Rick's Custom Props

Rick's Custom Props Motion picture props Company

06/17/2024

Clay extruder. My version. There are some which use a caulking gun mechanism with would get my hands very tired from squeezing. I have a lot of clay to do. So, I wanted a mechanical unit. The clay must be warmed up.

The Sympathizer Egg Head mask.
04/25/2024

The Sympathizer
Egg Head mask.

04/24/2024

4th axis machining. I love learning tricks and tweaks.

Here is what I was working on. It's an F-35 Helmet.
04/19/2024

Here is what I was working on. It's an F-35 Helmet.

03/23/2024

A nice pull.

03/19/2024

Finish cuts

03/18/2024

Huge part I’m machining. I’m at the limits of my machine. And this piece is only one half of the pattern I’m making. Another piece was cut on the 4th axis. That was a learning curve for me. Learning still at 66.6 years of age. lol.

Puzzle Ball ! Tough prop to make. Glad they featured it well.
03/07/2024

Puzzle Ball ! Tough prop to make. Glad they featured it well.

We're always excited to find film props that have actual mechanical functionality built into their design, so Adam was thrilled to check out the Hellraiser-i...

Secrect technique. Pour Peto Bismo all over the part before the RTV.
12/27/2023

Secrect technique. Pour Peto Bismo all over the part before the RTV.

Mold molds and molds.
08/18/2023

Mold molds and molds.

06/30/2023

Does anyone know if the actors are going to strike today? I can't find any updates to today's deadline.

How to suspend a part in a mold.
06/06/2023

How to suspend a part in a mold.

Took 10 minutes to design. Ten minutes create program to grow and send to machine. Then took 28 minutes to grow six. F...
05/20/2023

Took 10 minutes to design. Ten minutes create program to grow and send to machine. Then took 28 minutes to grow six. Freaking amazing!

Two hours to build!!!!!!! Yes that’s both at same time.
05/13/2023

Two hours to build!!!!!!! Yes that’s both at same time.

This is the future.
05/10/2023

This is the future.

One of the primary motives behind the ongoing Hollywood writer's strike is a concern over artificial intelligence (AI) replacing writers.

Snow globe “ Dracula’s” castle. Tricky part is to figure out what the magnification would be once filled with water. Y...
05/10/2023

Snow globe “ Dracula’s” castle. Tricky part is to figure out what the magnification would be once filled with water. You have to make things way smaller than you’d think they would be.

This was for a scary movie I did couple years ago. It reminded me of Guardians 3 story about Rocket. Poor little guy. ...
05/10/2023

This was for a scary movie I did couple years ago. It reminded me of Guardians 3 story about Rocket. Poor little guy. This is a mongoose taxidermy prop.

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Clay extruder. My version. There are some which use a caulking gun mechanism with would get my hands very tired from squeezing. I have a lot of clay to do. So, I wanted a mechanical unit. The clay must be warmed up.

Buffalo wood heads
Buffalo wood heads

4th axis machining. I love learning tricks and tweaks.

Vacuum form
Vacuum form

A nice pull.

3d machining
3d machining

Finish cuts

Huge part I’m machining. I’m at the limits of my machine. And this piece is only one half of the pattern I’m making. Another piece was cut on the 4th axis. That was a learning curve for me. Learning still at 66.6 years of age. lol.

Here is the skull cup for Renfield we made. It had a straw that also had tiny skulls. It was a static mug. I gave it movement for the fun of it. Made a bunch of these. Tim Oakley painted them.

Crossbow and how it worked.

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