dave the dead
02-10-2007, 12:38 PM
also known as recliner mech corpse v2.0 from the photo gallery....
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m240/davethedead/halloweenprops2007035.jpg
I've had some questions on this prop, so since i don't have a how-to, here's a walk thru of "how'd he do that?"...
First, the basic armature is the footrest mechanism from a recliner. This is basically just a modified scissor mechanism...there's alot of different recliner set-ups, but they all do basically the same thing....i mounted a greatstuff skull to where the footrest would normally be, with the unattached lower jaw mounted to the mech below....
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m240/davethedead/halloweenprops2007033.jpg
In this pic, the cranium is where the footrest would be, and the board at the right side is where the seat would be.
when activated by the screen door closer, the mech extends, changing the orientation of the cranium and lower jaw (he opens his mouth...wide!)
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m240/davethedead/IMG_1805.jpg
The pneumatic setup is run thru a washing machine water valve/solonoid.
The box shakes with a wiper motor mounted to the inside. A large irregular cam makes contact with the front panel and a board on the top. (sorry, no pix of this yet)
The pneumatic scream is a hunter's predator call mounted loosely to the bleeder line of the pneumatics. This one is supposed to imitate a rabbit in distress. ("oh what have I done?......I've killed the wabbit!".....e.fudd)
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m240/davethedead/reesejames037.jpg
I will eventually mount this in pvc or something, but for now the bike tube is working fine.
The controller on this project is 100% homemade...won't get into details in this thread, but here's a peek.....
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m240/davethedead/camcontroller002.jpg
And a short video of the project, as it stands right now.....
corpse run by cam controller video by davethedead - Photobucket@@AMEPARAM@@http://vid105.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid105.photobucket.com/albums/m240/davethedead/halloweenprops2007001.flv@@AMEPARAM@@vid105@@AMEPA RAM@@105@@AMEPARAM@@m240/davethedead/halloweenprops2007001
So thats about it for now....I still have some finishing details to add, but have become sidetracked by other projects....:xbones: :xbones: :xbones:
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m240/davethedead/halloweenprops2007035.jpg
I've had some questions on this prop, so since i don't have a how-to, here's a walk thru of "how'd he do that?"...
First, the basic armature is the footrest mechanism from a recliner. This is basically just a modified scissor mechanism...there's alot of different recliner set-ups, but they all do basically the same thing....i mounted a greatstuff skull to where the footrest would normally be, with the unattached lower jaw mounted to the mech below....
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m240/davethedead/halloweenprops2007033.jpg
In this pic, the cranium is where the footrest would be, and the board at the right side is where the seat would be.
when activated by the screen door closer, the mech extends, changing the orientation of the cranium and lower jaw (he opens his mouth...wide!)
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m240/davethedead/IMG_1805.jpg
The pneumatic setup is run thru a washing machine water valve/solonoid.
The box shakes with a wiper motor mounted to the inside. A large irregular cam makes contact with the front panel and a board on the top. (sorry, no pix of this yet)
The pneumatic scream is a hunter's predator call mounted loosely to the bleeder line of the pneumatics. This one is supposed to imitate a rabbit in distress. ("oh what have I done?......I've killed the wabbit!".....e.fudd)
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m240/davethedead/reesejames037.jpg
I will eventually mount this in pvc or something, but for now the bike tube is working fine.
The controller on this project is 100% homemade...won't get into details in this thread, but here's a peek.....
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m240/davethedead/camcontroller002.jpg
And a short video of the project, as it stands right now.....
corpse run by cam controller video by davethedead - Photobucket@@AMEPARAM@@http://vid105.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid105.photobucket.com/albums/m240/davethedead/halloweenprops2007001.flv@@AMEPARAM@@vid105@@AMEPA RAM@@105@@AMEPARAM@@m240/davethedead/halloweenprops2007001
So thats about it for now....I still have some finishing details to add, but have become sidetracked by other projects....:xbones: :xbones: :xbones: