Something cool - Field with zombie hands

[Devils Chariot]

I saw this on FLickr and thought it looked so cool:

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I don't remember seeing this in a many yard haunts. I think I'll add some dirt fisters to my haunt this year.

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[RoxyBlue]

That's so Army of Darkness!:D

This is actually a great idea for adding a little more spice to a graveyard scene, and you don't have to buy a whole bucky, either.

[joker]

That's so simple it's brilliant. Here I've been working on ground breakers, tombstones, etc....when I should have just been making these.

I saw posted on halloween forum where someone used latex dish washing gloves and great stuff to make hand/arms...hmmmm that just might be the way to go with these.

[Bone Dancer]

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g34/BoneDancer381/Halloween%202008/user220_pic2290_1226011926.jpg

I did these last year and placed them along the walk way.

[Devils Chariot]

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g34/BoneDancer381/Halloween%202008/user220_pic2290_1226011926.jpg

I did these last year and placed them along the walk way.


That's awesome. i was going to do a wandering lantern with a hand, but as time get shorter and shorter I will definatley consider making some of these.

[BudMan]

I use the 'severed arm' props that you see in the stores. Put a stake in the arm part, throw some peat moss around it and voile'. They come in lefts and rights, different lengths, some have sleeves, etc.

[IMU]

Yeah, a driveway lined with those would be cool!

[Bone Dancer]

Basically its just 1/2 pvc with a 45 degree elbo fitting or you can go just straight up. I use a wire frame work for the hand then cover it all with toilet paper mache and then a coating of latex and stain. The wire on the end of the hand just sticks into the pipe. The fingers will bend and hold a small amount of weight (about a pound or so).
Here is some pics of the wire frame for the hand.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g34/BoneDancer381/skeleton%20hands/wireframe4.jpg
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g34/BoneDancer381/skeleton%20hands/2007_0821skellyhands08200008.jpg

[Dark Angel 27]

awesome idea! that would definitely get my attention!

[tot13]

Thanks, DC, one more thing that I now think I can't do without, lol. Time is running out so quickly. We open our haunt Saturday, Oct. 3.

[kprimm]

Such a simple idea yet so effective, those hands look creepy as heck.

[abrcrombe]

That's awesome! You have to make sure to light them enough to be able to see them though. I feel they could be overlooked quite easily by TOTs

[Mr_Chicken]

Whoa! I didn't even realize til I looked at the other pics that those are flat! 2D!

I made a zombie hand groundbreaker a few years ago, but those are phenomenal!

BD, love the lantern idea! I'd totally steal that one from you if I had the time!

[Alucard]

Very cool idea!

[joker]

Whoa! I didn't even realize til I looked at the other pics that those are flat! 2D!



Whoa, whoa, whoaaaaa, whaaat! Holy crap you're right. I had to go back and look at the other pics.

[halloween71]

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g34/BoneDancer381/Halloween%202008/user220_pic2290_1226011926.jpg

I did these last year and placed them along the walk way.
That is so cooool!Great idea may have to borrow it.

[Dr Morbius]

Well, not to downgrade the idea, I think it's cool, but I'm not convinced that unless people are TOLD they are hands they will know what they are. At least from a distance.

[Spooky1]

Whoa! I didn't even realize til I looked at the other pics that those are flat! 2D!

I made a zombie hand groundbreaker a few years ago, but those are phenomenal!

BD, love the lantern idea! I'd totally steal that one from you if I had the time!

?????? crap, I didn't realize they were flat. Even going back to look at all the pictures, I couldn't tell they weren't 3-D prop arms until the daytime shot. :eek:

[The Archivist]

Great job on the hand lanterns, that would be great to line a cemetery fence with. I'm gonna recommend it for Ghost Train.

[Bone Dancer]

Thanks everyone. I think I am going to have them holding candles this year. But if the candles don't get done then its back to lanterns. Those are the dollar store lanterns and they are not hacked. But since I dont have toters its not an issue.

[halloween71]

I was thinking of using candles on mine.I am heading out to work on one now.