# How can I make my own Maltese Falcon? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 6, 2005, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-my-own-maltese-falcon/302650 "2005-05-06T05:10:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-my-own-maltese-falcon/302650/41 "2009-04-15T05:25:29Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > You’ve seen the movie, right? Haven’t you said to yourself, “I’d like to have my own Maltese Falcon”? Of course you have. How…do…you…know…MY EXACT THOUGHTS!!!:eek: ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-my-own-maltese-falcon/302650/42 "2009-04-15T14:42:06Z")
Ha! Your puny tinfoil hat can’t deflect my powerful Z-ray cerebro-scanner! Bwa-haa-haa-haa! ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-my-own-maltese-falcon/302650/43 "2009-04-15T16:48:00Z")
Somewhere the original prop – complete with scratches – has to be floating around. I wonder who has it. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-my-own-maltese-falcon/302650/44 "2009-04-15T16:58:50Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Somewhere the original prop – complete with scratches – has to be floating around. I wonder who has it. You can find out. It’ll just be an additional time investment of five and fifteen-seventeeth’s percent. ---
**Author:** ![HeHadaHat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@HeHadaHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeHadaHat)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-my-own-maltese-falcon/302650/45 "2009-05-20T17:53:12Z")
Hey Commasense, Did you recieve your “Haunted Studio” replica? How is it? Is it 11.5" tall? ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-my-own-maltese-falcon/302650/46 "2009-05-20T18:08:17Z")
Yes, and it’s great. It is exactly 11.5 inches, and it’s as close a reproduction of the movie original as you could hope for, except that it’s not as heavy, only 4.25 pounds. It’s obviously based on the earlier one I got from Haunted Studios: many details, like the talons and legs, are virtually identical, but the breast more closely resembles dingus seen in the movie. And it’s been given a more realistic, worn finish. The earlier one was too shiny. One thing I’ll suggest: don’t pay the extra $30 for the “replica wrapping.” It amounts to a small burlap bag that says “La Paloma,” a sheet of modern (not 1940s) Chinese newspaper, some twine, and shredded paper. But I highly recommend the statue itself to any fan of the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Jamicat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jamicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamicat)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-my-own-maltese-falcon/302650/47 "2009-05-21T05:33:19Z")
Adam Savage made one…I saw the lil 20 min vid on [wimp.com](http://wimp.com) Here it is [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/29SopXQfc_s/hqdefault.jpg "MythBusters' Adam Savage - Dodos, Maltese Falcons, and the Art of Obsession") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29SopXQfc_s) ---
**Author:** ![Jamicat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jamicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamicat)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-my-own-maltese-falcon/302650/48 "2009-05-21T05:42:11Z")
i need to search key words on pages…I didn’t see anyone name Adam Savage as I skimmed down…lol [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-my-own-maltese-falcon/302650.md?page=2)