Casting this week! Not the employing an actor type but making the soft prop type. What’s it gonna be? Well, you’ll have to wait a year or so to find out. Currently waiting for last year’s productions to come out and even one from over two years ago! A lot of patience is required in this game, not only waiting for things to cure and dry but also waiting for productions to be broadcast (if they ever see the light of day) so I can show what I’ve been up to. Patience is a virtue!?? . #propmaking #props #filmandtv #mouldmaking #casting #silicone #rubber #resin #foam #patience #patienceisavirtue
May 25, 2023 at 11:58AM via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/CsqeKqEqRNu/
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Silly cone, silicon, silicone. All the silicone mould making this week. Satisfying to get right, expensive to get wrong.
#propmaking #props #tvprops #softprops #mouldmaking #casting #silicone #mould May 18, 2023 at 04:03PM via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/CsY4nvuK7RU/ I made an efalump! Got a pattern online to have a mess about with leather. He’s made from the cover of my old armchair that I’ve had sitting in a box with all my fabric for at least five years. I knew there was a reason I kept it.? Some handstitched and some machined. Cut the pattern far too small which made it a bit more difficult and definitely not the neatest job but happy at my first go at leather sewing. I like him.
making #sewing #leathercraft #elephant #vintagesewingpattern #learningnewthings May 05, 2023 at 06:17PM via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/Cr3ppN7qP_u/ I made myself a pony! A stitching pony that is. Wanted to have a go at some leather work and saw all the You Tubers had stitching ponys…or is it ponies??…anyway, I thought I could make one of those and indeed I did, out of scrap wood and hardware I happened to have. Always love it when I can cobble something together out out of scraps. So now onto some sewing! My first attempt was quite messy but I’m liking it. Quite meditative.
#leather #sewing #stitching #stichingpony #makeityourself #making #propmaking #diy #speedystitcher #leathertools #leathercraft April 28, 2023 at 04:38PM via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/Crlcx_Hq5MX/ Another GMB prop, though this one didn’t get its day in the sun. A quick sculpt, mould and resin cast for Paddington’s welly boots. Scroll to see the red and yellow versions. Everything needed to be made in 5s for the judges and an extra one for luck. This was for the pre-dessert lollipop that would have been popped into the, to be trimmed, straw sticking out the top. Abi’s dishes sounded delicious but sadly the props aren’t edible!
#propmaking #paddington #paddingtonbear #greatbritishmenu #farinroad #props #tvprops #resincasting #sculpting #mouldmaking #donteattheprops #cute #wellyboots #predessert April 13, 2023 at 06:09PM via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/Cq-_Oh6qXO9/ This one was a very quick but lovely wee job a few months ago from @farin.road for his stint on the BBC’s Great British Menu. Sadly Abi was knocked out the rounds but said he had a most marvellous time. First up is a Bananaman platter as a barbell weight that represents Bananaman’s strength. It got my wee laser engraver going full steam! I’ve got a couple more props I will post up in the coming days that didn’t make it onto the show. It was great working with Abi, he’s a fantastic creative. Check out his restaurant Farin Road in Edinburgh for fabulous pan African cuisine. . #making #propmaking #bananaman #GreatBritishmenu #abifarin #farinroad #laserengraving #banana #ericisbanaman #panafricancuisine #edinburghrestaurant #edinburgh
April 12, 2023 at 05:25PM via Instagram https://instagr.ram/p/Cq8VbrZqgxA/ This week is all about glitter. And you know what that means, I’ll be finding the damn stuff in everything for months! 😱😳 🤩 Love it though!😍 .
propmaking #glitter #resincasting #mouldmaking #making #glittereverywhere #glitterforever April 04, 2023 at 06:08PM via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/Cqnz6m9Kz7D/ I’ve been rebuilding my (previously) very wonky printer cabinet as I want it to also house my ancient scanner, or at least have a shelf for it. It’s an attempt to combat the constant layer of dust in my workshop getting into their inner workings. With my continued need to use up scraps of wood and MDF for workshop furniture, I have been having fun gluing up a patchwork of of pieces to make shelves for my new printer cabinet. An assortment of plywood, MDF and milled down 2x4s, battens and other random timber from the wood bin here. Does it take much more time? Yes. Does it look pretty? No. But does it cost much less in materials and have a character all of its own? Abso-bloomin-lutely! Not to mention the virtue signalling of how bloody marvellous I am.😇😉
#iamannangel #propmaking #workshopfurniture #making #makedoandmend #reuse #recycle #reclaim #makingoutofscraps #printercabinet March 24, 2023 at 04:39PM via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/CqLb5X1qU52/ Shiny shiny golden eggs. Made these, amongst other things, for @adrenalismscot’s highly silly and marvellous Cowboy Chicken Western show “The Good, The Bad and The Poultry”. They’ve just started their 6 week outdoor theatre tour of Scotland, braving the elements in Giffnock at the weekend. They are on the road again from next weekend in Forgan Arts Centre, Fife and Dunoon Burgh Hall. Catch them if you can up until 7 May. FREE family fun. Check out their bio for more info.
#cowboychickens #chickencowboys #adrenalism #adrenalismscot #goldeneggs #propmaking #props #theatre #outdoortheatre #chickens #chickenwestern March 20, 2023 at 02:52PM via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/CqA8bErKfUv/ My old faithful and extremely noisy Scheppach dust extractor blew up a little bit yesterday. Blue light flashes were witnessed coming from the motor so I surmised it didn’t look too safe to proceed. After a bit of investigation to see if it could be fixed, it was decided the motor was too far gone. Another motor could have been purchased but for the price of a second hand one, I figured I could get a whole brand new vacuum. I’ve salvaged all the useable parts of the old vac. Will do something with it! This wee Wickes own brand workshop vac was a reasonable price and though it’s much smaller, the size really does suit my workshop better and it is an awful lot quieter. We shall see how much it stands up to my abuse. It even has a blower option! 😃👍 Of course, the inevitable and immediate personalisation with decals and puppet eyes were a must.
#propmaking #making #wickes #wickesvacuum #wetanddryvac #wickedvacuum #wicked #puppeteyes #puppet #decals #personalisation #shopvac #workshop #workshopvac #workshoptools #musthaves February 23, 2023 at 02:12PM via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/CpAgCEkqycB/ |
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