Victor Marin brings us a preview of an as yet unannounced project from Dr. Collector. He contributed some of the physical props for the "Whiterun Honorary Citizenship Chest", based on the iconic city from Skyrim. In addition to the faux coinage, Mr. Marin crafted the very cool key to the city's player-owned home, Breezehome. I have a feeling this set is going to be in high demand when it's officially unveiled.
Brutal Workshop returns to our pages with a pair of their signature primitive LARP necklaces. Featuring hand-braided cordage with resin skulls, teeth, and horns.
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.
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.
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.
Spooky Jack returns with his latest osteoprop, this nifty baby Hellboy skull. On sale just in time for the holidays.
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.
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.
Tyler McCormick of Wyrdcor returns to our pages with this Sun Cross amulet. Hand-forged, and inset with a polished red garnet.
The Dwemer are famed for their automatons, metallic creations that continue to function long after their creators left the world. Artist Andrei Pek brings us this recreation of the Clockwork Skeevaton from The Elder Scrolls Online.
James Bender of Waypoint Survival returns with another delve into historical fieldcraft. This time he takes a look at a camp setup from the 1930s, the classic era of the Mythos. I love seeing his collection of vintage equipment, including the surprisingly sophisticated "umbrella" tent.
This recreation of Azura's Star from Skyrim comes to us from Yugiwow. It's hard to imagine how they were able to cast something this complex, with multiple undercuts, in resin.
It's crazy how realistic this LARP-safe foam Bowie knife from El Marques LARP Shop looks. I think it's the faux antler handle that really sells it.
Normally, when we feature a copy of the Necronomicon it's all fleshy and spiky and evil-looking. Today is a little different. Raphael Kretz was kind enough to send over his take on a mass-market paperback version of the infamous tome. It's a joke that's been done before, but his version is a very specific take that I find hysterically funny.
Long story short, I recently read Phil Baines’ book Penguin by Design, on the book covers used by Penguin Books through the years. The way my mind works, It wanted me to immediately put together the appropriate grids for different historic versions. And the way my mind works, further, is that it tells me something very silly, which I then have to heed or it will haunt me for weeks.
After spending half an evening, this came out, and while I found it funny in a ridiculous way, I also realized this is probably so specific as to be funny only to a very specific intersection of demographics.
I present, Penguin books’ post-war publication of The Necronomicon, well typeset and affordable for the common man. (I was pondering for a bit whether it would rather be a Penguin Classic, but the idea of the book of unspeakable horrors as an inexpensive nonfiction publication for a broad audience seemed way funnier.)
The incredible Valara Atran is back. This time, they bring us a detailed recreation of the Necromancer's Amulet from The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion.
Alexei Andreev of Grimdark Productions returns to our pages with this Witcher-inspired mounted troll head. Just the thing to liven up the trophy room.
"What We Do In the Shadows" is one of the funniest shows on television. I was a late-comer to the vampire comedy, currently working my way through the entire run as the final season plays out. Over on YouTube, Much Props has posted a great DIY on recreating Lazlo's witch skin hat from the show's first season. And remember, it's definitely not cursed.
Stephen King's Derry is in many ways his version of Lovecraft's Arkham. Rushing's Rarities returns to our pages with this very nice Derry welcome sign, perfect for tourists who've visited the town.
Sander Propworx returns to our pages with a pair of LARP-safe foam knives. It still boggles my mind how realistic LARP weapons have become since I was actively playing back in the 90s.
Adam from Metal Made Crafts brings us this recreation of a glass dagger from The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim.
I'm a sucker for fantasy trophy mounts, and this is one of the best I've seen. Artist Winton Afric brings us the head of the red dragon Khar'zuul.
George Tsougkouzidis is one of the best artists working in the Mythos, and I'm happy to say I own several of his pieces. I may have to expand my collection with this nicely done Eidolon of Cthulhu, available in a variety of finishes.
Tyler McCormick of Wyrdcor returns to our pages with this nicely done traveler's pouch. Featuring a hand-tooled leather pouch adorned with forged iron closure inset with semi-precious stones.
Another wonderful wand from McCormick Wands. This time it's their new "Nightfury", hand carved from black walnut.
As a citizen of the Imperium since the late 70s, I absolutely love this printable prop for Traveller. Mark Wicker posted the full PDF for an Aslan restaurant menu over on the Traveller RPG group on Facebook. He says it's just the first. Be sure to check out the mouth watering sea centipede.
Thanks to this pair of props from Ugo Serrano I learned the difference between a reliquary and a monstrance. A reliquary, also known as a phylactery or fereter, is a container or mount for a sacred relic. A monstrance is an open or transparent reliquary.
You learn something new every day.
