When Indiana Jones stumbles upon a small village that has lost a polished stone that they believed brought prosperity, it leads him to the hunt for fortune and glory… This new Archive Collection deluxe prop replica 3-stone set is based on the Sankara Stones props from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom™. Based on the brown, non-glowing hero stones from the movie, Regal Robot’s replica artifacts were developed with high resolution scans of three original props used in the film’s production.
As each film prop was uniquely embellished by hand, they captured the three distinct shapes and then painstakingly recreated details to reflect the three main stones as seen in the movie, including the one Indy has on the bridge in the film’s climactic action sequence. Cast in heavy, solid polyurethane resin, each stone weighs well over a pound for a wonderful sense of heft. The brown-tinted castings have several types of particles embedded and a subtle natural translucency that allows those to show through from inside.
Extensive testing was done to achieve the right balance of resin color, translucency and even the size and style of the particulates within to bring collectors something that feels truly authentic! After casting and polishing, each replica is hand-painted by the artists in the company’s New York studio. This edition includes a hand-numbered metal plaque.
The prop replicas range from 5” to 5.5” tall and the set comes with a with a beautiful 8.75” diameter stained walnut hardwood base and is hand packed in a gloss black box with COA and a die-cut foam insert. Tom Spina (Regal Robot founder) on recreating an artifact: “Movie props have always fascinated me and Indiana Jones has some of the best! With the look and feel of real artifacts, these props exude a sense of adventure and mystery.
Seeing glimpses of them in behind the scenes specials, magazines and books over the years has made that fascination grow. Getting to handle the actual film-used props among the archived collection of props from the Indiana Jones movies is a dream come true, and we’re so excited that we can now use technology like high resolution scanning to help bring lineage replicas of these items into the homes and collections of our fellow Indiana Jones fans!'