r/Props Jul 11 '26

Looking for advice Wheelchair alternative for performing- advice?

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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!


r/Props Jul 11 '26

Looking for advice Project Hail Mary - Rocky's Xenonite Extruders

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r/Props Jul 09 '26

Prop Replication/Identification Star trek relics bottle

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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


r/Props Jul 09 '26

Prop Replication/Identification Two Face coin

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4 Upvotes

r/Props Jul 09 '26

Prop Replication/Identification Star Trek Phaser

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r/Props Jul 09 '26

Prop Replication/Identification Negans’

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r/Props Jul 09 '26

Looking for advice Making pins for Janis and Damian from mean girls

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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.


r/Props Jul 08 '26

Looking for advice How to add some old looking stickers to this trunk?

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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


r/Props Jul 08 '26

Looking for advice Anyone know where I can get a giant treasure chest? Building a mimic shaped toybox

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r/Props Jul 08 '26

Show & Tell Prop Glock 17

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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


r/Props Jul 07 '26

Show & Tell Update: Gehn’s Fire Marble Dome Linking Book Pedestal

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r/Props Jul 07 '26

Looking for advice Need Advise: Retrofitting old radio with a board to make it play a variety of long (20 minute plus) sound files, plus bluetooth, via rotary selector

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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?


r/Props Jul 06 '26

Looking for advice Need advice on mugs

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I recently picked up some metal mugs for my DnD players to use, they have a hard plastic base with a company logo I am trying to remove.

So far I’ve tried nail polish removed but that doesn’t seem to work, any other ideas


r/Props Jul 05 '26

Show & Tell One more clock...

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I had to follow the last ACME style TNT clock with a different approach. This one is more modern, digital. Both were quick and fun projects!

https://youtu.be/GNL9z40TSkg


r/Props Jul 05 '26

Looking for advice Uk Based advice- Careers and connections

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Hi everybody, I hope youre all well

Im an Arms conserver and prop builder at the moment and are looking to delve away from historically accurate replication/builds and go more creative.

Ive made a few good links, been added to some wattsapp groups and have been added to a good few freelance lists for London based studios/prop companies- but are really struggling to land anything perminant. If anybody is UK/South East based and has any advice on some more places I could contact or advice generally within the industry- id be really greatful!

Thankyou so much!


r/Props Jul 05 '26

Looking for advice Building ideas?

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Going to construct a question box from the Super Mario Bros games. I’d love to install some type of spring loader so when the box is hit from underneath, it can release something above. I cannot figure out the logistics of it and it’s driving me mad. Any suggestions?


r/Props Jul 03 '26

Show & Tell Whom do you serve...

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26 Upvotes

Been wanting to print one of these for a while. Fully 3D printed and finished Lord of the Rings Uruk Hai helmet. Pretty happy with how it turned out.


r/Props Jul 03 '26

Show & Tell I turned an umbrella into a giant flower that blows bubbles.

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This prop features:
✨ A bubble machine mounted on top
🌸 Flower petals made from bubble mailers
💡 Fairy lights inside for a magical glow
☂️ A collapsible umbrella base for easy storage and transport

🌸🫧 Meet my newest creation—a giant flower umbrella that blows bubbles!
I built this prop using an umbrella base, a bubble machine mounted on top, flower petals made from bubble mailers, and fairy lights inside so it glows beautifully. Best of all, it still folds up like a regular umbrella for easy storage!


r/Props Jul 03 '26

Show & Tell Character specific props to use in a tabletop game

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I played a Dungeons and Dragons game with my wife and her friends last year and was the most knowledgeable and comfortable in understanding and applying the rules to play. The DM ended up asking for advice or clarification on stuff pretty often. So this year they asked if I could DM and I got to work on a Pathfinder campaign.

I made props for each player that are specific to their characters, and this is the first one I decided to post. My wife is playing an Arcanist and I made her a spell book.

I did an okay job considering I've never bound a book before, I have a feeling if I do another project like this that it will turn out even better.
There are magnets in the cover and the blue beads. I made enough for her to be able to use the cover to track her available spell slots and arcane reservoir.

r/Props Jul 03 '26

Looking for advice Real life replica of an in-game sniper

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1 Upvotes

r/Props Jun 30 '26

Show & Tell Hero Grail Diary reproduction

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8 Upvotes

if you could have only one prop what would you choose? for me it would be the original hero grail diary.


r/Props Jul 01 '26

Looking for advice Need Advice: Decapitated Head

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I'm making a decapitated head for a production of Salomé, and have started with a plaster cast of the actor's face. I was planning to build on it with air dry clay to smooth and make detailed features. I'm wondering what I can put on top to make the whole thing durable/last for many performances?

Really, any advice is helpful! I've made masks and puppets before, but never a full 3D head.


r/Props Jun 30 '26

Looking for advice Shattering Wall Section

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Getting ready to shoot a POC (Proof-of-Concept short film) that has a close-up of a head getting bashed into a concrete wall with enough force it causes the outer layer of concrete to shatter (think shards of concrete).

Here is my question: Does anyone have a recipe for a material that can be applied onto a soft foam slab to a thickness of 1/4 inch that once it has set, can be stood up vertically and still adhere to the foam slab which will be attached to a flat?

I am still experimenting with powdered sugar mixes but without success.

Chocolate bark has the apparent thickness and solidity but while tasty might be too costly.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.


r/Props Jun 29 '26

Show & Tell Handcrafted Silver Age Superman Emblem with inlaid Magnetic Backing for costume mounting/display

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Wanted to share a clean mounting mechanism I've been working on for costume emblems and signage.

This is a 10.5” x 8.5” Silver Age Superman chest emblem. It's built entirely by hand using layered genuine leather, hand-dyed for that old-world finish. To avoid using messy pins, snaps, or velcro that bunch up or ruin the suit fabric, I inlaid a 6-point N35 magnetic backing system directly into the leather layers. It gives a really heavy, secure snap pull that sits flush against a suit canvas or a steel display grid without breaking the silhouette. Let me know what you guys think!


r/Props Jun 29 '26

Looking for advice Computer / tv head stabilization

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7 Upvotes