Interesting, very interesting point here and not wanting to give too much of the prop story away, plus if you don't want a little bit of on screen movie magic ruined don't read the text in italics below....... :-)
On the actual prop the cufflinks were not wearable, in fact none of the prop gun parts were actually functional in their real world intended form, and in keeping with accuracy neither is this replica.
A separate set of prop cufflinks were actually worn. The cufflink trigger prop element is largely unwearable due to a rather inconvenient and potentially dangerous fitting sticking out that was necessary for fitting it to the actual gun prop. If you watch the famous Hai Fat office build up scenes closely you will see that you do not actually see Scaramanga fit the trigger to the gun, or remove his cufflink. The trigger element simply appears between shots, and the left hand cufflink is removed from Sir Christopher's Shirt sleeve. You do not see it fitted to the gun at any point in the film. This is because the different props were quickly swapped out between shots. This is more obvious and brings up a continuity glitch later in the film at the Scaramanga Island lunch table scenes, when Scaramanga quickly builds his gun and threatens Bond... even though he is wearing a short sleeved shirt.
So in answer to your question, for this replica we have remained accurate to the prop gun and have only included 1 trigger cufflink, that you could possibly wear... but will likely ruin your suit in the process and possibly stab yourself in a fairly sensitive wrist height area.... probably not a good idea we thought ;-) (or legally condone for any lawyers)
We felt a set of wearable Scaramanga's Prop Cufflinks might make an interesting additional future item? As might Scaramanga's belt buckle? Lets see
Extra Bullets - Possibly we will look into that. Without the 007 engraving obviously.
FQB - Loving the idea of a set of wearable cufflinks, and the belt buckle is a stunning idea. As the bullets are only resin you should be able to get these out at very little unit cost price and make a nice little markup on them, I'm sure there would be a market for them.
Jaws Teeth Signature Edition – From The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) & Moonraker (1979)
Cast from the same molds as the original prop teeth and made from highly polished dental grade stainless steel, this very special signature edition replica includes a plaque hand signed by the actor who portrayed ‘Jaws’ in both films, Mr. Richard Kiel. The Jaws Teeth Signature Edition also includes a display stand, acrylic cover, reproduction cable car cable (as gnawed on by Jaws), detailed prop story booklet and certificate of authenticity.
Price $199. A numbered limited edition of just 715 pieces worldwide. Per-order deposit $66
Solitaire’s Tarot Cards Collectors Edition– From Live and Let Die (1973).
An exact copy of the beautiful prop cards hand-made for the film. Scanned directly from the original props and digitally restored to match their on-screen appearance in every way, complete with red ‘007’ icon card backs and original card art and card names that exactly replicate the variances in the hand made originals. This set includes a screen accurate set of 22 different cards and 7 duplicate “lovers” cards that have been litho printed onto an ultra heavy weight stock and come in a presentation box with a velvet storage bag, detailed prop story booklet and certificate of authenticity. Price $29 No pre-order deposit.
All shipping September.
In answer to the questions:
No you absolutely cannot put the prop teeth in your mouth... unless you are Richard Kiel. He is a big man and the prop teeth are frankly enormous! Think width of a pint glass and not the scale of an average mouth at all. They were specially molded, like dental braces, to fit his mouth and are made of solid surgical steel. If you could get them in your mouth you would most likely need major surgery to get them out. Ouch. Much like putting a billiard ball in your mouth, don't try it, seriously don't! (he types sadly knowing that somebody somewhere will!)
The tarot cards are an exact replica of the 22 cards produced for the film plus 7 duplicate lovers cards, so a set of 29 cards. You will need to read the accompanying prop story to learn more about the fascinating story behind them and why these specific cards were chosen. This is the first prop replica of the cards ever produced . The commercially produced cards previously available are NOT the same and DO NOT match the screen seen props.
Are your prepared to submit to digital scanning ?:))
In all seriousness....... in addition to prop replicas we also have the rights to produce studio scale models and do have a few things on the drawing board so to speak.
Are your prepared to submit to digital scanning ?:))
In all seriousness....... in addition to prop replicas we also have the rights to produce studio scale models and do have a few things on the drawing board so to speak.
No you absolutely cannot put the prop teeth in your mouth... unless you are Richard Kiel. He is a big man and the prop teeth are frankly enormous! Think width of a pint glass and not the scale of an average mouth at all. They were specially molded, like dental braces, to fit his mouth and are made of solid surgical steel. If you could get them in your mouth you would most likely need major surgery to get them out. Ouch. Much like putting a billiard ball in your mouth, don't try it, seriously don't! (he types sadly knowing that somebody somewhere will)
Too right I'm going to have a go and if I get them in I will post pics :v we all know I have a big gob )
Anyone want to guess what the demand is for the Signature Edition? Will all 400 be pre-ordered by the end of the day on Friday? Will the value of these go up after some number of years? And the same questions for the 1000 Limited Edition guns as well?
Where will these ship from? I live in the U.S. will there be a shipping charge?
Well it doesn't mean they will sell for $2000 like the SD, because those are rare are now we're putting on the market a lot of golden gun's, so they might increase in value on the long run, that is IF there is no other re-edition of the gun!
If you can't trust a Swiss banker, what's the world come to?
Anyone want to guess what the demand is for the Signature Edition? Will all 400 be pre-ordered by the end of the day on Friday? Will the value of these go up after some number of years? And the same questions for the 1000 Limited Edition guns as well?
Where will these ship from? I live in the U.S. will there be a shipping charge?
Likely, both editions will be sold out fairly soon. The value will at least be maintained as they are both limited editions.
Shipping is from the U.S. and will be at charge I take it.
In all seriousness....... in addition to prop replicas we also have the rights to produce studio scale models and do have a few things on the drawing board so to speak.
Well I gave up smoking some months ago. Have been putting the money I would have spent on ciggies to one side with the intention of treating myself to something once it built up a bit. I guess this is it. Kinda ironic ill be spending it on a cigarette case and lighter (albeit non finctional!!)
I have a question, call me thick but I was under the impression that there would be a Factory Entertainment UK, and UK shop. I kinda thought that any items purchased would be already be in the uk? Im a little concerned about import duties, vat....
Hopefully shipping from the UK will be possible for European customers, but the main news on the FE site is "We're happy to announce that we are now shipping internationally to select countries via USPS & Fed Ex. "
Hopefully shipping from the UK will be possible for European customers, but the main news on the FE site is "We're happy to announce that we are now shipping internationally to select countries via USPS & Fed Ex. "
I questioned this with FE already as I live within the EU too. I was told shipping will be from either the US or HK.
Hopefully shipping from the UK will be possible for European customers, but the main news on the FE site is "We're happy to announce that we are now shipping internationally to select countries via USPS & Fed Ex. "
I questioned this with FE already as I live within the EU too. I was told shipping will be from either the US or HK.
We're happy to announce that we are now shipping internationally to select countries via USPS & Fed Ex. To find out if your country is eligible for shipping, please see the drop down menu located in the checkout. If your country is not listed in the drop down menu we may not be able to fulfill your order directly. Contact us for assistance in determining how to obtain the item you're interested in.
How do I contact you?
Factory Entertainment
2350 Whitman Road - Unit C
Concord, CA 94518
Barry Eldridge
barry@factoryent.com
+1 (925) 270-3739
Tom Vargas
tom@factoryent.com
+1 (925) 270-3739
Licensing
Jordan Schwartz
One World Financial Center
34th Floor
New York, NY 10281
jordan@factoryent.com
+1 (212) 504-6136
Fax: +1 (212) 504-6666
Comments
Interesting, very interesting point here and not wanting to give too much of the prop story away, plus if you don't want a little bit of on screen movie magic ruined don't read the text in italics below....... :-)
On the actual prop the cufflinks were not wearable, in fact none of the prop gun parts were actually functional in their real world intended form, and in keeping with accuracy neither is this replica.
A separate set of prop cufflinks were actually worn. The cufflink trigger prop element is largely unwearable due to a rather inconvenient and potentially dangerous fitting sticking out that was necessary for fitting it to the actual gun prop. If you watch the famous Hai Fat office build up scenes closely you will see that you do not actually see Scaramanga fit the trigger to the gun, or remove his cufflink. The trigger element simply appears between shots, and the left hand cufflink is removed from Sir Christopher's Shirt sleeve. You do not see it fitted to the gun at any point in the film. This is because the different props were quickly swapped out between shots. This is more obvious and brings up a continuity glitch later in the film at the Scaramanga Island lunch table scenes, when Scaramanga quickly builds his gun and threatens Bond... even though he is wearing a short sleeved shirt.
So in answer to your question, for this replica we have remained accurate to the prop gun and have only included 1 trigger cufflink, that you could possibly wear... but will likely ruin your suit in the process and possibly stab yourself in a fairly sensitive wrist height area.... probably not a good idea we thought ;-) (or legally condone for any lawyers)
We felt a set of wearable Scaramanga's Prop Cufflinks might make an interesting additional future item? As might Scaramanga's belt buckle? Lets see
Extra Bullets - Possibly we will look into that. Without the 007 engraving obviously.
www.justgiving.com/inMemoryOfLewisCollins
www.helpforheroes.org.uk
Jaws Teeth Signature Edition – From The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) & Moonraker (1979)
Cast from the same molds as the original prop teeth and made from highly polished dental grade stainless steel, this very special signature edition replica includes a plaque hand signed by the actor who portrayed ‘Jaws’ in both films, Mr. Richard Kiel. The Jaws Teeth Signature Edition also includes a display stand, acrylic cover, reproduction cable car cable (as gnawed on by Jaws), detailed prop story booklet and certificate of authenticity.
Price $199. A numbered limited edition of just 715 pieces worldwide. Per-order deposit $66
Solitaire’s Tarot Cards Collectors Edition– From Live and Let Die (1973).
An exact copy of the beautiful prop cards hand-made for the film. Scanned directly from the original props and digitally restored to match their on-screen appearance in every way, complete with red ‘007’ icon card backs and original card art and card names that exactly replicate the variances in the hand made originals. This set includes a screen accurate set of 22 different cards and 7 duplicate “lovers” cards that have been litho printed onto an ultra heavy weight stock and come in a presentation box with a velvet storage bag, detailed prop story booklet and certificate of authenticity. Price $29 No pre-order deposit.
All shipping September.
In answer to the questions:
No you absolutely cannot put the prop teeth in your mouth... unless you are Richard Kiel. He is a big man and the prop teeth are frankly enormous! Think width of a pint glass and not the scale of an average mouth at all. They were specially molded, like dental braces, to fit his mouth and are made of solid surgical steel. If you could get them in your mouth you would most likely need major surgery to get them out. Ouch. Much like putting a billiard ball in your mouth, don't try it, seriously don't! (he types sadly knowing that somebody somewhere will!)
The tarot cards are an exact replica of the 22 cards produced for the film plus 7 duplicate lovers cards, so a set of 29 cards. You will need to read the accompanying prop story to learn more about the fascinating story behind them and why these specific cards were chosen. This is the first prop replica of the cards ever produced . The commercially produced cards previously available are NOT the same and DO NOT match the screen seen props.
www.justgiving.com/inMemoryOfLewisCollins
www.helpforheroes.org.uk
I am the 1:1 scale Disco Volante
In all seriousness....... in addition to prop replicas we also have the rights to produce studio scale models and do have a few things on the drawing board so to speak.
Oh, and I'm in for the additional bullets. What were they stored in in the movie? Was it something in paper I believe? Is it easy to get a hold of?
Too right I'm going to have a go
Oh like this
Where will these ship from? I live in the U.S. will there be a shipping charge?
Looks great. I'm very envious of all who acquire a golden gun.
Oh like this
Thank you Sir. :007)
Likely, both editions will be sold out fairly soon. The value will at least be maintained as they are both limited editions.
Shipping is from the U.S. and will be at charge I take it.
OK now I have got sticky underwear
www.justgiving.com/inMemoryOfLewisCollins
www.helpforheroes.org.uk
I have a question, call me thick but I was under the impression that there would be a Factory Entertainment UK, and UK shop. I kinda thought that any items purchased would be already be in the uk? Im a little concerned about import duties, vat....
I questioned this with FE already as I live within the EU too. I was told shipping will be from either the US or HK.
reads like they will come with the pre-order opportunity..
tick tock.....
these may help...
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How do I contact you?
Factory Entertainment
2350 Whitman Road - Unit C
Concord, CA 94518
Barry Eldridge
barry@factoryent.com
+1 (925) 270-3739
Tom Vargas
tom@factoryent.com
+1 (925) 270-3739
Licensing
Jordan Schwartz
One World Financial Center
34th Floor
New York, NY 10281
jordan@factoryent.com
+1 (212) 504-6136
Fax: +1 (212) 504-6666
Customer Service
Tom Vargas
tom@factoryent.com
+1 (925) 270-3739
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