Anyone make DUNE props?

blipper · Feb 27, 2009

Love seeing all the love for Dune props. There seems so little production reference around for what are some of the most beautiful designs in science fiction, imo.

Another item I'd love to know more about, re; construction and reference pics is the Harkonnen helmet. I have a larger pic somewhere I snagged off a Dune forum years ago, of the helmet in the possesion of a private collector which shows some clearer details (not that it illuminated me any more though!)

Can anyone ID anything, like the gas mask type, or the latches that attach the helmet top to the lower helmet?

Rylo · Feb 27, 2009

I offered sterling silver Gom Jabbars about 5 years ago.

Wish I had saved one for myself...

LordFett said:
Any chance you have a higher res version of the Gom Jabbar? Hoping to work on some metal this coming week and I have a few needles I'd like to try making one of these.

LordFett · Feb 27, 2009

blipper said:
Can anyone ID anything, like the gas mask type, or the latches that attach the helmet top to the lower helmet?

I'd wager it is a welding helmet for welding galvanized and other dangerous materials. The rubber kind of looks like CV boots.

blipper · Feb 27, 2009

LordFett, that never even occurred to me but now you say it there really does appear to be a welding mask there. I think I just blocked out that part assuming it to be sculpted. Wood-for-the-trees-blindness! cheers, great stuff.

LordFett · Feb 27, 2009

blipper said:
LordFett, that never even occurred to me but now you say it there really does appear to be a welding mask there.

Looking at it more now, I'm more inclined to think it is an underwater setup rather then a gas mask plus welding helmet.

moff man · Feb 27, 2009

looks bloody uncomfortable!!!

defstartrooper · Feb 27, 2009

blipper · Feb 27, 2009

see thats such a great look with only lower half, cool!

LordFett - was wondering if there were some auto parts involved that might look like Diving gear? I'm thinking of rubber gaiters like:

and the joining tubes look like something under a cars hood maybe?

Certainly does look uncomfortable moff man, and impractical too, as all the best bad guy stuff generally is

Rylo · Feb 27, 2009

I think it's thermo formed and 100% custom as far as the mask goes.

Looks exactly like haircell kydex.

LordFett said:
Looking at it more now, I'm more inclined to think it is an underwater setup rather then a gas mask plus welding helmet.

ReturningSon · Mar 2, 2009

mayney said:
IF someone could create an accurate replica of a stillsuit, I'd be on it like stink on a monkey.

me as well! I would love a high end replica!!!! :cool

blipper · Mar 3, 2009

missed this recent auction of a film used House Atreides ship, not that i could have stretched to the bid, but hey - such a great unconventional design, and some excellent reference shots there.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260361449638

Blackbirdcd · Mar 3, 2009

blipper said:
missed this recent auction of a film used House Atreides ship, not that i could have stretched to the bid, but hey - such a great unconventional design, and some excellent reference shots there.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260361449638

Oh those are great - always wanted to build one of these. I never realized how deep it was - almost as if it has wings.

GPITTARAS · Mar 11, 2009

PtByNmbrs said:
I was just about to make new molds of the weirding modules I offered here years ago. EDIT...

Bump!
Is this still something you are planning to re-offer PtByNmbrs ?:love

LeMarchand · Mar 11, 2009

posted some pics of my WIP Harkonnen Sardaukar pistol here:

http://www.therpf.com/showpost.php?p=817393&postcount=16

Clutch · Mar 11, 2009

body odor respirator. awesome!

TheGworks · Mar 12, 2009

I have been after a Crysknife for ages - seen some superb ones on here but none have come up for sale!

Regards
Grae

GPITTARAS · Mar 12, 2009

TheGworks said:
I have been after a Crysknife for ages - seen some superb ones on here but none have come up for sale!

Regards
Grae

I'd love a good one as well, I never managed to get a GreyZon Productions one.

terryr · Mar 12, 2009

blipper said:
Another item I'd love to know more about, re; construction and reference pics is the Harkonnen helmet.
Can anyone ID anything, like the gas mask type, or the latches that attach the helmet top to the lower helmet?

To me it looks like the mask is an industrial dust mask. [as opposed to military] The two holders on the cheeks unscrew from the outside to change the filter cannisters.
The shoulders look like CV joint covers from a car. The hoses might be sump pump type connections.
The collar looks specially made. Helmet is based on a welding unit, but might be scratch-made.

I was into gas masks for a bit when I made my own welding/gas mask.

http://members.shaw.ca/pekpress/WeldingMask.html

The 48th Ronin · Mar 12, 2009

TheGworks said:
I have been after a Crysknife for ages - seen some superb ones on here but none have come up for sale!

GPITTARAS said:
I'd love a good one as well, I never managed to get a GreyZon Productions one.

Well, last time I checked, the mold for the film Crysknife that I have offered in the past was still holding up OK. This is third generation - a copy of a copy of an original knife from the production:

Send me a PM for more info.

I've also been meaning to get back to and finish up the sheathed version that I was tinkering with a while ago:

I think I need to look into magnets - some test castings that I did were press-fit, and seemed to work fine... but in the interim, some shrinkage has occured and they don't fit so well anymore. So, I was thinking perhaps some magnets to hold the sheath in place might be the answer...

PtByNmbrs · Mar 12, 2009

GPITTARAS said:
Bump!
Is this still something you are planning to re-offer PtByNmbrs ?:love

Yes I was, most likely in May.

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