowboy. He redefined the genre with Sergio Leone in 1964 with A Fistful of Dollars and has always tried to reinvent the western each time ever since. High Plains Drifter was the first western that Eastwood directed and it is one of his finest. It is the story of a ghost-like character seeking revenge in the isolated prairie town of Lago, a theme he revisited in Pale Rider (1985) View.
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Our LA office has no moved into a bigger location at 9000 Fullbright Ave, Chatsworth, CA 91311 more to follow this week so stay tuned!
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A iconic Storm trooper Blaster from The Empire Strikes Back has been added to the Collection page.
2nd March 2011George Lucas, taking a well educated gamble, decided to finance his much anticipated Star Wars sequel, with his own money. It is safe to say that the gamble handsomely paid off. The Empire Strikes Back was released in 1980 to huge excitement and enormous box office. It remains many peoples favourite movie of the franchise. View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
25th February 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released View.
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Another iconic Aliens piece, the Smartgun used by the Colonial Marines has been added to the Collection page
25th February 2011This impressive and imposing looking weapon was carried by the characters Vasquez (played by Jenette Goldstein) and Drake (played by Mark Rolston). It consists of an MG42 belt fed machine gun with dressing and specially fabricated add-on components. The “trigger” is a Kawasaki GT motorcycle brake lever, the front barrel dressing is derived from a motorcycle foot rest and the grips are Kawasaki GT switch gears. The muzzle brake (the very tip of the gun, that looks like a castle turret) was specially made then added to alter the look of the barrel and adds a finishing touch to the overall detail to create a unique looking weapon which is still reminiscent of real world weaponry.View
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A flamethrower from the Sci-fi classic Aliens is now on the Collection page
15th February 2011Along with the Pulse Rifle this is perhaps the most recognisable and sought after of the entire Aliens armoury. Used throughout the movie by the Colonial Marines and predominantly by Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley character in the films exciting climax. Flame thrower units strike a particular chord with many fans of the Aliens movies due to the heritage of a similar weapon being the sole defence against the original creature in Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece, Alien. View
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Share you favourite prop and costumes with your friends. Simply click on the share button under any item on Prop Store web site.
15th February 2011Share you favourite prop and costumes with your friends. Simply click on the share button under any item on Prop Store website.View an example.
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The Darkness miniature from Legend has been added to the Collection page
15th February 2011The making of Ridley Scott’s epic Legend is almost as interesting as the movie itself. There are at least 4 different cuts of the film, two different musical scores and a soundstage that burnt down halfway through principal photography. The initial release, now referred to as the European cut ran for 94 minutes and contained Jerry Goldsmith’s score. The following year, 1986, saw the US release at 89 minutes and a new score from Tangerine Dream. There are numerous differences between these two versions and then there were additional changes made for a television version which also ran at 94 minutes. The “directors second cut” now on DVD and is generally considered the definitive version, runs at 113 minutes. View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
11th February 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released. Click here for details. View
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Make sure to check out part 1 of our article “John Dykstra” Intergalactic Man Of Magic
9th February 2011While Arthur C. Clarke’s third principle of scientific prediction is most often applied to science fiction storytelling, it could just as easily be used to describe the age of enlightenment that began in cinematic visual effects in the late 1970s thanks to a little film called STAR WARS. The chief sorcerer behind the film who led the renaissance of not only visual effects, but also the entire movie business, was a 20-something engineering kid from Southern California named John Dykstra. In a recent discussion, he looks back on the experience of creating the STAR WARS universe from nothing more than a script and George Lucas’s unique vision. View.
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Fizzgig from Dark Crystal has been added to the Collection page
8th February 2011Fizzgig is a strange, fluffy creature that inhabits the fantasy world of Thra, in landmark movie The Dark Crystal. He is clearly a coward but has all the attributes of a watchdog. He is almost completely fur with two tiny paws. Standing about the size of a small cat he is currently posed, bearing teeth, on a custom made stand. Fizzgig is a glove puppet (sorry Muppet) with thick, soft, stripy fur, he has three rows of sharp, dirty teeth and piercing yellow eyes. The world Thra and the creatures that inhabit it, were designed by Brian Froud who later worked again with Henson on Labyrinth. View.
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Ofelia's Knife from Pan's Labyrinth has been added to the Collection page
1st February 2011Pan’s Labyrinth is a dark fairy tale centred on the character of Ofelia played by Ivana Baquero. She is also the spirit Princess Moanna, who long ago left the underground realm curious of the world above. She is set three tasks by “The Faun” so that she may return to her father’s side. The first task was to retrieve a golden key from the belly of a giant toad that lives beneath the rotting tree. Successful in that, the key allowed her to seek an ornate golden dagger from the lair of “The Pale Man” portrayed by Doug Jones.View
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
28th January 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released. Click here for details. view
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Nemo's Nautilus Car from The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen has been added to the Collection page.
26th January 2011This amazing looking vehicle was specially made for and used in the 2003 movie The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, it was the only practical one made for the production. Another version, with a camera mount fixed to the outside, was also created for the close up filming of the actors while inside the car. View.
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The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released
17th January 2011The latest Prop Store Newsletter has been released. Click here for details. view
