Making a Captain Phasma Chrome Helmet
Before the movie had even hit the screens, Shawn Thorsson made this stunning replica of Captain Phasma’s chrome helmet.
Shawn Thorrson
Making prop weapons for 2K: Part 3
We have been chronicling our prop building for 2K’s Evolve video game, and we are down to the last two weapons! We journaled the Lazarus Device and the Harpoon Gun and all the final weapons will be revealed next week! The Laser Cannon: All these guns have followed the the same basic building steps. Simply put, Shawn sends the 3d […]
Making videogame weaponry real: The Harpoon Gun from Evolve Pt 2
In case you haven’t been following our little Make: Believe project with 2K, we’ve taken up the challenge of recreating four weapons from the game in real life (based on art files provided by the game developers). That’s largely thanks to the help of Shawn Thorsson’s maniacal work ethic and165 pounds of rubber molding […]
Building Up to Maker Faire: Shawn Thorsson Brings ED-209 to Life, Part 2 — Casting
Shawn Thorsson discusses and demonstrates the finer points of fiberglass moldmaking.
Building up to Maker Faire: Body Filler Tutorial with Shawn Thorsson
How do you bend Bondo to your will? Shawn Thorsson tells all.
Building Up to Maker Faire: Bringing ED-209 to Life
The thing I’m after can’t be bought. Fortunately, I can build my own anything.
Today on Maker Camp: Making is Believing
We’ve got a double header for you as we kick off final week of Maker Camp. The theme of this week is Make Believe and to get started we’re going to hangout with master costume and prop builder Shawn Thorrson at 11am PST who will show us how to make a prop hammer out of casting foam. For added inspiration, he’ll also he showing off some of the amazing props he’s created. Then at 1pm PST we’re going to hangout with Ayah Bdeir, founder and CEO of littleBits. She will lead a special Make: Believe HOA demonstrating how littleBits can help anyone use electronics to bring imagination to life. And she’ll be showing off her Unihorn Bike Helmet that you can make, too!
