the start of my 1st How too!

[Northern Touch]

I never really did a how too but I thouhgt I would try a post a mini how too on a Masager based prop....I plan on rebuilding the one i'm going to show and add a little to it not sur yet and I have also started a knew one hat will also be a kneeler but this one will be hung be a rope and tited up I have a couple of pics all post as well any help or ideas will be more then welcome I plan on useing the 2 of these props for a set up for a ground crawler scare, which I plan to build as well this will all be in my cooler room/mourge...I have to go feed the boy so I will post the pics after heres the vid of the one I built this year...
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[Dr Morbius]

Oh that looks great!

[Front Yard Fright]

looking good! what did you use for a motor?

[Northern Touch]

Alright here we go! First off I will give u a list of what I used, and this is pretty much how I buit the other one with a few modifications...
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o24/ace22photo/thrasher%20prop/NewFolder020.jpg
PARTS I USED:1)Chicken Wire-I already had from a large role.(Home Depot)
2)Foot Massager-$4.oo Value Village
3)(GE)Lamp wall Switch Kit-$5.00 Xs Cargo
4)2 feet of PVC-about $1.50 already had thoe(Home DEpot)
5)PVC (T) -$0.97 Home Depot
6)All Purpose Rope-$1.00-AT the 1$ Store
7)10 Feet of White 3/4'' rope-I already had

TOOLS/EXT. 1)Wire Cutter
2)Ratchet Driver(5/16)
3)5/16 Self Tapping Screws
4)Blasting wire
5)Elec. Tape

Here is a pic of the massage motor and the started Chicken wire frame...
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o24/ace22photo/thrasher%20prop/TM019.jpg

[Northern Touch]

here are a few pics af the Chicken wire frame build up...
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o24/ace22photo/thrasher%20prop/TM010.jpg
heres the start of the body...
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o24/ace22photo/thrasher%20prop/TM016.jpg
next I attach the 2 arms using blasting wire so it has alittle movement...
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o24/ace22photo/thrasher%20prop/TM017.jpg
heres 1 arm
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o24/ace22photo/thrasher%20prop/NewFolder013.jpg
and here's the fished body frame...
I will show the motor set-up in my next post.....

[Northern Touch]

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o24/ace22photo/thrasher%20prop/TM018.jpg
here's what u need to get started I for got to include the PVC(T)...Iwill post a coulpe of pics of the set up if theres any questions just ask I have also made a few vids but haven't downloaded them yet...
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o24/ace22photo/thrasher%20prop/NewFolder019.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o24/ace22photo/thrasher%20prop/NewFolder018.jpg
these shows how I tie it off the PVC to the Motor to get the movement I want...
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o24/ace22photo/thrasher%20prop/NewFolder017.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o24/ace22photo/thrasher%20prop/NewFolder015.jpg
hope these pics give u the idea...Next all post some top views...

[Northern Touch]

here are a few from the top view...
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o24/ace22photo/thrasher%20prop/NewFolder016.jpg
with-out the wire frame
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o24/ace22photo/thrasher%20prop/NewFolder010.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o24/ace22photo/thrasher%20prop/NewFolder014.jpg
here a close up u can see the yellow blasting wire I use it to tie the PVC to the chicken wire and u can make it real tight with this wire...
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o24/ace22photo/thrasher%20prop/NewFolder012.jpgand here's the finised set-up but with out the head which will be a mask on a smaller pice of PVC coneceted to the larger one...

[Fangs]

Cool NT! Thank you for sharing :D Lookin good!

[pyro]

nice nt i was thinking of building one you made it look easy--thanks

[Northern Touch]

here are 2 vids the 1st is with the chicken wire frame on and the 2nd shows it with-out the frame and gives u a better view of how I tied it off...
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o24/ace22photo/thrasher%20prop/th_NewFolder021.jpg (http://s116.photobucket.com/albums/o24/ace22photo/thrasher%20prop/?action=view&current=NewFolder021.flv)
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