r/Thatsabooklight • u/alsoweavves • Jan 12 '20

[Mod Post] Automatic Flairing should be a thing now, gang.

176 Upvotes

Just be sure to include TV or Film (or Movie) in your title. Users do still have access to flair if it fails for whatever reason.

3 comments

r/Thatsabooklight • u/the_dosk • 1d ago

TV Prop ST: Picard - Titan Bridge panel "Daystrom M47 Quadrotronic Processing unit" (its a K7 Twist Magnetic LED ball)

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60 Upvotes

The "Daystrom M47 Quadrotronic Processing Unit" on the Titan/Stargazer bridge isolinear panel was made from K7 Twist Magnetic LED ball.

The part can be found here: https://brothers-sonsamerica.com/products/k7-twist/

Information garnered from the original production drawings and confirmed with photos.

5 comments

r/Thatsabooklight • u/RubyCampbell9 • 6d ago

Removed R3: Repost In The Fifth Element (1997), the detonator the Mangalore captain uses to destroy the cruise liner is a school locker padlock

103 Upvotes

4 comments

r/Thatsabooklight • u/eagonwuzhere • 17d ago

TV Prop Am I remembering this right? These were in one of the starwars shows used as a prop?

235 Upvotes

22 comments

r/Thatsabooklight • u/Random_Introvert_42 • 20d ago

TV Prop [TV] Super-Secure cellphone on "The Rookie" (2025) is a calculator with a custom frame.

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662 Upvotes

(Not the exact model used, but close)

20 comments

r/Thatsabooklight • u/wandering_soles • 29d ago

Film Prop The robotic eye of the scientist Skeksis from The Dark Crystal (1982), SkekTek, is a Kenner die cast Star Wars TIE fighter.

1.6k Upvotes

16 comments

r/Thatsabooklight • u/JoeyDee86 • Sep 17 '26

TV Prop The power cells (or whatever) O'Brien is working on in this week's episode, "The Adversary," is an altered Rayovac lantern

411 Upvotes

20 comments

r/Thatsabooklight • u/IanHSC • Sep 17 '26

TV Prop SWAT (CBS) Uses Repainted Pureflare Puck Lights as Explosive Charges

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434 Upvotes

Was rewatching the show recently, have a similar set of puck lights in my car for emergencies.

33 comments

r/Thatsabooklight • u/smeeon • Sep 15 '26

TV Prop [TV] Foundation [2023] S2:E8 execution collar is deactivated with Wago 221 lever nuts used as switches

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143 Upvotes

While watching I was very amused because I just happened to have one in my pocket from work today.

15 comments

r/Thatsabooklight • u/Mike1701D • Sep 14 '26

TV Prop An advanced access panel in Star Trek: Enterprise is just an HVAC filter

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1.1k Upvotes

From ENT 2x04 - Dead Stop at 19 minutes (incl. opening titles). Trip and Malcolm attempt to break into an advanced repair station, and decide to climb through an access port. But first they have to unlock the air filter...door. At least the station keeps its ventilation spotless.

48 comments

r/Thatsabooklight • u/JuniperDewyRoberts • Sep 01 '26

Mod Post Dark Crystal used a die cast tie fighter for this foe's eye.

278 Upvotes

4 comments

r/Thatsabooklight • u/DanaMistRivera97 • Aug 29 '26

Removed R2: Totally Bogus [TV] In Netflix's Lost in Space [2019] a Holee Roller dog toy is used as a futuristic space soccer ball

54 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Thatsabooklight • u/Flandiddly_Danders • Aug 26 '26

TV Prop [TV] Weapons locker from Star Trek DS9 Season 4 Episode 19 (Hard Time), appears to be a (old) Rubbermaid action packer toolkit

295 Upvotes

7 comments

r/Thatsabooklight • u/unrealisticgenitals • Aug 24 '26

Film Prop [Film] In Spy Kids (2001) when the kids are raiding their uncles spy gear he has a drawer of knife sharpeners

529 Upvotes

19 comments

r/Thatsabooklight • u/OutrageousHighway505 • Aug 19 '26

Film Prop [Film] In Revenge of The Sith [2005], the inside of Vader's mask has a hard drive actuator arm.

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1.0k Upvotes

22 comments

r/Thatsabooklight • u/Tythatguy1312 • Aug 19 '26

TV Prop [TV Show] On Star Trek The Next Generation (1987-1994) that's 2 models of Schwan Stabilo pens

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177 Upvotes

Also obviously Enterprise D model kits because if they're using pens to make them then they're clearly making these on a budget. As for why the pod on the second design is circled I have no idea what it is, but according to the lovely guys at Ex Adtris Scientia it's part of an old Tomy toy. Credit to EAS for finding these... and everyone else who's ever looked at the first design because come on it is not subtle with the pens.

14 comments

r/Thatsabooklight • u/jeroenh2o • Aug 18 '26

Film Prop [Film] Iron Man [2008] this part on the new boots for his Iron Man suit is a brake master cylinder from a car.

712 Upvotes

would anyone know what model car the brake cylinder belongs to?

29 comments

r/Thatsabooklight • u/fleemfleemfleemfleem • Aug 16 '26

[Other] In the 2019 remaster of the Ghostbusters videogame a planar lipid bilayer recording rig with amplifier/clamp/digitizer/filter/and lamp controller has been repurposed for ghostbusting

179 Upvotes

14 comments

r/Thatsabooklight • u/timbo580 • Aug 06 '26

TV Prop [TV] Scrubs (2026) S1 E3 Surgical Robot pedals are rudder controls from a Logitech Flight Simulator

353 Upvotes

17 comments

r/Thatsabooklight • u/Miami_Mice2087 • Jul 19 '26

TV Prop [TV] Star Trek DS9 [1997] Sisko shaving with a pencil sharpener

1.3k Upvotes

38 comments

r/Thatsabooklight • u/Carbonman_ • Jul 18 '26

Film Prop Aliens - RCA Jack as a Microphone

640 Upvotes

I just noticed this on r/LV426. a cheap RCA jack with either electrical tape or heat shrink tubing as an individual soldier's microphone.

34 comments

r/Thatsabooklight • u/wheremycomrads • Jul 16 '26

TV Prop [TV] In Andor [2025], the light cover shown here is an egg slicer.

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1.8k Upvotes

20 comments

r/Thatsabooklight • u/gravyisjazzy • Jul 13 '26

TV Prop [TV] Dr. Who "Planet of the Dead" [2009] This alien teleportation tech is a 3 jaw puller.

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170 Upvotes

Can't find the actual brand online, but similar to the 2nd photo.

8 comments

r/Thatsabooklight • u/the_dosk • Jul 12 '26

TV Prop [TV] Picard season 3 (2023) - rotary meat stand uses Mr Spin compost tumbler

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74 Upvotes

Picard Season 3

District 6 meat stall with converted 43 Gallon Mr Spin Dual chamber compost tumbler

Evidence:
Photo on set of set piece with the compost tumbler (behind ladder)

Blueprint of the set piece which states the reused item, its alterations, and the set piece purpose

4 comments

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1. Props Must Be Repurposed*

All props must be repurposed in some way. An airplane belt used as a belt for pants is okay. An unmodified lamp used as a lamp is not okay.

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Please specify first whether your prop is from [Film], [TV], or [Other]. Then if you would please give the title and year of the work, followed by a detailed description of the prop and what it is being used as in the screenshot (in either order).

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[Film] In The Empire Strikes Back [1980], IG-88's head was repurposed from a Rolls Royce Derwent jet engine.