Hello OP here, I'm 18 year old senior High school student, I am wondering and please ask how to make high quality types of props while spending small or little money? I would like to make our school roleplays look good and immersive but Me and some other classmates doesn't have some money to spare after lunch and transportation to school. Any advice is going to read and I will try to reply to all of them, Thanks!!

Edit: i forgot to mention I lived in the Philippines! And the stuff here was rather sold on a ridiculous price for a cheap item or something along the lines of “Hell no, I'm not going to give these to you, get lost!” type of people:_)

I got a Thonet 14 chair tattoo recently because it is the iconic theatre chair and just noticed that it’s the icon for this subreddit! I guess I really did get the perfect props tattoo!

Hello! I have two quick questions I'm hoping someone here could provide a little insight on. I have an interview with a prop studio tomorrow and I'm unsure of what to bring or wear. I've always been in the corporate world professionally, this is totally uncharted waters for me.

I'm planning on bringing a tablet with my complete portfolio of work as well as a handful of WIP pictures. Should I bring any small pieces I've worked on as well, or would my pictures be enough? Also wtf do I wear? I've never interviewed without a suit & tie but that seems like the wrong choice.

I appreciate any thoughts or opinions yall have!

Hey everyone!

So I recently got a small but unexpected pay rise and wanted to treat myself - I'm on a budget of £200.

Im trying to find a metal replica of Tom Baker's sonic screwdriver, with a sound chip. Ideally, I'd want a sound chip that doesn't do the standard 4-mode character options sounds, but so far I'm struggling to find anyone online even doing a metal replica with a sound chip! The only ones I can see are rubber toe and they're right out of my price range - some very budget-friendly options on etsy but none of them do sound chips.

Help!

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This is a continuation of my last post where I shared one of the items that I made for a player in a Pathfinder game I'm going to run. This is for a friend playing an alchemist, I made a set of alchemical bombs that she can keep all the dice for her damage in.

I've always loved art and sculpture, over the years I have become quite decent at it. I don't want to take college art classes if I don't have to but i don't have experience in film specific builds either. Is there a beginner's program or something that can connect me with small time jobs to help at least get my name out there? How do I get started?

Hi everyone!

I'm a prop maker and I own a 3D printer. I'm trying to recreate the wooden lot drawing sticks seen in the opening scenes of The Odyssey (2026), where soldiers draw lots.

I've watched the available footage frame by frame, but there aren't any clear close-up shots showing the exact shape, texture, or end profile.

Does anyone have:

High-resolution screenshots

Behind-the-scenes photos

Production stills

Prop department images

Exhibition photos

Magazine scans

Any other references

This is purely for a non-commercial fan replica for my personal collection.

I'd really appreciate any help. Thanks!

My daughter is in the marching band and it’s her senior year so obviously we want it to be a good year for her. We are a small school with little to no funding for the band so we always have to rely on band parents who volunteer to make props. My husband is the volunteer this year. According to the writer/designer of the show, we need several 10ft tall columns that resemble castle-like stone pillars with gothic style sconces attached. Our issues come with with readability, cost, weight (actually being able to carry these on and off the field quickly), but still heavy enough the wind won’t knock them over during the show and get in their way, durability to last the whole season, 3 sided so maybe we can attach some sort of bucket on the “inside” to use as storage for guard flags and make them multifunctional?

I’ll attach a photo of what the castle pillar that is on the mock up for the inspiration, a photo of the rock wall paneling the designer suggested we adhere to 10ft tall 3 sided wooden boxes (clearly he’s never actually hauled props around on a field), the sconce he showed us, etc.

I need ideas for how to actually build these at a reasonable price, make them usable, look good, etc.

I'm a performing artist with a disability. I've done a few acts in a wheelchair and its ok, but recently i got the idea of having a wheeled table instead. I can be rolled out by the same friends who pushed my wheelchair in my last acts, except the table can become part of the set with fabric, decoration etc!

I know someone who found an oldschool medical table and that was cool, but its heavy and non collapsible - difficult to move!

How could I go about finding what I'm looking for while incorporating safety in the build?

Thanks!

I cant say I'm ever particularly happy with what I achieve but as long as it does the job!

I dont think I would ever be able to do it as a full time career but its fun to do every once in a while!

I'm in the middle of getting the bits together for a Scotty cosplay and was looking for the whisky bottle from the TNG episode Relics

The show has a Y2K vibe I am wondering what they would have pins of if they could make there own attached is the style of pin I am talking about thank you for the help.

Full size Glock 17 prop that I 3D printed and handpainted. I am really happy how the end result came out, but if I was doing this again I would definitely make the lower half of the pistol More Matt

I'm hoping to add some 1800s era stickers onto this trunk but I am having trouble finding info on how to create them and then how to age them

I am replacing the innards of a 1946 radio with some piece of electronics to accomplish the following. I want to reuse the selector knob on the radio with a rotary selector, to make it play one of 4 or 5 sound files, and I would like to be able to also select bluetooth, so we can play music through it as well. I assume I would need a board with speaker outputs, and an SD card (for the long sound files). I have seen a few on amazon and other electronics sites, but I cannot tell if they are able to be triggered by a selector, or if they only work by remote or button pushing. Has anyone else tried this?