A One-Stop Shop for Ongoing Projects at the Lenny Household
Overview This is a project that – more than any of my previous projects – served to satiate my duality of beliefs over having stuff that is cool and having a lot of clutter in my house. And when I say cool, I mean ‘I can’t believe my boyhood dreams of owning my own arcade …
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Overview One of the favorite films of my youth was watching Jim Carrey flail around as a character both completely detached from reality and very grounded in the spectacle of 1990s comedy and semi-realistic special effects. This balance of real-world props flowing into CGI allowed me to suspend disbelief and truly lose myself in the …
Continue reading “Loki Mask from “The Mask” – Strikingly Simple Wall Decor”
Overview For me, this was a must-have icon of one of my favorite games ever in my formative years. Being able to hold as my own what was otherwise only ever a digital idea is some of the most fun I’ve ever had as a maker. This document is the third in retroactively documenting work …
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Overview This intrusive prop icon was a a stand-out accessory for anyone familiar with the 1970s Star Wars films, and my very ambitiously early into my work as a prop collector/creator. This document actually serves to capture the work performed in 2022, and I may provide an update in the near future with skills developed …
Continue reading “Star Wars DL-44 Blaster – “Greedo Killer” Fun Simple Prop Replica”
Overview This subtle piece of wall decor was a much-needed accessory for anyone familiar with the film, and my first fore into the world of alien props. This document actually serves to capture the work performed several years ago in 2020, and I hope to update it with a more recent high-fidelity model that I …
Continue reading “Men in Black Noisy Cricket – Fun Easy Prop Replica”
Overview This project stemmed from the desire for this much-needed accessory for anyone familiar with the film and the nature of pinball. By leveraging the amazing pinball cupholders already available in hardy steel and injection-molded plastic, this cosmetic upgrade was an obvious must-have for a prop so iconic that it gets more screen time than …
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Ingredients: 2-3 lbs. Garlic Honey (Aged 3+ months) 1 package wine yeast (Lavlin EC-1118) 1 tsp yeast nutrient [Diammonium Phosphate (DAP)] Spring water [to 1/2 gal/1L fill line] Airlock Total Volume: ~1 Gallon Pitched (bottling info below)Pitch date: 2021-01-01, OG: 1.111 (Estimated)Bottle Date: 2021-03-11, FG: 1.002 (~14%) Method: All contents [carboy, airlock] sanitized with PWB …
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Ingredients: 64oz/1.1L Old Orchard Mixed Berry Blended Cocktail 1 package wine yeast (Lavlin EC-1118) 1 tsp yeast nutrient [Diammonium Phosphate (DAP)] 1c/200g white sugar Airlock Total Volume: ~0.6Gal/1.2L Pitched (bottling info below)Pitch date: 2021-01-04, OG: 1.05Bottle Date: 2021-03-11, FG: 1.000 (~7%) Method: All contents [carboy, airlock] sanitized with PWB sanitizer [Starsan] Juice, sugar, and yeast, …
Ingredients: Old Orchard Peach Mango Juice Cocktail [half gallon] 1 package wine yeast (Lavlin K1-V1116) 1c white sugar 1 tsp yeast nutrient [Diammonium Phosphate (DAP)] Airlock Total Volume: ~1/2 Gallon Pitched (2x750mL bottles)Pitch date: 2020-07-14, OG: 1.088Bottle Date: 2020-09-07, FG: 0.998 (11.7%) Method: Yeast rehydrated according to back of package instructions, DAP added to container …
Ingredients: 1 package wine yeast (Lavlin K1-V1116) 1c white sugar Welch’s Peach Medley Juice Cocktail [half gallon] Airlock Total Volume: ~1/2 Gallon Pitched (3×375 mL bottles + 4x50mL samples in final)Pitch date: 2020-07-14, OG: 1.111 Bottle Date: 2020-09-14, FG: 1.000 Method: Yeast rehydrated according to back of package instructions ~2c of juice removed from original …
