Escape From New York : DIY Snake Plissken Tracer Bracelet Tutorial (How to create this Movie Prop)

In 1981, John Carpenter made the cult classic movie "Escape From New York" starring Kurt Russell as the anti-hero "Snake Plissken". In the movie the year is 1997, a major war between the United States and the Soviet Union is over, and the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a giant maximum security prison for the entire United States. It is guarded by the United States Police Force (USPF) When Air Force One is hijacked and crashes into the island, the president is taken hostage by a group of inmates. Snake Plissken, a former Special Forces soldier turned criminal, is recruited to retrieve the president in exchange for his own freedom, but there's a catch! Snake only has 24 hours to save the president or himself will die!
In the movie, Plissken, is given a bracelet with the USPF Symbol on it.(An Eagle Silhouette) The bracelet/gauntlet faceplate flips open to reveal a red button that if pressed sends a radar signal to the USPF command center. Plissken is told it will track him for 15 minutes.
In my opinion this is one of the more iconic props in the movie and was one of my favorites that I always wanted, but could never find. Therefore, I decided to create my own, which ironically, I ended up giving to my brother for his birthday, since he and I are die hard fans of the movie. However, creating the bracelet/gauntlet (which ever description you prefer) did show me how I would improve this prop for future builds. (Such as making one for myself)
The tutorial is a bit long, about 54 minutes, but I did try to use tools and material that were readily available and/or easy to get. Creating this prop took me around 3 weeks, but that was just working on it when I had time. So if your a die hard fan, like myself, I think that this tutorial will help you create a good replica that you can use for cosplay or to just add to your Escape From New York Collection.
If you have any questions about the build, please ask in the comments and I will try to get back to you in a timely manner.
Enjoy,
Vincent
**IN THE TUTORIAL I STATE THAT ALL MATERIALS FOR THIS PROJECT WILL BE IN THE DESCRIPTION. I DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE EASIER TO HAVE ONE LINK THAT GOES TO MY WEBPAGE CONNECTED TO THIS PROJECT. YOU WILL FIND ALL LINKS YOU NEED THERE.**
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01:40 - FINISHED TRACER
03:15 - STEP 1: CREATING THE USPF EAGLE FACE PLATE FOR THE TRACER
04:51 - STEP 2: CUTTING AND MARKING THE GUANTLET FOR BENDING
06:37 - STEP 3: BENDING THE METAL TO FORM THE GUANTLET
08:25 - STEP 4: ROUND EDGES AND BENDING TO FIT THE WRIST
10:41 - STEP 5: MAKING THE SPRING HINGE FOR THE USPF EAGLE FACEPLATE
12:55 - STEP 6: CREATING AN INNER HOUSING FOR THE GAUNTLET SPRINGLOADED MECHANISM
13:53 - STEP 7: CREATING A COVER PLATE FOR THE BACK OF THE INNER HOUSING
15:02 - STEP 8: LATCH OVERVIEW AN BUILD
21:51 - STEP 9: LATCH DEMONSTRATION ON MOCK UP AND REVIEW
24:29 - STEP 10: TRACER BUTTON CREATION AND PLACEMENT
29:04 - STEP 10.5: (OPTIONAL STEP) ADDING DETENT BUTTON UNDER THE RUBBER TRACER BUTTON
30:30 - STEP 11: ATTACHING THE SPRING HINGE TO THE GUANTLET
35:57 - STEP 12: ADDING THE INTERNAL MECHANISM TO THE GUANTLET
41:16 - STEP 13: GLUEING THE INTERNAL MECHANISM
43:00 - STEP 14: ADDING THE BACK PLATE TO THE GUANTLET
46:41 - STEP 15: ADING LATCH POST TO EAGLE FACEPLATE FINISHING BUILD AND OVERVIEW
52:39 - PHOTO GALLERY
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[@TheArtFortress]

Incredible job. This video, and your channel definitely deserve more attention.

[@Vincent_Serpico]

Thank you!!!!...I appreciate the compliment, I'm hoping to have some more time in the near future to post a few more of my projects I've been working on, so stay tuned!

[@kalament1969]

Would you consider making and selling these?

[@Vincent_Serpico]

Unfortunately, creating one does take a little time. I'm not retired or anything so these projects often take longer since I have to do it when I have spare time. This one was made as a gift for my brother so I pushed myself to finish it. So at least right now I'm unable. Currently I'm working on another project. As far as selling them, I would imagine I would run into a problem with copyrighting if I were to advertise it as Snake Plissken's Tracer. Sorry...I can answer any questions if you attempt to make one following the tutorial though.