Builder and former movie SFX artist Dave Fogler has a fun look at creating a prop bomb on a tight deadline for an upcoming film. He starts with a collection of reference photos approved by the director for the the overall look of the device. Then it's a matter of grabbing electronic bits and bobs to assemble the final prop. That includes recreating the look of plastic explosives using a decidedly low-tech approach- coating a cardboard box in clay and giving it a coat of paint.
Bonus: He actually pays attention to one of the biggest issues with a prop like this. Once it's done, how to you send it through the mail without having a SWAT team show up at your door?
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