Styrofoam or wood Props

Hello!

I would like to know where Can i buy Styrofoam, plastic, or wood props online?

I would like to buy a gramophone, a chandeller and some other antique props. but lightweight

do you any resource?

Regards,

Alejandro.

 

I wouldn't even attempt to venture a guess on the gramophone, the chandelier on the other hand is easy to get.
Just go to the local home center, get the cheapest brass chandelier they have and rip out the wiring.

 

Lisbon is a large enough city that there should be prop rental houses. Try google. As for fake scenery, try rose brand.

 

What's that supposed to mean?

 

I have to disagree in principal with the "look" observation. We used a Franklin Stove prop borrowed from another group. It was constructed from styrofoam but right up to touching it you could hardly tell.

Fooled me thoroughly! I bent to grasp it and give it a good tug and I nearly went "***** over teakettle", as my father used to say! The thing LOOKED like three hundred pounds of cast iron but the reality was more like 30-35 lbs of styro.

Well, I couldn't let that go without getting a good laugh. Through tech week I'd ask "fresh meat" to move the stove. "Hey George, can I get you to move the stove from there (point) to there (point again)? It's heavy - you'll need to team up with someone, like Fred here - he's new by the way."

You can picture the rest.

Van, I'd agree that perhaps this example may be the exception rather than the rule, but craftsmanship is an amazing thing and pops up in the weirdest places.

As an aside I just acquired a Thompson submachine gun prop constructed completely, and I mean completely, from wood. It's a beautiful thing. From the photos on eBay I could have sworn it was the full metal Model Gun Corporation M1A1 tommy gun.

Well, I think you guys have answered Mr. Lisbon, so I'll stop here.