Adam Savage's One Day Builds: Flamethrower Prop from 'The Thing'!

Published 2022-08-31
Spoiler alert: this build is quite a journey. For the final piece of Adam's incognito cosplay as MacReady from John Carpenter's 'The Thing', he has to make a replica of the flamethrower prop used by Kurt Russell. But as you'll see, it becomes more than just a single build with the revelation of a user error. Let's begin at the moment Adam realizes what he has done.

Adam Savage Incognito as MacReady from 'The Thing':    • Adam Savage Incognito as MacReady fro...  
PREMIUM/PATRON EXCLUSIVE: Adam Savage in Real Time: Freehanding on the Lathe:    • Adam Savage in Real Time: Freehanding...  
PREMIUM/PATRON EXCLUSIVE: Adam Savage in Real Time: Painting a Flamethrower:    • Adam Savage in Real Time: Painting a ...  

Shot by Adam Savage and edited by Josh Self
Music by Jinglepunks

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All Comments (21)
  • @squidtailbash
    saying "I replicated the wrong flamethrower" is one of the most Adam Savage things that only Adam Savage could say.
  • @burntdabruski
    "I replicated the wrong flanethrower." Haha! Not something many people can say.
  • It's not the destination, Adam. It's the journey. So, I don't think you made the WRONG flamethrower. You simply made A DIFFERENT flamethrower and in doing so, you smoothed out the rough spots for your final flamethrower build by doing proof-of-concept work, on a separate project. Or you made the wrong flamethrower....
  • Adam Savage randomly dancing in the middle of the build is a mood I am here for
  • @mtclemmons
    Keep doing what you do, Mr. Savage. Third decade of entertainment. Thank you!
  • The petri dish test is absolutely the effect you and corridor should compete on next, with the thing blood popping out of the tray and all that
  • @krtwood
    When my sister got married as part of their wedding gift I made a model of the gazebo where she and her husband first met. I found out about a week before the wedding that I modeled the wrong gazebo.
  • That renshape look really beautiful to work with , it even sounds great when you drill it! Also , imagine having Phil tippett just ring you!!! amazing.
  • @TheRealSpek
    The speed at which this man works is impressive. That's decade's of experience right there. (So much respect)
  • @kick1ass20
    Raw cut, very real, much appreciated... Also, editor, that one zoom on Adam's face... nice.
  • Hey Adam! You called yourself a “dummy” in this video and I just wanted you to know you are not a “dummy”. You are a smart and treasured man. Love your videos!
  • 1:11:22 “Every now and then when you make a prop you realize you could start an international incident.” Definitely not what I expected to hear when I clicked on this video haha
  • @covodex516
    honestly Adam I'm not even that big of a fan of these kind of videos, I'm really just watching them to see something from you. You're something like a handycraft Bob Ross in my eyes :D
  • Falling asleep with one of Adam’s videos on is a great way to have some really strange dreams.
  • @eaglpaul1
    Seeing the tanks as you assembled them made me think of a jet pack, and then I thought “wouldn’t it be cool to make the costume from The Rocketeer?” So, yeah. That would be cool. Great job by the way, love John Carpenter’s The Thing.
  • Loved this whole journey, AND I just want to say the editing on this was 🔥!
  • @Fallub
    One day builds are just the best.
  • @andrewlast1535
    52:30 The juxtaposition between the first and second editions in this shot gave me a chuckle. Children of the same frenetic creator.
  • @LZEPMAN
    This is why I love watching you. Your attention to detail and the fact inconsistencies bug you I totally get. We live in a world where 'close' will do but it takes so little to get things spot on. Keep doing what you do.