Showing posts with label Production pieces. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Production pieces. Show all posts

Monday, November 3, 2014

Monday eBay Roundup (XIV) - I'm back!

Home sweet home!

Sadly and happily at the same time, my travels have finished, at least for a while. So it's back to business for me, folks :) From now on that my life is more organized I'll keep the blog more updated - besides I have tons of overdue articles and content to share. Wait and see!

But for now, let's resume our lovely Monday Roundup (yay!). It's been a while, so there are quite many new things to take a look at. Let's see.

- CREATION ENT YIN YANG CHAKRAM #401 + TONS OF THINGS MORE


   > Manufacturer: Creation Entertainment
   > Number: 401/500
   > COA: Included
   > Seller: julesnavymickey
   > Price: $117.56 ($123.50 already) plus shipping (only USA)

   > Opinion: This chakram comes as part of a huge HUGE lot of Xena merchandising and memorabilia. And if you want my opinion, incredibly cheap (though the reserve price hasn't been reached yet). The lot includes a Marto Xena sword reproduction, a jacket, pendants, photos, bags... many many things. The chakram itself is a late creation replica, so it'll include the "NZ made" stamp, but includes the shadowbox and the COA. A great opportunity!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261644135758

- CREATION ENT YIN YANG CHAKRAM #245 + 2 FAN CLUB KITS


   > Manufacturer: Creation Entertainment
   > Number: 245/500
   > COA: Included
   > Seller: lwil5117
   > Price: $550 plus shipping (only USA)

   > Opinion: Believe it or not, another lot of Xena stuff with a Y&Y chakram. This one is considerably more expensive, but: there's no reserve, the number is lower (hence there's no NZ engraving) and it also includes the intact shadowbox and the COA. $550 is not at all a crazy price for a Creation Ent chakram, so this is certainly a fair chance as well.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321571287147

- CREATION ENT ORIGINAL CHAKRAM #399


   > Manufacturer: Creation Entertainment
   > Number: 399/500
   > COA: Included
   > Seller: fairview_collectables
   > Price: GBP 850 ($1,359.87) plus shipping

   > Opinion: Sigh. This is what happens when one goes away for a little while - too many chakrams! lol This time, a S4-ish original chakram also by Creation Ent, also with the COA. Do notice that it presents one of the rare shadowbox models that only later numbers included. Not so later to have a NZ made engraving, that is good. For me this is the more perfect original chakram model ever made by Creation (what I call the Third Generation chakram in my Comparisons) - but this particular piece is VERY pricey unless you have your salary in UK pounds.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121473791464

- CREATION ENT CHAKRAM COA


  > Manufacturer: Creation Entertainment
   > Number: Not numbered
   > Seller: beatles-rock
   > Price: $50 (free shipping)

   > Opinion: This might not be a prop or replica itself, but it's very related to them, and I know many collectors will be interested on it. A Creation Ent chakram COA, valid for all models. It's usual to find chakrams without COA (often misplaced by previous owners and never found) so this might be a very good opportunity to "complete" your piece and add it a bit more of value.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/171526403829

- 10th ANNIVERSARY GOLD EDITION CHAKRAM #9


   > Manufacturer: Todd's Costumes
   > Number: 399/500
   > COA: Included
   > Seller: beatles-rock
   > Price: $1,250 plus shipping

   > Opinion: Also for sale this fancy and heavy Gold chakram produced by Todd's Costumes for Davis-Panzer during the 10th anniversary of the series. I mistakenly believed these chakram had been made by Marto of Toledo, but Todd Coyle clarified he's the real author of these pieces.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/311144216098

- ROMANS EMPIRE ORIGINAL CHAKRAM + GABRIELLE SAIS


   > Manufacturer: Romans Empire
   > Number: Unnumbered 
   > Seller: romansempire
   > Price: $549.99 plus shipping

   > Opinion: I don't usually review Roman's listings because they are kind of always on eBay - but this is special. He's listed a deal including one of his original chakrams (I talked about it here) and a pair of his Gabrielle's sais replicas. Cool deal!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271522722049

- BRASS VASE PROP


   > Character: Unknown
   > Material: Brass
   Papers: COA from Turners
   Seller: socani
   Price: $14.83 plus shipping (only USA)

   > Opinion: A cool and cheap brass vase anyone? It's a prop from the Turners Auction - and as usual it could have belonged either to Hercules (HTLJ), Xena (XWP) of Young Hercules (YH). Make sure to let me know if you spot it in any episode!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/141454974233

- XENA PRODUCTION DESIGN BOOK: ORPHAN OF WAR


   Seller: lehtonen
   Price: AU $249 ($218.87) plus shipping

   > Opinion: Production pieces are always way cool. This one comes from Australia, and for what the listing says it's a 15 pages document that includes diagrams and pictures of the village and the Ixion cavern from the episode "Orphan of War". There are also pictures drawn on the back of some pages. If you like this kind of prop this might be a good opportunity.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/301373744939

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That's all for now. Many chakrams, huh?
Stay tuned, more to come soon enough!

Cheers!

Monday, April 28, 2014

Monday eBay Roundup (VIII)

Monday again? :)

Today we have LOTS of new stuff on eBay. Remember I told you last week shed11costumes would be listing more stuff from both Xena and Hercules? Well, here they are, among many other things!

Let's take a look!

- XENA'S INVENTORY ON ORIGINAL SCRIPT PAGES


   > Character: Xena
   Papers: Not mentioned
   Seller: shed11costumehouse
   Price: $100 plus shipping 

   > Opinion: According to the listing, this set includes 5 production script pages with polaroid inventory of Xena shoes. Not the most exciting props in the world, but maybe there are any shoes fetishists around here? lol Jokes apart, this was part of someone's job, and part of our favorite series, so this deserves to be loved as much as anything else!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181390909166

- XENA'S ARMOR PHOTOS ON SCRIPT PAGES


   > Character: Xena
   Papers: Not mentioned
   Seller: shed11costumehouse
   Price: $100 plus shipping 

   > Opinion: Now, this I like! haha But only because I'm such a Xena's armor nerd! :) Same as before, these are 5 pages of photos, originally used in the production of the series. If nothing else, a good look on each individual armor piece Xena used to wear in her signature costume.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181390997146

- XENA'S ARMOR PATTERN PIECES


   > Character: Xena
   Papers: Not mentioned
   Seller: shed11costumehouse
   Price: $100 plus shipping 

   > Opinion: Aren't these amazing? I just love stuff like this! These pattern pieces were used to build the stunt safe armor used for action sequences, that were made of a flexible material instead of metal (thus why the word "polyshield" is written on them). However, I'm pretty sure patterns for the regular metal armor were fairly similar, if not identical.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181391006247

- HERCULES COSTUME INSTRUCTIONS ON SCRIPT PAGES


   > Character: Hercules
   Papers: Not mentioned
   Seller: shed11costumehouse
   Price: $50 plus shipping 

   > Opinion: Now it's turn for Hercules production pieces. These are original script pages from HTLJ, full of swatches and polaroids - together they conform the instructions for making Hercules/Kevin Sorbo's pants, and also include production photos of Hercules gauntlets. I don't know you guys, but I love Hercules main costume, so this may be a fantastic opportunity to get something related to its making for a fairly cheap price.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181390916560

- AUTOLYCUS COSTUME INSTRUCTIONS ON SCRIPT PAGES


   > Character: Autolycus
   Papers: Not mentioned
   Seller: shed11costumehouse
   Price: $50 plus shipping 

   > Opinion: More costume instructions, this time from everyone's favorite thief: Autolycus. This papers were used by the Production department (of Hercules) to make Auto's pants, and includes other costume making information with swatches and photos. 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181390957302

- MORRIGAN'S COSTUME INFORMATION ON SCRIPT PAGES


   > Character: Morrigan
   Papers: Not mentioned
   Seller: shed11costumehouse
   Price: $50 plus shipping 

   > Opinion: I admit not being such a HTLJ's fan as I am of Xena. But I remember watching the Eyre/Ireland episodes back in the day, and loving them. Specially Morrigan. I loved that she was a strong female, and an equal to Hercules in many ways. Well, if you loved Morrigan as much as me or more this is your opportunity to get the instructions used to make her costume, as well as swatches and photos of it. 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181390971379

- IOLAUS AS DAHAK NECKPIECE PATTERN


   > Character: Iolaus as Dahak
   Papers: Not mentioned
   Seller: shed11costumehouse
   Price: $50 plus shipping 

   > Opinion: You all know Dahak, of course. But do you know Xena and Gabrielle were supposed to guest star in HTLJ for the last Dahak episode, to help Hercules and Iolaus defeat him once and for all? The crossover didn't come to fruition due to schedule issues (a shame!) but the saga is not less memorable. This is a very little part of it, but I'm sure someone has the right spot in their collection for this particular costume pattern.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/171309680789

- SCREENUSED BACCHUS GOBLET


   > Character: Gabrielle, Xena, Bacchus in S2 "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"
   > Material: Resin. Gold paint (worn off).
   Papers: Not clarified
   Seller: manstrale
   Price: $200 plus shipping

   > Opinion: Moving one from Shed11costumehouse, Manstrale also brings us a huge array of Xena props. This, for example, is the blood goblet all Bacchaes drink from to bind themselves to the will of Bacchus. Such an iconic episode! User reminds that this goblet used to be painted with gold paint, but it has faded away over the years, revealing the red resin underneath. I'd say this is a bit expensive, but it seems only one goblet was used for the episode. 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121328176820

- INDRAJIT SWORD PROPS x2


   > Character: Indrajit in S4 "The Way"
   > Material: Resin.
   Papers: Not clarified
   Seller: manstrale
   Price: $370 plus shipping (each)

   > Opinion: The next items this seller brings us are a couple used by Idrajit, the King of Demons, in one of the episodes of the India arc. I've seen a few swords like this in the past and are very cool - though the level of wear it's always a crucial factor. 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111337304478
and http://www.ebay.com/itm/121328218706

- PROP KNIFE / DRACO, GABRIELLE


   > Character: Draco. Gabrielle. Others.
   > Material: Resin.
   Papers: Not clarified
   Seller: manstrale
   Price: $270 plus shipping

   > Opinion: This kind of dagger was used hundreds of times during Xena. You can spot one of these in almost every episode, for example handled by Draco in S1 "Sins of the Past", or by Gabrielle to kill romans in S4 "Ides of March". Quite an iconic piece, though a bit expensive if we think of the amount of copies we can find around still nowadays.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111337329085

- RESIN KNIFE PROP


   > Character: Unknown.
   > Material: Resin.
   Papers: Not clarified
   Seller: manstrale
   Price: $330 plus shipping

   > Opinion: Knife or dagger used by an unknown character in an unknown episode. I do think this is like the previous dagger (a prop used in many episodes throughout the seasons), only less recognizable. If you recognize it or spot it somewhere make sure to tell me!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121328189346

- TWISTED METAL BRACELET PROP


   > Character: Unknown.
   > Material: Metal.
   Papers: Not clarified
   Seller: manstrale
   Price: $130 plus shipping

   > Opinion: You all know I'm not a big fan of jewelry props, so I don't know what to say about this. Seller doesn't know to whom this belonged, but probably to several characters (props like this were used in many episodes, like the daggers above). Again, I'd say this is expensive if we take into account all the information available. But it's only my opinion ;)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111337355034

- COBRA METAL BRACELET PROP


   > Character: Unknown.
   > Material: Metal.
   Papers: Not clarified
   Seller: manstrale
   Price: $130 plus shipping

   > Opinion: This I find more interesting. Seller says he doesn't know either where this bracelet comes from, but for the looks of it I'd put my money on the Egypt episodes seen on Xena. Apart from that, same price and unknown metal, so more or less same opinion.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121328255762

- MARACA PROP x3


   > Character: Unknown.
   > Material: Wood. Beads. 
   Papers: Not clarified
   Seller: manstrale
   Price: $130 plus shipping (each)

   > Opinion: Maracas! lol Manstrale has also listed three maraca music instruments (rumba shakers), used either in Xena or Hercules. I'm not aware of ever seeing maracas in Xena, but anything is possible. There were many episodes music-related, and so many others had people playing music at some point. So who knows!

1 of 3: http://www.ebay.com/itm/111337344058
2 of 3: http://www.ebay.com/itm/121328248897
3 of 3: http://www.ebay.com/itm/111337347181

- METAL GOBLET PROP


   > Character: Unknown.
   > Material: Metal.
   Papers: Includes Turner's COA
   Seller: musiclove
   Price: $49.99 plus shipping (only USA)

   > Opinion: Last but not least, another goblet, this time made of metal (not resin? that is new!). Seller doesn't have much more info about it, but at least this includes a COA.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261463144587

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Wow! Definitely no complaints this week, so much stuff! Let's see if next week sellers keep the rhythm!

Stay tuned guys!

Cheers

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Heads-up! Production pieces on eBay!

Guys, a quick update!

Shed11costumehouse has just listed on eBay some very interesting items that I think will interest most of you.

They are production pieces that in words of the seller "(…) were brought to us by someone who had them in their archive since the shows finished. They have been authenticated by Jane Holland (Xena's head costume designer during Seasons 5 and 6) - these are her designs".

But let's come to the point. These are the articles in question:

- GABRIELLE'S S5 COSTUME PATTERNS


   Price: 100 € plus shipping

   > More info: (from the listing) Gabrielle pattern - includes an Original Manilla Envelope (A4) with design drawing attached containing a large number of marked and labelled pattern pieces. The Pattern is for a GABRIELLE SIGNATURE CHARACTER COSTUME and holds patterns for RENEE O'CONNOR and DOUBLES. This is a 1-off item that has been archived since the show finished. This item is in production used condition and has not been used in any way since filming. 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181367583453

- GABRIELLE'S S6 COSTUME PATTERNS


   Price: 100 € plus shipping

   > More info: (from the listing) Same information, but about Gabrielle's red velvet S6 costume instead of S5. It also comes inside an envelope, and hasn't been used since the series finished.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181367586067

- GABRIELLE'S S6 COSTUME DESIGN NOTEBOOK


   Price: 100 € plus shipping

   > More info: (from the listing) Gabrielle Red velvet Costume Notebook - Original 8B1 notebook with 15 filled pages of notes and some blanks. The Notebook is for the SEASON 6 GABRIELLE SIGNATURE CHARACTER COSTUME and details from costume construction for RENEE O'CONNOR and DOUBLES. This is a 1-off item that has been archived since the show finished. There are 15 pages of construction and detailing notes and include samples of velvet, leather and leather ribbons used for weaving as well as samples of beads used for the skirt. 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/171285978171

- XENA'S COSTUME LEATHER, RINGS AND RIVETS


   Price: 100 € plus shipping

   > More info: (from the listing) The leather is for the bases of the Xena Armour costume. There are 3 large skins of leather 1 heavy, one medium and 1 light weight. There are also brass rings and assorted rivets (studs from the costume). Thise items are in production used condition and have not been used in any way since filming. The labelled box they have been stored in is pictured but not included in the auction. 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181367603501

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Overall, they are hugely rare and most interesting items. This kind of production material is very hard to find, but it's incredibly descriptive about the process behind the whole costuming process in Xena Warrior Princess. Four small treasures, that's for sure, and very cheap (for now).

Stay tuned for more Xena news!

Cheers guys!