Difference between revisions of "Prop suppliers"

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== Buying props ==
 
 
 
It is a good idea to buy props well in advance. If you wait until the day before to buy that vital UV pen, you will find that every branch of Ryman's and Maplin has run out of them.
 
It is a good idea to buy props well in advance. If you wait until the day before to buy that vital UV pen, you will find that every branch of Ryman's and Maplin has run out of them.
  
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== London prop suppliers (bricks and mortar) ==
 
== London prop suppliers (bricks and mortar) ==
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===Chocolate coins===
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* '''Hamleys''' has these as of June 2009.
  
 
=== Costumes ===
 
=== Costumes ===
  
Good comprehensive range to buy or rent: Angels Fancy Dress, 119 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8AE http://www.fancydress.com/content/london_store (as of June 2009)
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* Good comprehensive range to buy or rent: '''Angels Fancy Dress''', 119 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8AE  
 
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:http://www.fancydress.com/content/london_store (as of June 2009)
Steampunk/vintage costumes: Prangsta, 304 New Cross Rd, SE14 6AF http://www.prangsta.co.uk (trading as of June 2009)
 
  
=== Toys ===
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* '''Party Superstores''' at Clapham Junction
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:http://www.partysuperstores.co.uk
  
Hamleys is worth wandering round for inspiration until you get a headache. There's an amazing number of cheap toys which suggest gimmicks for games. The staff are not very good at knowing what is actually on sale outside of their little department.
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* Steampunk/vintage costumes: '''Prangsta''', 304 New Cross Rd, SE14 6AF
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:http://www.prangsta.co.uk (trading as of June 2009)
  
===Chocolate coins===
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===Electronics===
  
Hamleys has these as of June 2009
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* '''Maplins''' is a good bet.
  
===Anything vaguely technical===
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=== Toys ===
  
Maplins is a good bet
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* '''Hamleys''' is worth wandering round for inspiration until you get a headache. There's an amazing number of cheap toys which suggest gimmicks for games. The staff are not very good at knowing what is actually on sale outside of their little department.

Revision as of 19:38, 11 June 2009

It is a good idea to buy props well in advance. If you wait until the day before to buy that vital UV pen, you will find that every branch of Ryman's and Maplin has run out of them.

UK web retailers

London prop suppliers (bricks and mortar)

Chocolate coins

  • Hamleys has these as of June 2009.

Costumes

  • Good comprehensive range to buy or rent: Angels Fancy Dress, 119 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8AE
http://www.fancydress.com/content/london_store (as of June 2009)
  • Party Superstores at Clapham Junction
http://www.partysuperstores.co.uk
  • Steampunk/vintage costumes: Prangsta, 304 New Cross Rd, SE14 6AF
http://www.prangsta.co.uk (trading as of June 2009)

Electronics

  • Maplins is a good bet.

Toys

  • Hamleys is worth wandering round for inspiration until you get a headache. There's an amazing number of cheap toys which suggest gimmicks for games. The staff are not very good at knowing what is actually on sale outside of their little department.