GiantSphereFilter: Help needed creating a 4 foot wide tennis ball. Details inside [more inside]
posted by abirae on Sep 1, 2009 - 9 answers

How can I fake the tools of the 1930/40s paparazzi trade? You know what I mean, those wonderful speed cameras with the huge flashes. Assuming I can come up with some kind of land or speed camera, all I need is the flash. But flashbulbs are expensive, and vintage flash equipment is hard to come by - thanks, Star Wars fans! So might it be possible to build my own WeeGee-esque flash gun? Perhaps the body could be steel or copper tubing, plus a scavenged reflector of some sort. Where I'm stuck is the flash itself and the means of making it pop. [more inside]
posted by grabbingsand on Jul 23, 2009 - 7 answers

Where did this large turtlish head come from? Which movie, television series, or commercial spawned this wise old creature? [more inside]
posted by redsparkler on Nov 17, 2008 - 17 answers

Identification filter. In the bottom of the photo inside, is a small container that I'm trying to identify. (warning, geek alert!) [more inside]
posted by asavage on Oct 13, 2008 - 27 answers

How do I make a prop electric guitar? [more inside]
posted by mhum on Sep 17, 2008 - 14 answers

I need a seriously gigantic novelty toothbrush. [more inside]
posted by jessicapierce on Feb 5, 2008 - 9 answers

Where can I rent or borrow a good-sized hourglass in Southern California? [more inside]
posted by RikiTikiTavi on Nov 15, 2007 - 4 answers

Is there a way I can find out what shirt a character in a movie was wearing and where I can get it? [more inside]
posted by andythebean on Jan 12, 2007 - 4 answers

Does anyone know of a website that offers decent to high quality downloads for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004? [more inside]
posted by drleary on Jul 3, 2006 - 6 answers

Help me fulfill my nerdly destiny and make my lantern into a decent Golden Age Green Lantern prop. [more inside]
posted by luftmensch on May 18, 2006 - 5 answers

I have been tasked with finding a dental exam chair for use on stage. It must have arms and a tray attached. [more inside]
posted by jvilter on May 1, 2006 - 8 answers

Where can I find old dial telephones like these? They don't need to work at all (play props for The Front Page) and they need to be really cheap (~$20).
posted by AstroGuy on Sep 20, 2005 - 10 answers