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Science Fiction Replicas – Master Replicas Group interview

Master Replicas Group is a producer of museum quality replicas from science fiction, science and other popular entertainment. I spoke with two of their senior members, Steve and Karl, at the GPCC 2019.

0:38 – Steve and Karl talk about what the Master replica Group does.

1:08 – Karl talks about how one becomes a professional replica maker. He talks about 2001, fossils and 3-D replicas.

3:06 – Karl talks about how model makers connect and get into licensed projects. Steve talks about the actual business side of the work.

6:15 – They discuss what technology advancements have changed the business.

8:20 – They talk about quality control of the [models] replicas.

10:36 – They talk about applying artistic design to their replicas.

15:43 – They talk about what sci-fi and fantasy works have inspired them.

19:35 – They talk about whether space exploration is inspiring people currently.

21:19 – Steve talks about the moon landing and people who don’t believe it.

22:10 – They talk about how they are able to work with people who work remotely for the company.

23:12 – They talk about how people joined their company.

24:50 – Steve talks about cash flow management.

28:55 – They can be found at masterreplicasgroup.com. They’re on facebook and twitter and have links all over google.

Links of interest

https://www.masterreplicasgroup.com/

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Guests: Master Replicas Group

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: science fiction, fantasy, art, artist , Warner brothers, dinosaurs, fossils, 2001, smithsonian, apollo, hal-9000, 3-D, white light scan, star wars, star trek, marvel

Sci-fi armor and weapons – James Johnson interview

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James Johnson is a builder with ShotanKazori Studio. I spoke with him about his work at Escape Velocity 2018.

2:33 – James talks about the props Shotan Kazori creates. They build every genre, Star Wars, Star Trek, Babylon 5, armor, guns, weapons.

4:09 – Everything they build has a visual component, an auditory component, and a kenistetic component. They’ve even added sound amplification for helmets.

6:28 – Their Mandalorioan Wraith Armor is fitted to James. They fit any armor to the person who buys it. They build light to heavy armor.

7:42 – They brought a Kyber shield to Escape Velocity.

9:17 – James collected toys until he was 18 and stopped until he was 48. He loves Star Wars, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Babylon 5, LOTR and so on. They love anime and James is into Halo.

11:08 – A Grendel rifle would take a month to make. Armor could take a week to many months depending on how detailed the buyer wants their armor. They build from scratch to finish.

13:23 – They also have an Apax Mnemnon lightsaber built for Escape Velocity. It has 137 points of detail. They also consider the “era” the weapons is from.

16:27 – James wanted to be the Hulk when he was young and still does. He also loves Tony Stark and feels like him in the shop.

17:22 – He’d love to build something very challenging. He’d want to build the Mech Armor for a group of four.

18: 22 – They’re exclusively on instagram at shotan kazori. They’re just outside of Atlantic City and can be reached on instagram. They also teach how to make props on instagram.

Links

Instagram Shotan_Kazori

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Guests: James Johnson

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: science fiction, fantasy, art, artist, props, builder, mech, grendel, lightsaber, rifle, flame thrower, armor