Previous articles from my original RAC Props website
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A visit to the Forbidden Planet
By Richard A. Coyle This was one of the great Science Fiction movies of all time, and one of my first films. I saw Forbidden Planet as young boy and absolutely loved it. In fact, I think…
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The Black and Blue Phasers
Part two.. The 2nd Season The classic Star Trek phaser came in a variety of colors and flavors. Four of these models stand out for our study. We have examined the first model, the black…
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Richard Coyle
Richard A. Coyle, aka racprops was a lucky nerd who found the answer to his life in science fiction, and then by Science Fiction Cons, that led to his finding the loves of his life: his soul mate Jackie, his wife of over 45 years, of making props for TV Shows and Movies, of road trips all over the country doing science fiction cons with his wife, being an attraction at cons selling his models, seeing the sights on the road. On the pages here you can read and see all kinds of props, read his stories of working in Hollywood, and on the road trips. You can see all the research pictures, learn from him how he did his models. Read his life story from a child of the poor 50s growing up in an 8-FOOT by 35-Foot trailer, to being an auto repairman, to TV service and even living in his 74 Chevy Van for a time while working on Star Trek Two. Richard is sharing everything he can here in this site. So many stories, that if done in books would run may volumes. Done here he can share ALL. He hopes you will enjoy all of this.