Tested

NEW! At the Academy's Margaret Herrick Library, Adam examines a small sample of the over 175,000 pieces of production art in its graphic arts collections. Senior Manager Meghan Doherty shows us concept illustrations and designs for E.T., Terminator 2, Aliens, and other science fiction classics. Link in comments.

NEW! Does Adam Savage have advice for making the same thing twice? What are Adam's suggestions of practices to help someone develop their design philosophy? In this live stream excerpt Adam answers these questions from Tested members Gwen-Maker-of-Things and Greg_Stanton, whom we thank for their support! Link in comments.

NEW! In the workshop of Knb Efx, Adam encounters one of the largest animatronic creatures the studio has created: a life-size elephant created for an action sequence in the show 1923. Shop Supervisor Carey Jones explains what it took to create this hyper realistic creature, which was based off of a real elephant filmed on location! Link in comments.

NEW! Adam's love for Texas Hold'em has yielded a few poker-inspired builds, and he recently found new inspiration in replica plaques from the Casino Royale--his favorite James Bond film! After sourcing chips and plaques accurate to the movie, Adam builds what he imagines would be the custom chip racks and high-end storage case used to move that set around the casino. Link in comments.