Tools of the Trade

This nifty tableaux of magical goods and ingredients comes to us from WestwoodFM.

 

 

Elf on a Shelf

In addition to being an incredibly talented artist, Tom Kuebler has an absolutely shameless sense of humor.  Over the weekend he offered up these mummified elf heads, providing two lucky people to have their very own, and very macabre, Elf on a Shelf.

You have to respect that level of dedication to a joke.  Heh.

 

 

LARP Dagger

I've marveled at the quality of modern LARP weapons before, but this oriental dagger from Sander Propworx is next level.  It not only has a Damascus steel blade pattern, but an ornate brass bolster and realistic, riveted bone handle scales.  He also happens to be giving it away.

 

The Eye of Magnus

This is cool.  The rather directly named 3D Cosplay Decor has a prop version of the Eye of Magnus from Skyrim that features internal illumination.

 

Baby Hellboy Skull

Spooky Jack returns with his latest osteoprop, this nifty baby Hellboy skull. On sale just in time for the holidays.

 

Vintage Mailing Tubes

Michael Stueber was kind enough to send over this video from historical re-enactor supplier VICO Expeditions, which specializes in reproducing vintage camping and expedition gear.  Their latest offering just happens to be of interest to classic-era Mythos prop makers- period accurate mailing tubes.  They were used from the early 20th century to the 1950s to post all sorts of small items that didn't warrant a full-sized box.

The tubes were relatively air and water tight, with a fastening mechanism that uses a thread to rip a glued paper ribbon that seals the tube during transit.  Mr. Stueber correctly surmised that it's exactly the kind of fascinating period details I love.  You can find a previous discussion of period packing materials over here.

 

Hail to the King

There's so much to like about this amazing King In Yellow costume from Valerie Plouffe at Feral Workshop.  It features completely custom embroidery and a hand-applied ochre edge tinting that really brings out the details.