What a crazy Summer. I've been working on the largest prop replica ever. A Jurassic Park Jeep! Still tweaking it, but for now here is a build log. Just in time for Halloween.

After a long time looking for a Ramsey REP6000 winch, that was used on the movie Jeeps, I decided to just make a static replica. 



I have lots of other projects too! I now have a small 3D printer, and I've been learning some things about 3D printing. I made some new molds, and I used the 3d printer to create the patterns from. I now have new Bandoleer greeblies, and new x-wing rocker switches. More to come.

Time flies. I'm slowing getting back into props, costumes and set pieces. Got some neat stuff lined up.

Im still here!

Wow, I can't believe how fast time flies. I still have a lot to do but I'm slowing getting back to making stuff, and I have a lot of more to do. The website is looking pretty old now, and I need to do some house keeping. The discussion board is still going strong, and I do have some items available in the catalog, but I can't wait to get back to making new props. Stay tuned, and thanks for reading.

What a year it has been.

Well, I know I have not been updating the site, www.tk560.com all that much since July of 2011. My little world has been busy with lots of life changes. I don't want to bore you with the details, so here are the highlights. I got divorced, moved 3 times, went on a fantastic trip to Alaska, got remarried, had a honeymoon, and moved her too! Crazy I know, but things are starting to smooth out for me. I have my shop where my vacuum form machine is, almost working again, I tested it this past weekend. I got some of my molds located, as they were in storage in several different places, and I hope to retrieve the last of them in the coming weeks. My studio space is a storage unit for the time being, so I can't really do much until that stuff is moved, and I hope to make progress on that over the coming weeks as well. My hopes are that I am back into full production in the studio by the first of the Year.

I thank everyone who has supported me during this time. I can hardly wait to be back in the studio making cool things. Stay tuned! As soon as I can I have several new items in the works, including a T-21 heavy blaster rifle kit, additional X-wing gear, and improved RFT helmets, improved Commando donut kits, and the return of the E-11 kits.

Robot among us!

Well, last spring, during the turmoil thats been going on in my life, Herbert Midgley asked that I design and build a 1950's style robot costume for his feature film, 'The Rise of the Robots". Well, here it is:

Videos

Videos keep getting bumped. Here is a link to my YouTube videos.
http://www.youtube.com/user/JimE2/videos

Check out some of the items I have available for sale. New stuff is listed all the time. I'm having to use ebay for now, I hope to get my catalog page back up soon.

ebay auctions by jegner

Found some stuff for sale

During the move out of the studio, I boxed up a few misc. items, and I hope to have some of them available in the coming weeks for sale. Please stand by. I don't have many copies, but I do have some neat items. I may end up listing them on ebay just to make it easy on me. Stay tuned.

More Pics from JPRS

Pics from JPRS

Life's curve ball!

Well, life has thrown me a major cure ball, something I thought would never happen. I can't go into details, but things are changing, and I don't know what will happen next. Stay tuned, and as I can add details, I will.

Things are changing!

There are some things going on right now at the TK560.com studios, and for now, at least, I won't be updating too often. A big announcement will be forthcoming I hope very soon. So stay tuned as I work on the next big thing.

Redneck AC

My next gadget project is a 'redneck AC' and is run off a solar power cell/battery. Fill the cooler with ice, turn the fan on, and out blows nice cool air!

Busy Weekend

Today I worked on 3 projects. Since it's been 100 degrees F. for the last, oh, I don't know month, I decided to make some cheap fun and educational gadgets.

Here is the first, a Zeer pot, or Flower Pot refrigerator.

Made a folding buck saw...easy!

This all started when I got the idea to make some gifts for some fellow campers. This is a prototype, and the final version will be even more streamlined, and lightweight.

Summer hiatus.

Well, it's been 100 degrees F. here for so long now, and my yard is dead, burnt to a crisp. I'm having to take some time off from prop and costume making to work on other projects. I should be able to work about one day a month until the end of August. Forgive me if it takes a long time to get things done.

Finishing touches

Well, I am finishing the rebuild on the RFT blaster, and should have some molds done soon. I have some time this week to work on it, and I hope to have a prototype ready by the end of the weekend.

US military adopts 1911 as official side arm 100 years ago today.

New month, new project

Well, March is here, and in a few days, I'm off for Spring Break. I'll be pretty busy, with a bathroom remodel, some downtime with my buds, and a new prop project too.

The DH-17, or Rebel Fleet Trooper Blaster is going to be done up next. By request from the good folks over on the Rebel Legion board, the process is as follows:

Step One: Make silicone mold of my converted Hasbro nerf gun.
Step Two: Cast a tooling resin from the new mold.
Step Three: Modify tooling resin casting with my own Sterling L2A3 Endcap and grip assembly. [Remember I use to sell the E-11 kits, back a few years ago, and still have my original E-11 built from all real parts to take molds off of]
Step Four: Chop up the Hasbro casting, stretching it in the proper places.
Step Five: Resculpt the trigger guard to be less dorky looking than the film version, but more robust than the original Sterling L2A3.
Step Six: Redesign the scope's clear front tip so that it can be cast in a clear resin, then glued on.
Step Seven: Make new silicone mold of the scope tip, and blaster.
Step Eight: Cast new version.

Thats going to basically be the process. Stay tuned!

First batch are in the mail.

The first batch of these bunker buster prop kits are in the mail. I have done some more research on the cryptic runes that appear on the back side of this prop, and I should have a download graphic ready in a day or two.

For more info and ordering these, I should have them added to the regular catalog page in a few days, but for now, you can get your own here:

TK560's catalog page