SG Merc

Painted up a batch of communication stones, so needed to take some glamor photos. These are color shifting, and will go from black, to blue, to purple depending on the light.

Good information. For Stargate costuming the IDs used on the show are fictional.

Nice work Chris!

Are you talking about Gateway in Chicago June 26-28? If so you won't be able to carry replica firearms very much, as the hotel does not allow them to be in the common areas. If it's a different convention then your first step will be to check their website or contact them to find out their policy on replica firearms. Some organizers are allowing them under certain conditions, and others are banning them. In general your options are 1) airsoft/replica guns or 2) building from scratch. Most people just buy airsoft replicas as there are plenty of very realistic ones available (in fact these were even used for filming throughout parts of the SG shows). With that said, some people in countries with tight restrictions on replicas have had good results cutting out eva foam and making their own. If you're looking for a good "best of both worlds" approach then I can hook you up with a foam P90 molded and cast off the real thing. They will be for sale on Stitchsloft.com when they are ready. Also check out the weapon archives on SG1Props.com for more options.

That's pretty much it, yes. The battery box that holds the 9v would have two wires going into it from the light. Cut those wires, discard the 9v battery box, and attach the two wires from the coin cell battery box. Here's an example of a 6v coin cell holder. To make a 9v it might be necessary to modify one.

You would want to replace the 9V battery with 3x 3V button cells run together in series. Would still result in 9V but would be much easier to hide in the prop.

The top picture is from the PropWorx auctions, and is one of the original props. I can answer some questions for you in a few weeks when I get a delivery of Atlantis props in the shop.

Great video

You did a nice job painting that. I have a couple screen used ones, but not with a removable head like yours.

That is Brian Capri who makes foam zats which can be stretched to an open or closed position. He sells them on ebay (here's the listing). Good guy, makes nice stuff. The electronic working zat on youtube is my prototype. I have the original master shells, studio molds, and other production materials that were used to make the working zats for the show. I'll make them available if I can get passed some logistical hurdles.

Hey I know the guy in that video! You'll have to do videos for all those new props I was showing you that are in the pipeline ...

YEAH buddy!

Man... that's a lot of variants. From a storytelling perspective one has to ask the question: For an expedition stranded in another galaxy with limited resources, who the heck was sitting around the city designing and manufacturing new uniforms all the time?

Any indication why this was done? I wonder how many different patterns were made for all of these variants? I only picked up one gravity suit when they were auctioned off, and regretted it since. Spent years looking for the rest of the ISO track suits and fightsuits, and finally got them. Let me know if you still want a flightsuit and I can hook you up.

Hey nice work! Not sure if mine strayed from the standard template, but mine doesn't have pocked and the collar is integrated into the cut as one piece. I always figured they made these a little sleeker for the girls. Well spotted on the Defying Gravity pieces. Didn't think anyone would notice those. Those suits are so nice. Great production quality.