Australia Relief Map, Redux

The image size limits on Blogger have finally motivated me to start converting large images to PDF and host them at Scribd. You can find the high resolution PDF of the Australia Relief Map over here . I've updated yesterday's post to reflect the change.

From this point onward a high-resolution PDF of anything I create or scan will be uploaded to Scribd. As time permits I'll convert previous work and make it available as well.

Catalog Card Generator

What hidden secrets lurk in the dusty stacks or the library? Find out with this handy little Catalog Card Generator. Just enter the information for your book and it spits out a vintage style catalog card.

Vintage Australian Map

Another filler prop for "The Shadow Out of Time"- a period relief map of Australia. Click through the graphic for the medium resolution JPG or download the high resolution PDF over here.

"The Shadow Out of Time" Expedition Pin

Here's a high resolution scan of the Miskatonic Australian expedition lapel pin. The harsh lighting of the scanner reduces the contrast between the raised and textured portions of the die strike, but it gives you a good idea of the level of detail on the 1" wide medallion.



The craftier readers will be happy to know that the backing mount can be removed with a file or dremel tool in about 30 seconds. That means creating custom items is a simple matter of using a drop of epoxy to attach the flat portion of the pin to any suitable surface. I've been cruising Ebay for a vintage brass Zippo lighter (first produced in 1933) with exactly that idea in mind.

Upcoming Replica Prop Forum Registration Window

New registrations for The Replica Prop Forum will be accepted from June 15th to June 30th. If you enjoy making props, or simply admiring the creations of others, I highly recommend taking advantage of this opportunity. The RPF is, quite simply, the premiere community for the discussion of replica props on the internet. Most of the postings deal with items from franchises like "Star Wars" and "Star Trek", but fans of lesser known media and literary sources will find like-minded people working on a variety of projects.

The Necronomicon: Matzke Edition

Author Christian Matzke has just released a book that will be near and dear to the hearts of any Mythos propmaker: Fragments of the Necronomicon.

"Collected here for the first time: thirty-three woodcuts from a recently recovered 17th century edition of Abdul Alhazred's Necronomicon. Annotations and photos of relevant Mythos objects from the author's collection deepen the reader's understanding of the occult images."

Mr. Matzke's work should be familiar to anyone reading this, since he's the creator and proprietor of the Propping Up The Mythos website that directly inspired my own efforts.

All Hail The Third Imperium

From this thread on RPGnet comes what has to be the best set of old school gamer geek props ever made. What would a fantasy version of the classic science-fiction RPG Traveller look like?



The complete box set was apparently created by a game store owner as a gag, but I agree with the comments that say they would buy it in a heartbeat if they saw it on the shelves. Then again, I spent five years of my youth playing in an over-the-top fantasy campaign that used a tweaked version of the "Space Opera" rules.