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Man, that is such an amazing transfer!

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Well, as of today the hero Stomper Boot has officially begun the journey down the road to restoration as I shipped it off to New York. The boot will be restored by the remarkably talented Mr. Tom Spina and his fantastic team at Tom Spina Designs in Long Island, NY. I expect the restoration to be at ...

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Thanks very much for the kind words! I'm glad to hear that at least not everyone is burnt out of seeing the boots yet. I also really appreciate your thoughts on if it should be restored or not. I am going to be getting a quote soon on having it properly restored so we'll see what all will be involve...

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Thanks billbot! I realize that I have come across as a little too "boot happy" especially with most of my recent updates involving the Stomper Boots - at this point I imagine people are bored with more boots turning up, however I do find this particular find to be rather impressive since w...

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Okay folks, update time! This go-round I have a very simple item that never actually ended up getting any screen time in the film, but it's yet another great example of the little details the prop department thought about incorporating into the film. For the scene in which Koopa poses as a lawyer to...

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billbot85 wrote:Another surprise coming?? Awesome!! Can't wait to see it! All the stuff that you find is always fantastic. I hope I can bring another surprise to forum as well

You have my interest piqued for sure!

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An exciting update is coming this weekend. A long-standing speculation will be put to rest.

Stay tuned.

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Thanks everyone! I truly appreciate the b-day wishes, especially from such a great community! I know I don't post on here often enough, but I definitely do still keep tabs on the community and love being a part of it! One of these days, I will certainly need to get out to one of the screenings! Here...

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Roareye, the new gallery format for the costumes page is excellent! You did a great job on it! We should be able to do the same thing with the props page as we have some of the concept artwork for the props as well.

Awesome work! Thanks!

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Thanks guys! Yeah, the mask was definintely the piece I was most interested in. It's still in excellent condition! It really doesn't bother me too much that the costume wasn't complete because I don't exactly have the room to display an entire costume on a mannequin, but the boots were a very nice b...

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Well, as it's become harder to find items from the film that are still left around, unfortunately that's resulted in fewer prop/costume updates, as you've all noticed... But, luckily I came across some GREAT new item(s) a few weeks ago that none of us knew were still around and now they've been adde...

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Thanks for the update Rory! I always thought the designers did a great job referencing the Snifit design from the game with those costumes! I'll get to work on fleshing out the info in the props & costumes section. I am really digging the simplicity of the layout you've gone with to catalog all ...

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Rory, you've done an excellent job on the Props/Costumes/Creatures sections of the site! Everything looks great! When I get some time, I'll start putting together write-ups for some of the other props, similar to the article about the Stomper Boots. Also, in the costumes section, you might want to a...

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What I find interesting about the Thwomp emblem on the bottoms of the boots is that it shows just how much detail went into the design of the props and set decoration on the film. People have been quick to criticize the movie for not staying true to the games, yet the production team put a ton of ef...

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This may be a silly question but did you try those boots on just for the hell of it? Well sort of...haha. I've slipped a foot in one of them, but because of how fragile they are, I haven't actually tried to wear them as I don't want to put any pressure on the foam. They're definitely not a costume ...

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Back in 2009 when I initiated this thread, most of the costumes I posted links to were already in private collections and the police uniform & Koopa's suit jacket & tie that were available at the time have since been sold. I am not sure who got the police uniform, however I do know where Koo...

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Good job on the new logo Blake. :) I am eager to see what else you have to work on in the future. I love seeing the sites progress! Thanks very much, Andrew! Sorry for the delayed response. Rory, the site is looking fantastic! Let me know when you're ready to tackle the props/costumes pages. I've g...

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Great job Steven! I also really enjoyed listening to the podcast and thought you covered some excellent material.

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Thanks for posting the video from the NY screening, Ryan! It was great hearing about Michael's experiences on the film.

Looking forward to seeing photos/video from the LA screening!

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Okay, so after I FINALLY got a chance to sit down and put together a review, I just posted it over on Amazon. I tried to give the site a plug at the end of the review but it didn't put the URL...oh well. If people look up behind the scenes stuff on the film, I'm sure they'll end up here. And of cour...

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Those items are all owned by one collector who has an interest in SMB & TMNT film items.

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That is a great find! I was thinking it might be hard to find that type of hat in red, but that looks perfect!

Thanks for sharing!

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Yeah he definitely seemed like a nice person! I bet it was a pleasure getting to chat with him and it looked like he gave you guys a nice chunk of his time. As we've discussed before, all of these interviews and the info that has come out of them may end up being the key to drumming up enough intere...

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The interviews continue to get better & better guys! This one was excellent and I'm really impressed you were able to get in touch with Mr. Goldblatt. He's an incredible editor! I've always thought that the editing and pacing of SMB was quite well done, especially given the numerous changes in f...

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Thanks for doing a great job putting the editorial together, Ryan! I really appreciate you & Steven having an interest in posting it!

The banner you created above looks awesome! Hopefully everyone will find it to be a fun read!

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Nice find Steven!

Actually, yes I do know who has that gun. I haven't spoken to him in a while but at the time he definitely didn't want to sell it. Perhaps I should shoot him another email sometime soon...

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Thanks Steven! These really are a great find and one that really caught me by surprise. I'm just glad they were still around and that someone had enough interest to take care of them. As with some of the other items I've found, these didn't stray far from North Carolina after filming was completed. ...

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Well guys, when it rains, it pours... As cool as it was to find one Stomper Boot, especially since we knew that so few survived production, what's better than one boot...? TWO boots!! http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb122/moviemaker29/SMB%20Props/StomperBoots1-small.jpg This find caught me really...

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Great new update coming in the near future, guys!

Stay tuned...

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Wow, I can't believe it's almost been a year since you went into production on this!

Really looking forward to seeing how it's all come together!

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That was an incredibly well-made trailer, mason! I also found your concept to be a very fresh approach to a sequel and certainly the more than likely approach a studio would try to revive the franchise today. I find the element I like best about your concept is that you built upon some of the seriou...

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Awesome interview as usual guys! I have really been looking forward to reading that one!

He seemed like a great guys to chat with.

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Great interview, Ryan! Richard was really personable and as Steven said, gave some great new info we hadn't heard before.

As always, thanks for posting!

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I am also VERY impressed with the level of detail and effort you're putting into this, Brian! Everything is looking great so far!

I need to find some time to come up with a van logo entry...

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Excellent interview as always, Stephen!

There was some very interesting, new information Scott provided!

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Yep this film is indeed looking awesome! Thanks for sharing some new screenshots, Bryan!

Oh yeah, and cool 59 Caddy as well!

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Yep, I think you're exactly right! They're placed on the shelf at the same angle as seen in the film.

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Oh man those are some amazing new pics that have been added!!

Soooo glad to see an up close shot of the foam stompers on-set!!

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WOW! This is looking fantastic! Looks like you got some great actors that really fit the parts well.

Looking forward to seeing the final product!

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We've also contacted Fisher Stevens manager about an interview, but he's currently in Africa filming a documentary, so don't discount the possibility of us speaking to him as well at some point! That would be great as well! Yeah Fisher Stevens has become quite a good filmmaker actually, so it doesn...

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