INCEPTION (Top, bishop, loaded die, poker chip, pasiv)

[tim]

she goes brunette eventually

With a different costume (well, except for her "transformation" scene in the hotel room).

 

[AndyK2364]

Re: INCEPTION (Top, bishop, loaded die, pasiv)

New member here...informed about this site after a member saw these "Inception" tops I made... I am also new to the world of movie prop replication...I fell into it after seeing the latest Christopher Nolan movie...I liked it (not as much as 'Memento' or 'The Prestige') but I really liked the Top totem...and I wanted one.

I am currently learning to be a machinist...I did the CAD design for my top from memory and a couple of googled images so it is definitely not a precise replica but it's close and it does spin like a dream.

 

[tim]

^Those look great!

 

[kevinericon]

Ok, I've just found this thread.

Here's a video showing my totem top spinning.

Youtube video

And here's the CG chess totem I created based on my memory.

 

[tim]

^ I seem to remember the bishop being proportionally taller in the film.

 

[benhs1898]

Glad the props are flooding in. Fan-made all the way!

Tim, I can't get over your avatar! Have you seen the razor glasses I helped fotokid make?

 

[tim]

Tim, I can't get over your avatar! Have you seen the razor glasses I helped fotokid make?

Thanks! And I did! Great work.

I also worked with a colleague to produce a disco stick replica.

 

[kevinericon]

I took that shot with an angle, like when Ellen Page is about to flip it. This is what it looks like in horizontal view, see Sith Sheriff Brody's pictures on post #6, I think it's pretty close.

If I'm satisfied enough with it, I'll start making it in a couple days, that way I can combine shipping on my top. (No guarantee though, I may not have time before this weekend.)

 

[CTF]

Re: INCEPTION (Top, bishop, loaded die, pasiv)

But she wasn't blonde.

****, nothing get past you!

 

[Serenity]

Kevin, good job on the bishop so far!

 

[zenix]

I can offer this one, in brass

flared base and pointer hat

 

[tim]

I think the base of the piece is flared out a bit (also posted in your JY thread).

 

[kevinericon]

I've asked for original photographer for a more clear picture on the bishop, and tweaked my design a bit. My bishop CG picture is taken at different angle/zoom factor.

Kevin

 

[zenix]

flared base and pointier hat

 

[zenix]

model comparisons

 

[tim]

^ A few observations on the central model. The "hat" looks like it should be a bit smaller in diameter and the flange below the "head" should be a bit thinner.

 

[zenix]

better?

 

[tim]

I might make the "hat" a tad smaller in diameter. Otherwise, it looks very good.

 

[Serenity]

In my humble opinion, I also think the base needs to be made just a bit wider at the bottom; I'm basing this on the appearance/proportion of the head to the base...

 

[zenix]