Hobson says he's not sure what new tech, if any, he'll be able to make from the movie. The whole team is set to see the highly anticipated Avengers: Endgame, which opened Thursday. The team created the staff from the film Shazam, including using flint in the base to make it spark and the bulb lights up. I can watch any movie and pick something from it and be like, 'we can make that,'" he said. People often ask Hobson where the team gets its ideas and he says in a way, it's a confusing question. Superhero stuffĪlong with various tools, from a drill press to a 3D printer, the shop is filled with projects they've completed: a Star Wars style light sabre, Captain America's shield, a Batman batarang, a Wakandan shield, a power loader from the movie Aliens and a few test versions of Thor's hammer. Their channel has more than 5.4 million subscribers and all of the projects they feature are built and filmed in Hobson's workshop, located behind his home in Kitchener. Hillier says they have very understanding neighbours. They find cool gadgets, weapons and tools from movies and try to recreate them in real life. The two friends co-founded Hacksmith Industries. Hobson is largely the face of the company, going by The Hacksmith on YouTube. James Hobson and Ian Hillier started building different projects together in high school.Īfter they went to college, "We were able to make cooler and bigger and better projects," Hobson says.
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