How Screen Accurate Prop Replicas Are Made!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 พ.ย. 2023
- How do prop replicators turn their hobbies into an officially licensed business? What does it take to make screen accurate props from our favorite films? Tyler Ham of Paragon FX Group visits Adam in the cave and brings along some prototypes and production samples of props they've replicated for collectors, including a machined Batman grapnel launcher and the iconic Barbasol cryogenics can from Jurassic Park!
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Jurassic Park is my nr 1 movie of all time. I would love to have Hammonds kane and the can.
The one thing i want the most is the nightwision googles Tim used at the T-Rex attack with moving parts 🥰😍.
Sadly, no one have ever made them, so i can't get a pair 😢
As much as I like the cryo can, it still doesn't screw together. I would have bought it in a heartbeat if it actually screwed together.
If only the cryo can had the correct threaded screw base. I cannot understand how they missed that on a $399 replica that’s supposed to be accurate to the original prop.
I love the Jurassic Park props. They spared no expense.
Lol, good one
Sans flimsy cane.. :/
I see what you did there.
Ha! Well played. Well said. Except the Ford Explorer.
They were so awesome I had to hold on to my butts
A very big thank you to Adam Savage for having us over to his cave! Just a wonderful experience!!
Awesome stuff! And you're right. As a semi-perfectionist myself, once I see something, I will have to fix it because *I* know it's not right :) Well done.
Wonderful people all of you. I was getting excited as much as you seemed to be. Will there be a cryo can replica with a screw bottom?
Mad props for your mad props! These pieces belong in a museum!
I have been Saving up for your hero bladerunner blaster for a minute now. Hope to order it soon.
Can you guys consider a working Emanator from BR 2049? Please.
“You ask that question and in the end it doesn’t matter how many people notice because we noticed ” the most real honest statement ever. Respect
That's a man, who regardless of how successful he is, you can say cares about what he does.
Also totally makes sense from a business perspective though. When you are selling prop replicas then fellow enthusiasts are your market, so if you would notice then its entirely appropriate to assume they would notice too.
Anyone who thinks movie grappling hooks are unrealistically successful at getting a "grab" has never dragged a garden hose with a coupling around the corner of a house.
Bro OMG so true could once shifted the foundation of my home 6in with that hold lol
The difference is that you don't _intend_ the garden hose to grab anything. If you actually wanted it to grab, it wouldn't work.
Or the dreaded orange extension cord tangle up
Or VGA and DVI cords!
@gcewing😂😂
The first time seeing those cold gasses coming out of the DNA reservoirs in the movie... the satisfying metal sounds as it all unlocks, and then the locking sound of that barbosal. It's all so tactile audibly and visually. So incredibly satisfying.
Same, peak 90s ASMR before that was a thing
That Jurassic park prop is great! My ONLY quibble is that the bottom should screw on, because I distinctly remember them screwing and unscrewing the insert and then squirting out the shaving cream at lunch, lol.
That actually stuck with me as well. I know for a fact it unscrewed and screwed back. Seeing it just pull out was less satisfying. Still a very cool replica but it’s the lil things like that that stick in my head. And the function of it actually spraying shaving cream would put it over the top.
The Barbasol prop is a fun one because it evokes Nedry's amusement at the design of the can in the film. He's so childishly delighted with this bit of spyware, and it rubs off on the object. Nedry loved it, now you can too. Drive safely in wet condtions.
On the subject of manufacturing, QC and communicating with suppliers: a favorite college professor of mine was explaining the concept of "significant figures" and had a fantastic real-world example of why they matter. He had worked for a company that designed lights for bicycles. Someone was doing an internal cost audit and noted a unit price _several times_ what was considered reasonable for some commodity component (I think it was a bracket). When they dug deeper and looked at the blueprint, it turned out an engineer had specified something like "6.00mm" for one of the dimensions. The overseas supplier had dutifully sourced components that were machined and checked to an accuracy of 10 microns when, in reality, a 5.9mm or 6.1mm bracket would have done just fine. Precision and cost do not scale linearly-it ended up being a several-million-dollar mistake!
That's why as soon as a part is considered "aerospace," orders of magnitude change.
Yep, been there, I joined a company, looked at their mechanical drawings and halved the cost of outsources items.
I was holding off on purchasing from Paragon after getting scammed by another company’s JP night vision goggles, but seeing Paragon on this channel definitely lends a degree of credibility.
Adam, the world of makers, artists, craftsmen, and engineers that you bring to this channel gives me real solace. Seeing people of good will making beautiful objects with passion and dedication is a moment of reprieve from a broken world.
I have always wanted the shaving cream can. The sound of him slipping the vials in there before he fled for the ship was always my favorite scene
This feels kind of like the best QVC commercial ever made.
Amazing stuff!
i was hoping Adam would laugh like Dennis at the cafe scene when he opened the Barbasol
Happy Paragon FX customer here. Absolutely love my Blade Runner PKD blaster. Paragon really exceeded my expectations on that prop.
QC = Quality Control. I've seen those QC stickers on everything all my life and for a long time I thought it was referring to the abbreviation of my home province in Canada: Québec. 😂
Wow, what a great video! So cool to see all these props, and as an engineer I appreciate the nerdy dive into manufacturing! Tyler was passionate and charismatic.
I love Tested because of videos like this!
This guy is so genuine and happy it makes me wanna buy all his products. I love how much he enjoys the final results of his labor. Incredible quality- the passion shows and pays off!
You could tell Adam so badly wanted the Barbasol to spray foam😂
Hah yeah, that was the only limitation i could see from there, i was thinking that there was something missing, and that was the shaving foam.
@@Games_and_Music imagine how amazing it would be if they made tiny re-fill capsules you put inside that gives you that squirt of foam
@@medievilassassin Yeah, but i can imagine that it would be really tricky to do.
There's almost no space left in there, and where to find flat shaving cream capsules, as usually cream cans are taller rather than flatter.
And i'm not sure if messing around with those laughing gas capsules is an option either.
Also, as others have pointed out as well, this can slides open and shut, instead of a screw tightening mechanism.
@@Games_and_Music yeah the non screw in thing is an irritation , but all they would need to do is the aluminium base hollow that out and the same with the rod in the middle.
Put a high pressure air valve at the bottom that you put a car pump on and that’s it
@@medievilassassin That's true, they could maybe hide it in the base and use the rod as a tube to get it to the top.
It might still not really be trivial though.
I wonder if a cheaper prop that only serves as the shaving cream one would be a better solution.
Because in the movie they also used the DNA version and a shaving cream version on set.
Once again, you held open the curtain so we could have a glimpse of how the magic is made. Thank you.
Working on my capstone Engineering project, I understand the pain of product burnout and trying to match things without perfect information.
I love how Adam laughs just like Nedry does when being impressed by the can
It great to find people who are so fanatic about the little things.
As someone who occasionally needs a cane CAN THEY PLEASE MAKE A FUNCTIONAL VERSION?? 😍😍
I made a Sentinel Sphere from a large plastic Christmas ornament once. It looked great!
...and it's all still beyond comprehension, thanks for the post always appreciated.
I've never been a huge replica person without a proper place to showcase them (like a home theater, or cave), but there's no ignoring the respect to attention Paragon FX Group puts into their product. That's dedication!
My 3 room appartment has evolved into one big showroom over the past 2 decades. My livingroom is full of superhero statues, RC hotrods, replicas and my own creations on display in various shelves, cabinets and display boxes. One corner has a huge turtle table for my tortoise that I built looking like a jurrassic park with a post apocalyptic 1/10 scale figure I made as a guard over the beast...... My bedroom has cabinets with all my replica blasters and even some statues. My 3rd and biggest room is my hobby workshop where all the unfinished work in progress things flood the walls... kinda like adams workshop but with less OCD... LOL
I got more than 30 2feet tall statues, maybe 30 different unique handbuilt custom rc cars, around 20 replica blasters and a myriad of other doodads, props and things... I also own a couple motorcycles I rebuilt and custom made myself. I built alot of my own furniture and made most of my house lamps as well... And I have made my own backpack from scratch...
Ppl usually drop their jaw when they enter for the first time and my young nephews love coming here... It is my toy paradise. All the things I though was cool when I was a kid... -Currently building a Honda PC800 motorcycle as a 2 wheeled Knight Rider theme, It is gonna be so awesome seing ppls reactions next summer!
Sorry for the rant... I guess I was trying to say that the Showroom almost always follows as a consequence of a growing collection. Ask any collector what their biggest problem is; Space! (You won't believe how many big empty flamingo filled boxes I have stored...) lol
I was looking at that cane to actually use, thank you for clearing that up
I loved that Jurassic Park shaving cream prop. I still remember that item after all these years.
I work tangentially in manufacturing, and this talk really drove home just HOW MANY steps and bits go into making a market-ready product, especially in a high quality sector. Not having the luxury of economics of scale in this (much) explains why these aren't priced like kids' toys. But I was actually surprised after looking at their offers - I'd have expected around 25-50% more for quite a few pieces!
Guest episodes are always my absolute favorite episodes. The gleeful exuberance just overflowing from Adam when he gets to play with a cool new toy and talk to someone who's just as passionate about what they do is truly infectious! I always end up sitting here with the biggest, dumbest grin on my face the entire video. ^_^
I grew up with Jurassic Park as a teen and it's awesome to see such accurate reproductions of these props. Their quite expensive but after watching this video I can see why.
What's nice to see is Tyler's delight in the props and to Adam's reaction - it's obviously so much more than just manufacturing to him
Very interesting video. Tyler's passion in their products really comes across. The finished products look amazing.
Got Paragon FX Group's Blade Runner 2049 Deckard's (Hero) blaster in official collaboration with Tomenosuke and official licensed by Alcon Entertainment. Absolutely a beautiful piece for anyone missed out with Tomenosuke release at lesser cost.
This was a really fascinating interview, really appreciated!
As a machinist i make things for a living and i can really appreciate and understand all the work that goes into this type of work
My preorder for "Paragon Fx's Cryro-Can" was a direct result of Adams' original video showcasing their "89' Modular Utility Grapnel." I can't wait until it's actually in my hand, especially after "Chronicle Collectibles" took my money and ran.
Nice grappling prop 4 sure! -And I really like his attitude towards QC and customer expectations.... The past decade I have evolved from a collector to a maker. I find that most companies don't live up to the QC I expect for the money they ask. And they all seem to be making bigger and bigger production runs of each prop, thousands of copies sold, I feel less and less exclusive... I collected to get a sense of having something rare, prestine and custom made. When there is only 500 handmade copies I feel like that... when they make 7500 on a 3d printer I don't...
So now I build the replicas I want to have. I get much more joy from that even though I might not always be able to get them perfect...
the most down to Earth passion right there!
You get a greater appreciation for the work that does into something like this.
And makes you realize it's probably 100x more work making those replicas than making the original prop for the movie. They didn't have to worry about accuracy to anything. The Barbasol can for the movie was probably done in 24 hours but an accurate replica is months of work.
That hand shake was SOLID
When Adam opened the shaving cream I could actually hear Nedry's little squeak laugh!!
Adam has EXACTLY the same reaction to the shaving cream can that Nedry has in the movie.
The Barbasol can scene is one of my favorite of all my 40 years. The sounds it makes, the clicking of moving parts. I almost watch the movie for that scene 😂
Haha the scene of him testing the Barbadol can and putting it on the pie is burned in my childhood memory
Same! I was really hoping the replica had some way of functioning like the real thing so people could experience that. Maybe some skilled maker out there will modify this prop replica to do just that!
DODSON! It's DODSON here! see? nobody cares
I love your videos. Thank you and your team for taking the time to make them.
You should have these guys on at least 2-3 times a year to discuss the props.
The mosquito didn't convinced me, we have big ones here in Brasil called "Tipula", it would look a LOT better, and they're not hard to find.
I think they could at least have bent the legs a bit, they look a bit too wonky without the joints.
But yeah, there's plenty of big mosquitos out there, but i think they're limited to their local region and China.
He didn't seem to be against the idea of using real ones, but his reasons were a bit flimsy i agree.
I found the cane itself to be looking even worse, it hardly looked like bone to me, more like some spongy rubber.
I don't expect it to be cheap either because of that amber piece.
But i liked the can and grappler a lot though.
@@Games_and_Music Right!? I mean, for something that it's not cheap (replicas are not) could get a little more attention on those details, I didn't like the fact that the cane can't even be used as a cane, it could have a steel rod inside or something, I bet that a fair a portion of people who buy this, would want to use it. (edit: Yep, grappler and barbasol can looks great tho)
Wow I'm so happy I found you again!
The prototype bare aluminum version of the grapnel gun is the Grey Ghost version, actually.
What an awesome video! Having done a lot of prototyping and working with companies overseas, I sooooo know where he's coming from. Whether it be the physical parts or the computer generated drawings, it's an endless back and forth to get that perfection. I love to see the explanation and how paying attention to the details delays releases but in the end, an amazing product. Great video!!! ❤
My favorite example of calls being made on the shop floor impacting the final design is for the M1 Garand. They were having an issue where the gun would jam occasionally, and they had to hide the issue from the military to get the gun approved for use while the figured out the problem. Turns out during manufacturing they were boring a hole and the drill bit would shave off a tiny nub of metal because it simplified the machining process. That tiny nub was helping guide bullets from the magazine into the chamber and without it the gun wouldn’t reload correctly and you’d get jams. Adjusting the equipment to preserve that nub completely fixed the problem and the M1 Garand went on to be a vital to US victory in WW2 where the semi-auto functionality was very powerful against armies that were mostly still based around bolt-action rifles for their common infantry.
Specifically, wasn't it an issue only on either cartridges that presented left or right in the internal magazine? (Making it harder to diagnose and also your point about hiding it during some of the trials.)
@@fustigate314159 It was magazines that were loaded starting on the left, and not only that it would occur on the seventh round from that magazine. Since the magazine holds eight rounds the seventh one is where there are no longer any more rounds pushing up from both sides, and it’s this lopsided pressure which those nubs were designed to compensate for. And yeah to get the gun to pass the field trials they went through all the magazines to load them all starting from the right, that way no one would encounter the feeding issue.
such great content. Thank you !
It just amazes me how people design and make something, especially when they are beautifully done
I'm still very happy and take pride in the fact that my cryocans are the only ones that ACTUALLY unscrew from the mechanical base...
You sell them?
Sorry buddy but the two I made both unscrew as seen on screen.
@@minigeff4422 in this video? They are clearly slip fit into the can. So no... They don't screw into the can. Meaning if you pick this up off a shelf by the top rim of the can and shake it the insert will 100% slip out of the can and hit the floor
@@xGaLoSx yes of course
@@BroughtToYouByDDean no I think you’re misunderstanding. You said that your cryocans are the only ones that unscrew from the base. I was replying to you pointing out that the two cans I have made also unscrew. I made my cans for myself from scratch, I’ve nothing to do with Paragon.
Some of my favorite props from one of my favorite movies of all time 😍
Beautiful work!
As a teenager of the right level Jurassic Park dropped and the prop I wanted most was the shaving cream. Also I wanted him to accidentally take a bite of the pie, his excitement taking over and boom big bite.
So cool to see. Strong will power is definitely needed with replicas you can buy.
Those are all stunning.
Having had high end small run models made in Asia for 15 years. It takes a lot of work to get them done right! I feel and know the highs and lows. Great video
Ive always wanted one of these ever since I saw the movie as a kid. Very cool
Here for the Jurassic Park pieces! They look great. With the cane I did contact Paragon but got no reply - is the cane cast from a screen used prop? The now defunct Chronicle Collectibles replica cane body was cast from the promo canes - which word has it came from the original molds. The only part that wasn't accurate was the egg. So I was hoping this replica cane would be cast from an original, both body and and egg. I will hold out for a fully accurate cane - that would be a treat. I hope Paragon sees this - perhaps a future iteration? Good to see the cryocan shell is accurate! That vintage can shape has been overlooked for some time 👍. And that's not easy to manufacture. Well done Paragon and Rylo!
Adam, not sure how many of these comments you read but I hope you stumble across this one. I have always admired your whole everything- aesthetic, demeanor, problem solving process. You inspire me as a maker, and years ago you replied to a question of mine on Reddit and made me so happy.
I hope you run across this comment because I found a manufacturer of an anime prop I have a feeling you might be fascinated by- a replica of the Dominator from the Psycho-Pass anime that has a perfect transformation from non-lethal paralyzer to destroy decompose. I am constantly looking at gifs and images to try and design my own 3D printed version than transforms with LEDs!
To anyone anyone reading this- you are valid and amazing 💜
come summer, i'll have plenty of those mosquitos flying around if you want a real one to put in epoxy, and id love to see the night vision goggles from the first movie. 'are they heavy?' 'yeah' 'that means they're expensive'
What you mention about spending some time in manufacturing is great. I've primarily spent most of my career in computers over about 40 years.
I spent a lot of the early years when I was studying doing part/full time work in manufacturing to earn money or while I was doing different jobs or trying to figure out what I wanted to do. I worked in a foundry for about 4 years while I was studying and about 2 years at a major sailboat hardware manufacturer.
Working in those manufacturing environments was so interesting and has heavily influenced the way that I work with computers and business in general today. It was such a valuable experience for me. Highly recommend it!
Always great fun!
So happy i pre-ordered when i did because this video is gonna cause a holiday rush :)
I've had the cryo canister replica on pre-order since early summer and I CAN'T wait to receive mine!
That Barbasol is amazing
Adam’s face when he heard “prop feel”.
I've actually touched one of the real Barbasol props! Somebody I met here in Copenhagen bought one of them & had it at their office & I was drooling all over it 😂
that intro voice crack ;D
Love love love this!
Institutional inertia?! That is now a part of my fundamental vocabulary. Awesome.
Seriously cool stuff
"You know when its done when you totally despise it!" Yep totally agree. My Tricorder became a bane of my exsistance!
Awesome props! In the movie the Barbasol is a working shaving cream.
i was mesmerized by the barbasol can from jurassic park when i first saw the movie as a seven year old and i still feel the same way more than a quarter of a century later. so cool
To any prop replica companies out there asking themselves the 'Will they notice' question... WE... WILL... NOTICE! If you get very, very lucky sometimes we will take joy in modifying and fixing your mistakes but that's as rare as a Hyneman giggle.
Most prop companies don't care. For instance, HCG recast Nickatron's ghost trap and didn't bat an eye.
The Devil is in the details... such a cool video. Being a former QA manager I can relate to all the checks and balances that have to take place in order to make the final product and get it to the customer safely.
That batman grappling hook better work for 800 bucks lol
Wow! Are those tiny labels for velociraptors and tyrannosaurs? And triceratops? 😮 very detailed
Spared no expenses 🦖
Great video sir
the Phantasm sphere is awesome, and the Barbasol can is amazing ( returned in Jurassic world: dominion!)
my first ever screen accurate prop was a light sabre sent to me by Graflex.. It took only three days to go from the US 🇺🇸 to Glastonbury England. 🇬🇧It cost £150 /$200..It was labelled as 📷 camera parts 🤭. Some assembly required.. I absolutely adore it♥️
I think the barbasol can from JP is the coolest non-weapon movie prop of all time. I can’t think of a better one tbh
I mean, when I think of physical objects from Jurassic Park, top of my list is the Dinosaur Input Device, which I hope is enshrined somewhere at ILM, but that’s more a behind the scenes thing. Those are two very good choices for props, though I am kind of bummed the cane is a non functional cane. Hopefully that gets produced before I need one, because that’d be a baller thing to use in my old age.
I think I'd put Mountain Dew in those little vials. It's basically the same material, grows dinosaurs and all.
25:19 I felt that Uh-uh! 🤣
1:39
Get the Bat plugs Robin. 😂
I've always wanted that prop shaving cream can ever since i was a kid and watched Jurassic Park for the first time.
i can so relate to the process and thinking about what he says about manufacturing something like this due to that i am a CAD designer and CNC operator. what the costumer wants dont always align whit ones head once you sand there infront of the machine making it :) Ive learn just to do it even if i think or know its wrong or its not going to work :P its better the costumer realise it once the part is done:)
❤INCREDIBLE!❤
Whaaaaaat! Just saw builds of this prop can yesterday, what are the odds 🎉
Pretty good given how the machine drives us all in the coral.
How did you not check out their Deckard Blaster Adam?!?
The shaving cream can is actually a prop I would think of buying. My one complaint about it would be that the can was screwed in rather than a slip-on cover.
ya, i noticed that too. If they fix that, i'd buy.
Hah, the comment directly under yours says:
@BroughtToYouByDDean 3 hours ago
I'm still very happy and take pride in the fact that my cryocans are the only ones that ACTUALLY unscrew from the mechanical base...
So i think you should hit that dude up, hah
Nedry's Barbasol can is the spitting image of the one in the film