Posts Tagged ‘whitefall’

I have to apologize, I knew about a fantastic podcast two weeks ago — one that mentions SerenityStuff, in fact — and didn't mention it. In my defense, I plead overwork, brain rot, and Saracen attack. But you really need to go check it out because it features our very own Whitefall.

Ben Mund, that is, he of the amazing Firefly and Serenity replicas. Light years ahead of most of the replica designers through his attention to detail and personal style, Ben devised his own stuff for years, often featured here and sold through eBay. His work, unofficial though it was, was even admired by Geoff Mandel, graphic designer for Serenity. Ben was later snapped up by QMx to make even better (and licensed) stuff because QMX are not fools.

Ben talked to the Sending a Wave podcast crew for a satisfyingly long time about his inspirations, how he does what he does, and his love for all things versy.

QMx's Official Serenity Ship's papers set is on sale now at QMx and TFAW.com, and you'll want to snag it quick because only 1500 were produced and they sold 250 of those in the first six hours.

Those of you who have been SerenityStuff visitors for some time might have been wondering what fan-favorite replica maker Whitefall (Ben Mund) has been doing since he got picked up as one of QMx's Artisans. Folks, he's been taking one of his best unofficial prop replicas and making it into an even better official one. This is his set of ship's papers, with all the documents a captain would want to have handy the next time the Alliance comes calling, in a custom-made leather holder.

Ben's original replica was a faithful recreation of the one from "Firefly," which didn't contain much in the way of actual 'versy stuff. The pages contained mostly filler, legal boilerplate, and was never intended to be seen up close. After a great deal of work, with input from "Serenity" graphic designer Geoff Mandel and access to tons of source material, this is a brand new, built-from-scratch set of ship's papers the way it should have been. Insanely detailed, plain fun to read. Read the rest of this entry »

The truth is out! QMx just sent out this press release:

 

Quantum Mechanix Inc. (QMx), a privately-held developer of licensed, high-quality entertainment replicas, today announced that Ben Mund, better known by the alias "Whitefall," has been "bound by law and sentenced to hard labor" as the first QMx Artisan.

Mund, who is best known for his many beautiful, highly detailed tributes to Firefly and Serenity, has an extensive background in visual design and a real passion for the science fiction genre.

Mund has spent the last 15 years as a corporate graphics designer and marketer in the CAD/CAM industry. He has been a paper prop designer for nearly two decades and discovered the larger prop community within the last ten years. "The work that I've truly loved – creating screen-accurate paper props – has been outside of my professional life until now," Mund said. "I've used prop design as a tool for keeping my skills sharp and because it lets me play with fantastic designs that I would never get to work with otherwise."

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Regular readers know that Whitefall, an amateur prop replica maker and Serenity enthusiast ("enthusiast" here meaning "scary obsessive, in a good way"), has turned out some truly astounding stuff for Browncoats. Even Serenity graphic designer Geoff Mandel singled him out for praise in his interview. And now his work is apparently moving out of the gray area of fan-made work to become official, licensed material from QMx, according to this source. No official announcements yet, but here's hoping…

You loved Ben's Serenity computer screens, you loved his River wanted posters and his Cortex cards and his Serenity ownership plaque money replicals and all the other cool stuff he's created.

So you're really gonna love the next thing: a replica of the star charts from the episide "Save." Coming soon!