Bingowings said:

I hope you don't run into any problems getting the props sent to for location shooting.

They look just the sort of thing that :

A) Some over zealous security jobsworth would wreck to make sure it's not hiding something or going to explode.

B) A nice little item to slam a huge customs charge on.

Or are you doing the filming close enough to home to avoid this?

Yeah... although props like this are shipped all the time. Trust me... I know. =D Unless there's like C4 or something else in it I doubt it'd go through such security scrutiny. Hope not anyway, but I do have a friend at costumes here in the Port of Oakland and I know a couple people at SFO security... I'll poke for some information concerning security just in case.

Which brings up your other question, Ady's in England... We're in California, so no, the shoot is rather far from Ady. However, the parrellel is awesome if you look at it: The OG SW was filmed at Elstree Studios in England while blue screen and model shots were done in California! Now it's kinda reversed as Ady's team of wizards are creating the CGI and model elements in England and we're filming in California! XD

I think the concern is the shipping charge and how long it would take to ship after shipping before the winter snow season ends here...

However, I have an idea about snow... if the delay goes longer than expected I actually have come with a rather insane back up plan. But it would be VERY cool and maybe even cheaper than a huge coordinated effort to get to a Hoth-esque location... May the Force be with us all.