Every build has that moment where it suddenly starts feeling real, and tonight was one of those moments. After several evenings spent filling, sanding, priming and painting, the Thermal Detonator has officially reached the end of the painting stage. From here on, it's all about electronics, final assembly and bringing it to life. The chrome finish turned out even better than I hoped. The polished chrome domes paired with the softer stainless steel centre section create exactl

It doesn't take long before another project finds its way onto the workbench! Tonight I'm kicking off a brand-new build—a **Star Wars Thermal Detonator**. It's a relatively small prop compared to some of my recent projects, but that's part of the appeal. Sometimes it's nice to work on something that can be finished in a shorter time while still aiming for a realistic, high-quality finish. As always, I'll be sharing the progress here in the Workshop Journal as the build comes

Not every build goes according to plan, and the Golden Snitch was a perfect example of that. My first attempt just wasn't living up to the vision I had in my head. The finish wasn't as smooth as I wanted, and after spending more time trying to fix it, I realised I was heading down a path where I was putting more effort into repairing mistakes than actually building the prop. As frustrating as it was, I made the decision to start again from scratch. Looking back, it was defini

This weekend marked a really satisfying milestone on the Chainsaw Man build. Over the past few weeks I've spent countless hours sanding away every print line, then sealing every part with UV resin before spending another week or two sanding that back smooth in between working on my weekly prop builds. It has been a long, repetitive process, but seeing everything finally covered in high-build primer made all that effort worthwhile. For the first time, the costume is starting t

Today was easily the toughest day of the entire build. My original plan was simply to wrap the handle, but it quickly became obvious that the moulded diamond pattern on the print was fighting the wrap instead of helping it. After several frustrating attempts, I made the difficult decision to completely redesign the handle, filling all of the diamonds with body filler and air-dry putty before repainting it and starting the wrap again from scratch. Unfortunately, that led to an

Some nights in the workshop are all about one build. Other nights, I end up jumping between projects, and tonight was one of those evenings. The biggest milestone was the **final painting session** on Leia's Meliodas sword. I had to mix the green paint from scratch because I didn't have quite the right shade on hand. After a bit of experimenting, I finally landed on a colour I'm really happy with. Peeling off the masking tape is always one of those nervous moments. You never