Video: Ghost in the Shell at the Weta Workshop

"Adam Savage Behind the Scenes of Ghost in the Shell!" by Tested

Adam Savage visits Weta Workshop to get up close with some of the practical props the effects studio made for the upcoming film Ghost in the Shell. Weta Workshop's Richard Taylor shows Adam the mechanical geisha masks and animatronic puppets his team created, and how Weta Workshop used new fabrication and design technologies to make these props possible.

Props: Pyramid Head's Great Knife

"Pyramid Head's Great Knife (Silent Hill) - MAN AT ARMS: REFORGED" by AWE me

Man at Arms continues his excellent series with the recreation of one of the wickedest weapons ever to grace a video game, Pyramid Head's enormous clever.

"Every other Monday, our team of blacksmiths and craftsman build some of your favorite weapons, and some weapons that you’ve never seen before. In this episode, the team takes on an epic build from everyone’s favorite horror game Silent Hill with the Pyramid Blade."

Props: Lord of the Rings Lightsaber

Lord of the Rings inspired custom Lightsaber with Crystal Focus by VadersVault

[ Previously: Props: 3D Printed Spider-Man Mask ]

This Lord of the Rings-inspired lightsaber is as elegant as it is deadly.  It would be great for a Legolas Jedi cosplay!

"Made especially for the engagement of one of our good customers, this saber takes on design cues and themes from the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. With hand engraved Tengwar script as well as natural gemstones, gold leaf and vine work, and detailed leather grip. The inscription is in Sindarin, and is a play on the last 3 lines of the original Ring poem from the books. In english it says: "One ring to confirm their love. One ring to unite them. One ring to bring them both, and in this lifetime bind them."

Powered by the Crystal Focus Version 5.1 and ignited by a LEDengin 10W RGBA set for purple and FoC™ (Flash on Clash™). Featuring a custom soundfont made especially for this saber based on sounds from the movie trilogy and displayed on an awesome 7 piece acrylic stand made by Sanjuro Systems featuring matching Tengwar script. Congratulations Dave and Jenna!"

Props: 3D Printed Spider-Man Mask

3D Printed Spider-Man Mask by Costume designer Yuri Schuurkes

Face Shell available for purchase from Shapeways. US$184.93

Last week, 3DPrint ran a great story about a rather novel application of 3D printing for cosplay. As you can see, he was clearly trying to recreate Toby McGuire's 2002 costume, and he did a very credible job.

Costume designer Yuri Schuurkes has spent years perfecting his Spider-Man costume from scratch, but as any cosplayer who has ever pulled a piece of spandex over their face can tell you, capturing a credible facial silhouette is difficult to say the least.  (Spandex tends to do some really ridiculous-looking things when pulled tight over the human body.)  Schuurkes finally sought out the advice of a professional 3D designer to print the perfect Spidey mask.