Movie Props ?

What are they, why do I have them and where do I get them from!

When I bought this Jeep it was always going to be a Jurassic Park Jeep. But sometimes the basic Jeep needs one or two toys to truly make it just that bit different or fun.

So lets see what you need to put on your Jeep to make it a Jurassic Jeep and what else you can buy to add a bit of movie magic and fun to the drive to the supermarket/ Buckingham Palace!

Park Staff Radios

The radios used in Jurassic Park were, in fact, fakes. They were built by the design and props teams and were modelled on the existing Sabre II Motorola security radios used by the Police Forces to Army to NBA security teams, you name a business and they had at least two of these bad boys.

They are actually black all over apart from the buttons and they do not, have a green light up screen. This was an affectation made by the props team under direction from Spielberg.

The movie versions are also a little smaller than the real ones. They are smaller because the battery section is not real and is shortened to house a 9volt battery and a couple of LEDS to light up the top switch and the green screen.

They don't work at all. Its all fake and excellent sound design.

Mine are the real deal but not called Sabres in the UK. I have painted them screen accurate and distressed them to add some age and make them appear a little worn.

They work just fine and the clarity and range are extraordinary seeing as they are both nearly 36 years old.

They come with two rechargeable bases and are quite heavy, such was the type of battery and electronics in the late '80s.

I don't believe they are actually legal to use as radios in the UK as they can also pick up emergency services and transmit to them as well as with ATC and Armed Forces.

Ellies prop

The Real Deal on auction

Johns real prop

A rack of props

Mine without the white paint

My battery being sprayed

My module being painted

Mine finished and ready for the aerials

Clothing

Dr Alan Grant Outfit

I never intended on becoming a 'cosplayer' as that's definitely not my thing. But sometimes when I took the Jeep to an event I always - ALWAYS - got asked where Dr Grant was.

I figured hey, what the heck, I'm up for a laugh!

The laughter soon stopped when I found out just how hard it is to track down the actual screen accurate clothing worn by Sam Neill in JP93.- and how expensive!

So here is a list of my screen accurate clothes:-

Boots. Sam Neill wore 1992 Timberlands (of course he did)

Mine: 2004 Timberlands. Imported from Arizona.

Trousers: Sam Neill wore Ralph Lauren (of course he did) chinos with very '90's turn ups and reverse darts with logo on the rear right pocket.

Mine: Ralph Lauren 1992. Imported from California.

Shirt. Sam Neill wore a Ralph Lauren (of course he did) denim blue shirt - oversized.

Mine: Ralph Lauren 1992. Imported from Texas.

Note: I have never seen the EXACT shirt he wears in the movie and there is evidence suggesting the original pockets were dressed by the wardrobe dept back in 1992 - reason unknown.

Undershirt. Sam Neill wore a white button up undershirt, origin and brand unknown.......

Mine: Matalan. UK

Neckerchief. Sam Neill wore a bog standard red and white patterned neckerchief - origin and brand unknown.......

Mine: Ebay, UK

Sunglasses. Sam Neill wore Rayban Aviators, gold rimmed and green tinted ( of course he did)

Mine: Cheap fakes from outside Ernest Hemmingway's hotel on a very small Greek island.

Hat 1: Wide Brimmed Fedora Sam Neill wore - oh for Pete's sake.....you all know where this is going........well, actually, you can't buy the hat he wore in the film as it was custom made.

Mine: Borges and Scott & Hobbyland UK with a custom made band as you ca'nt find that anywhere either.

Hat 2: Baseball Cap Worn by the park Jeep drivers/ tour staff.

Mine: Thrown in by the previous owner - nice one.

Watch: Sam Neill wore an original 1943 Waltham (well of course he did) US army issued field watch with subdial and non-metal strap.

Mine: very, very, very hard to find copy. Distressed with a drill and some boot polish to age it.

Jacket from Jurassic World Dominion: Sam Neill wore a Carhartt 'Michigan' (well of course he bloody did)

Mine: Same.

Compass Pouch: Sam Neill wore an original 1944 US Army issued Green compass pouch (well of course he did)

Mine: US army Surplus.

Note: you don't see the compass but I do know from the prop team that he actually did have an original 1940's US Infantry issued foldup compass in the pouch.

Mine: Replica 1942 US field compass.

Knife Pouch: Sam Neill wore a knife pouch of unknown origin and brand.

Mine: Ebay and my car keys.

Foldable Shovel & Pouch: Sam Neill wore a U DIG shovel and a now out of production leather pouch

Mine: U DIG shovel and a very crap pouch. I don't wear it anymore as it digs into my nublar when I drive the Jeep.

If you have any intel on any of the original items please get in touch as this is not the exhaustive search that some people have been on to source the clothes/ items. I have a Jeep to maintain haha.

Get in touch you total nerds!