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props protocols
props inventory BB1
materials source list
foam coat recipes
life casting info
continuous work-study tasks
prop shop materials inventory
mold-making materials

fabrication techniques

A/B expanding foam
brick pannels (foam)
cardboard armature
casting with urethane plastic
cinder block (foam)
dyeing fabric
expanding foam props
expanding foam mother mold
foam carving & coating
hot wire foam cutting
life casting (face)
mold (1 part latex)
mold - 1 part silicone
mold - 2 part plaster
mold - plaster plate
mother mold - plaster
paper mache clay
monster mask (latex)
plexi bending
plexi welding
stone effect on foam 1
stone effect on foam 2
stone masonry technique
tree & boulders (foam & concrete)
tree trunk effect on foam
using mod-podge
vacuum forming

Props General

armor
candles (flameless)
casting techniques
hot wire
money - bills
money in briefcase
old tools
paper (aged)
rain machine
realistic cigarettes 1
rocks & boulders
robot arm
tombstone
tree & boulders (structural)
vines

weapons & tools

AK-47 (cardboard)
axe (2-part urethane foam)
cane sword
crowbar (rubber)
foam hammer
hand grenades
machine gun
old tools (sintra)
rayguns 1
raygun 2
realistic gun options
tommy gun
weapons (sintra)

Breakables

breakable bottles
breakable cane
breakaway chair
breakable glass
breakable sword
glass smash props
rubber glass

blood & body fx

arm (stuffed armature)
blood recipes
bloody face
corpsing
foam skull
innards
pregnant belly
realistic eyeballs
squibs
washable blood

Fake Fooding

ice cream scoop
pie crusts
whipped cream

faux finishes, patinas, and upholstry

aged bronze
ageing metal
distressing furniture
distressing raw wood
faux distressing
faux leather
faux rust
re-paint & upholstry chair
rusted iron
salting
textured-stone faux finish

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