The Morag Tong

This ornate recreation of a Morag Tong assassin from the Elder Scrolls series comes to us from Russian artist Valara Atran.

Mummified Minion

This mummified minion, complete with nose hair(!), comes to us from the talented Tom Kuebler.

Elven Helmet

Sander Propworx returns to our pages with this beautiful Warhammer-style Elven helmet. 

Glowing Crystals

Talkenia brings us this set of glowing crystals created for a fantasy LARP in the Netherlands.  The crystals themselves were hand formed from Worbla Crystal Art moldable thermoplastic.

The Star Beast

"The Star Beast" was the working title of the script by Dan O'Bannon that would eventually become "Alien".  It went through a myriad of changes during development, particularly in the depiction of the xenomorph itself.  At one point Ron Cobb had a pseudo-quadruped concept for the adult form.
 

When H. R. Giger was brought on board his initial design for the chestburster drew on that depiction before his far more effective bipedal creature was finalized.

Sadly, the so-called "killer turkey" chestburster looked ridiculous due to the limitations of 70s puppetry technology, pushing the production to the iconic design we're all familiar with today.  Now, all these years later, Patrick Magee brings us this amazing recreation of the proto-chestburster based on Giger's artwork. 

The End of Immortality

Dale Bigford has wrapped up his Immortality Box project and in many ways he's saved the best for last.  That includes Herbert West's prototype reanimation serum and a fantastic set of extraterrestrial symbionts contained within a functional stasis device.

You really need to click on over and read through the whole thing.  It's not only one of the most impressive prop projects ever featured here, but an engaging example of item-based storytelling.  I'd happily pay for a book that expands on the narrative he's created.

After the Bomb

Dmitri Zaitsev of Nuclear Snail Studios has made a career out of creating post-apocalyptic costuming and showing others how to do the same. His latest is this phenomonal dystopian marine costume. Just click through for the full gallery, which features some detailed closeups.