Hades Industries

08/08/2026

Can’t remember the last time I made one of these but there are two ready for clean up and paint now…
Shiny!

08/08/2026

Any interest in “Frank’s Arsenal” from Fortnite?
I could be convinced to do a bundle deal on a scratch built prop set!

07/08/2026

Never stop creating art with your hands, problem solving and bringing ideas to reality, my friends!
Push your boundaries and share your art.
Always.

04/08/2026

Some Updates:

• the July restock? Non-existent… because
• the film job I’m on has been extended. Multiple sets and builds have been added so, at this stage we’re supposed to be about 3 weeks from completion… that may extend further. But this extension and currently having added Saturdays too means I’m home far less and tired when I am home so the work has been quieter. We’re currently doing 58 hour weeks which, on top of travel for me is not much shy of 80 hours a week away from my home/workshop/prop builds.
• So far this has been from April to now. We were supposed to finish up this Friday originally.
• the US/Global tariff situation have just changed for us AGAIN! 🤦🏼‍♂️ new customs forms have been issued but were limited to one per customer the day they were released and we no longer able to accept the older form (even though the only real difference is one check box has been replaced by two others now stating whether the item is B2B or B2C) …it’s endlessly frustrating but 2/3 current prop parcels have left the building and the 3rd will go tomorrow… but they did hand off my family member who had to post them for me the old form again today anyway 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️ hopefully they just accept it (with the B2C notation I had to add myself) or it’ll be another day delay.
• I’m tired. More than anything it’s the travel each day that’s slowing me down. I have 4 new moulds to make and counting (Fallout Combat Shotgun, Fortnite Warforged AR new moulds and Assassin’s Creed Altair’s Throwing Knife and Folding ‘66 Batarang remoulds. There’s also a lot more projects still crawling along whenever I can get to them.

This film has been amazing, reminding me what’s possible and with a ridiculous talented props manufacturing team and we all work great together… but I’m keen for some good old fashioned scratch build fun in my garage again… soon.

For now… time to pass out.

19/07/2026

There’s almost exactly 2 hours worth of work between these photos.
I can tell you right now, the lines aren’t straight, there’s going to be a lot of clean up and sanding… frankly I’m asking a lot of a scroll saw blade that can’t be more than 2mm deep and probably a 0.5mm cutting face…

And you might be wondering… is that really worth it? To that I’ll say this: I love this job. I love the challenges of bringing things to life. I love using my hands to do so. Is it smooth sailing? Rarely, is it quick? Nope… but it’s satisfying.

I don’t have the luxury that I had early on where Hades Industries was becoming this powerhouse and was able to be my main focus and income… it’s a very different world now, personally and on a global scale… but, I can say this… I still enjoy making things and, even if I can’t always do it at the speed I’d love… I’ll never stop.

19/07/2026

Just bought some of the new Barnes Greensil to try out. Not sponsored or anything, just, you guys know I have some large prop projects from the last few months to get moulded so we’ll see how we go!

13/07/2026

⚠️FAKE PROPS⚠️
A new shotty prop build has entered the chat… but what could the next one be?
We’ll just see if it goes ahead.

08/07/2026

Sitting somewhat abandoned for a week or two.
The long hours but especially the travel each day have been kicking my ass and I’ve been passing on the couch, occasionally mid meal.

So much so that I even forgot to post about the fact I’ve officially been at this 13 years as of the 1st. Maybe we’ll do a giveaway or a raffle soon to make up for it? We’ll see.
For now, I need rest 🤣

06/07/2026

I have a tendency to share cool art I find with friends but I feel like we could all do with some more art in our lives.
Videos like this make me want to push my limits and try new things while also challenging myself with larger scale builds and new materials.

Share with all of ussome cool art you’ve found recently?

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