Tuesday, January 20, 2015

POLL TIME: Do Xenites still care about props and replicas?

Hello everyone! It's poll time!

If you have some time, I'd love if you could spare 2min to answer this little poll of mine: do Xena fans care about Xena props and replicas anymore?


Some years ago it seemed like the Xena prop community was active and thriving, but for the last two years most of the Internet prop talks or sites have closed down or gone dormant. So, what do you think? Do you still care about Xena props? I'd really like to find out!

https://apps.facebook.com/my-polls/qqjpgp

You're also welcome to leave a comment with your thought on the matter :)

Cheers!

Sunday, January 18, 2015

The Yahoo It's a Wrap! Auction (II)

Hello guys!

Here's the second part from the other day's entry dedicated to the Yahoo It's a Wrap! Auction (you can read the first part here - by the way, I've slightly edited it adding a couple of things to Gabrielle's section).

Let's continue taking a look at all the images of the amazing props and costumes that were auctioned and sold back then.

Once again, many thanks from here to the Italian Xena website "Xena Media" or http://www.prometheus110.altervista.org.htm for all the photos.

>> GODS AND GODESSES' COSTUMES and ACCESSORIES:

Ares' pieces are all awesome, as are Athena's. I also love the Kronos stone!

Ares' costume and accessories.
Ares' sword? Definitely not his trademark sword.
Regular and Mourning Aphrodite's costumes.
Cupid's costume, accessories, bow and arrows.
Athena's costume and accessories, plus her chief archers's (Ilainus) helmet. 
Hades' costume and accessories.
A Fury, Discord and Apollo's costumes.
The dagger of Helios (S5 "Seeds of Faith" version). 
Death's aka Celesta's candle.
A Kronos' stone.
Full ambrosia and petals - resin prop.
Golden Apples prop.

>> FRIENDS' COSTUMES and ACCESSORIES:

Joxer's pieces are all very iconic. And the Hydra plush is SO cool. I also love Hercules' trademark costume and gauntlets, as well as Iolaus'.

Joxer's trademark costume and in "The Bitter Suite" and "If the Shoe Firs".
Joxer's trademark gauntlets and accessories.
Autolycus' costumes.
Baby Eve's costume and plush Hydra.
Ephiny's costume and accessories.
Amazon's sword and scabbard.
Xenan's (Ephiny's son) centaur gear.
Lao Ma, Eli and Amarice's costumes.
Jace (Joxer's brother) various costumes.
Jace's shoes and accesories.
Virgil (Joxer's son) costumes.
Hercules' trademark costume.
Hercules' mighty gauntlets.
Iolaus and Nebula's costumes.

>> FOES' COSTUMES and ACCESSORIES:

I think from this group I'd choose the Callisto costumes. Her staff/bag with the eye from "The Bitter Suite" is so awesome I can't think of a reason why it hasn't been replicated yet! Who wouldn't want one? lol

Draco's costumes.
Callisto's costumes and accessories in "The Bitter Suite" and "Fallen Angel".
Callisto's trademark costume accessories.
Caesar's various costumes and accessories.
Pompey's costume.
Alti's costumes in "Adventures in the Sin Trade", "Between the Lines",
"Send in the Clones" or "When Fates Collide".
Pao Tsu's costume.
Livia's bacanal costume.
Lucifer's archangel costume and gear.
Calligula's gown.
Prince Morloch's costume and pseudo-chakram.

>> OTHER COOL STUFF:

Without doubt, from here I'd choose the scrolls (all of them!). The valkyrie helmet is amazing as well (all about the Valkyries' costumes rocks!).

One of Gabrielle's trademark scrolls.
Ming Tien's banner.
"The Play's the Thing" poster.
Kal's (God of War) knife.
"Evil" sword used in many episodes.
"Little Problems" scroll.
Guitar-weapon from "Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire".
Guitar-weapon from "Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire".
Valkyrie's helmet from "The Ring" trilogy.
Valkyries tapestry from "The Ring" trilogy.
C.H.A.K.R.A.M. sign from... "Soul Possession'? 
Xena's poster.
Harmonia's hourglass wristwatch from "If the Shoe Fits".

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Now yes, this is pretty much all. There some other pictures in the original link, so I invite you to check it out yourselves. It's a very cool website!

Stay tuned for more!