Friday Link-O-Rama

Here are a few things you may have missed these past few days:

How to build a cardboard Tec-DC9 gun.

Emily DeCola explains Puppet Design

Learn how to make a latex crowbar the cheap and easy way

Here is a great starter tutorial on those wanting to use Wonderflex on their next prop project.

Over at Blastr.com is an amazing story of how the Nostromo prop from ALIEN was restored.

For those who have seen the Nuka Cola Break short film can now buy their own Pip Boy here.

Inspiration: Mass Effect M8 Avenger Assault Rifle

I am constantly amazed at the brillaint props and costumes that come out of Volpin Props.  This includes the now famous Big Daddy suit and the Daft Punk Helmet. 

Adding to the list of awesome is a replica of the M8 Assault Rifle from the game Mass Effect.  Go here to see the step-by-step process that went into the making of this cool prop. 

Go here to see more.

Inspiration: Fallout 3's A3-21 Plasma Rifle

For fans of Fallout 3, you gonna dig this.  Someone has made a amazingly cool replica of the A3-21 Plasma Rifle.  There is a Flickr album of the step-by-step process of how the Rifle was made.  Check it out.

How to Make a Batarang

Here is a friggin' awesome tutorial on how to make a replica of the snap-action Batarang inspired from the Batman Arkham Asylum game.  (h/t to Make Magazine)

Full how-to here.  

Note:  Because this prop has the potential of injuring someone be sure to be responsible with the construction of this prop.  Build it at your own risk.  Just don't put someone's eye out with this.

See a video of it Batastic action after the jump.

Inspiration: Sorcery and Glue

Yesterday Kotaku posted this video of Cosplay genius Holly Condrad's audtion tape for a upcoming Comic Con documentary showcasing her love of costume design and peek at her Mass Effect project which includes a working animatronic of Grunt.

Despite my love of props and costumes I have never been into Cosplay, but damn I love the passion of it all, and Holly Conrad's website is chock full of awesome costumes and ideas.  Seriously, go to her site, Sorcery and Glue, right now and stare in awe of all of the things she and her friends have made.  Let's hope that she gets into that documentary too.

BUILD A FALLOUT 3 HELMET

Here is a cool tutorial on building a helmet inspired by the video game Fallout 3.  However, for those not looking for a replica, this tutorial can easily be modified to fit any sort of helmet need for your own film.  Full details here.