Prop making communities
One of the biggest prop communities around, a great resource for prop building; The RPF
The Dented Helmet is another good resource for prop builders
The Halloween Forum, prop section has some interesting projects
Looking for Blade Runner or Alien props?
Props forum for Star Wars fans (especially Vader)
Haunt Forum has special sub-forums on all things prop related, electronics, pneumatics, etc!
PICAXE (Microcontroller) Sites
Picaxe.com is the one-stop shop for PICAXE information – documentation, software, everything!
The Picaxe forum is the next best place for info on these exceptionally handy microcontrollers.
Sites for inspiration
Eric Hart’s Prop Agenda has a list of 100 best sites for the prop-maker with plenty of ideas: http://bit.ly/2kh0O1T
Looking for ideas or inspiration? Here’s an interesting list of makers in Hollywood: http://bit.ly/2jf7xfq
Tutorial sites
Punished Props has some great resources for prop-making.
Adafruit Industries has lots of information on electronics – you can start by learning all about LEDs
Parts and equipment
I’ve used these BigDawgs Sound Boards for sounds, they work great: http://bit.ly/2j80p0K