It's a bomb!!!!

KayBeck · Post by **KayBeck** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 1:33 am

I need to construct a bomb prop...on the cheap of course.

Something with possibly a countdown timer and roughly the size of a laptop.

Any suggestions?

Themovieman44 · Post by **Themovieman44** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 12:24 pm

Do you want it to open like a laptop? If so take two pieces of wood hinge them together and paint to the appropriate color. If not, well be creative the world is available to you, you just have to look. Good Luck!

Truggy · Post by **Truggy** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 3:14 pm

Use an egg timer to assume the role of the timer, then take some carboard cut out what u need, tape them together than paint over it with cheap paint....THere you go!

Spike · Post by **Spike** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 3:15 pm

check ChibiVader's thread out... he made a reallly cool bomb http://www.matthawkins.co.uk/forum/view ... light=bomb

KayBeck · Post by **KayBeck** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 9:55 pm

I like that Matrix Regrets bomb! Thanks for assist once again!

Post by **Matt** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 10:38 pm

Check out the bomb we made for Hollow Point

http://www.matthawkins.co.uk/item-1.html

Blocks of clay, curly wire, black plastic box with red buttons on it. Sorted.

We are going to add the countdown in CGI once the film has been edited.

The Matrix Regrets bomb looks cool

KayBeck · Post by **KayBeck** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 12:13 am

Looks like I'm going to have to make a trip to radio shack!

I3lade203 · Post by **I3lade203** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 12:15 am

Yeah just get some buttons nobs and the sort glue them to a small black box , add a timer(you can also buy at radio shack) and your pretty much set to go

KayBeck · Post by **KayBeck** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 1:28 am

Thanks everybody!

I3lade203 · Post by **I3lade203** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 1:41 am

Thats what were here for

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 7:47 am

Really, things like this you need to get down and dirty. Make it up, build it from your own imagination instead of always relying on other. That is what makes filmmaking so much fun!

ChibiVader · Post by **ChibiVader** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 6:41 am

That bomb for Hollow point was partially what I based mine off of. I also used a still of the bomb from the elevator in the first Matrix to help design the control box.

If you're wanting to do something the size of a laptop, I'd find a cheap briefcase off Ebay and just make a control device in there. Play dough should make a cheap material for the explosive charge.

Also, if you're wanting a countdown timer like mine "has" it's a lot harder. I looked for quite awhile and didn't find any pre made circuits that would do the countdown. So I just bought the display LEDs and decided I'll animate the digital display in post. I did a test and it's really very easy as long as the camera doesn't move.

If you need help finding the countdown LED things, let me know and I'll try to find the website I ordered them off of.

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 6:54 am

If the camera moves, you can try to prepare it for camera match. But real countdown LEDs look the best.

ChibiVader · Post by **ChibiVader** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 4:02 pm

The camera in my shots will be holding still. In fact, I'll probably just be using a still picture.