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Making prop weapons for 2K: Part 3

Making prop weapons for 2K: Part 3

By Jason Babler

Jason Babler

I'm the Creative Director of Make: magazine.

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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 […]

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Making videogame weaponry real: The Harpoon Gun from Evolve Pt 2

Making videogame weaponry real: The Harpoon Gun from Evolve Pt 2

By Jason Babler

Jason Babler

I'm the Creative Director of Make: magazine.

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  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 […]

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Building Up to Maker Faire: Shawn Thorsson Brings ED-209 to Life, Part 2 — Casting

Building Up to Maker Faire: Shawn Thorsson Brings ED-209 to Life, Part 2 — Casting

By Shawn Thorsson

Shawn Thorsson

At a very young age, Shawn learned that the surest way to get the coolest toys was to make them yourselves. Now he makes costumes and props for films, promotional uses, and the occasional private commission. You can read more about his projects and scattered other adventures in his blog.

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Shawn Thorsson discusses and demonstrates the finer points of fiberglass moldmaking.

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Building up to Maker Faire: Body Filler Tutorial with Shawn Thorsson

Building up to Maker Faire: Body Filler Tutorial with Shawn Thorsson

By Stett Holbrook

Stett Holbrook

Stett Holbrook is editor of the Bohemian, an alternative weekly in Santa Rosa, California. He is a former senior editor at Maker Media.

He is also the co-creator of Food Forward, a documentary TV series for PBS about the innovators and pioneers changing our food system.

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How do you bend Bondo to your will? Shawn Thorsson tells all.

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Building Up to Maker Faire: Bringing ED-209 to Life

Building Up to Maker Faire: Bringing ED-209 to Life

By Shawn Thorsson

Shawn Thorsson

At a very young age, Shawn learned that the surest way to get the coolest toys was to make them yourselves. Now he makes costumes and props for films, promotional uses, and the occasional private commission. You can read more about his projects and scattered other adventures in his blog.

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The thing I’m after can’t be bought. Fortunately, I can build my own anything.

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Today on Maker Camp: Making is Believing

Today on Maker Camp: Making is Believing

By Stett Holbrook

Stett Holbrook

Stett Holbrook is editor of the Bohemian, an alternative weekly in Santa Rosa, California. He is a former senior editor at Maker Media.

He is also the co-creator of Food Forward, a documentary TV series for PBS about the innovators and pioneers changing our food system.

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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!

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