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dave the dead
08-13-2007, 06:44 PM
For Whom the Bell Tolls

video of reaper in action is here
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other pix of the prop in progress are here
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Materials:
Small square of plywood: free from furniture warehouse (base and tombstone)
Grey Cloth : free from furniture warehouse
Approx 25 inches of 3/4 inch pvc: $0.50
PVC T fitting $0.15
Chickenwire 2ft X 2ft square approx. $0.50
1 ft aluminum angle (left over from other project) $1.00
small skull (from horribly broken skeleton) $2
2 green LED's wire, resistor, 9volt battery connector,9volt battery $2
Small motor scrounged from electric fireplace---approx value $9
end of cord $1
1/4 can black spraypaint $0.25
various small quantities of acrylic for drybrush highlights $0.25
approx 2 tbs of sculpt or coat (for moving arm) $0.25
aluminum pole (scrounged from trash) free
bell $2
coathangers for fixed arm form and staff top-free
Spanish moss $0.25

Total $19.15 (although most of this was FREE to me, I have included approx prices)

Figure stands a WHOPPING 29 INCHES TALL!!!!


Procedure:
Mechanism to move staff was made from aluminum angle and some wood scraps. It is a basic crank mechanism to move the staff back and forth. Pvc post and T were screwed to the plywood base. Skull was then attached to pvc. Led eyes hot glued into skull and wired to a 9 volt battery . Chickenwire was wrapped around pvc to the form of robe, leaving access to motor and mechanism. Tombstone was screwed to base in front of form. Fabric was then cut in 4 strips and applied to form after being coated with Monstermud standard formula. Th e movable arm was coated with sculpt or coat only on the ridges of the fabric, leaving the fabric stiff but still moveable. The elbow was left uncoated. Monstermud was also applied to tombstone in 2 layers. While the 2nd layer was still wet, the words were scratched into the mud. Black spraypaint applied to figure, and entire project was drybrushed in several colors. Spanish moss was added for the finishing touch.
Zombie-F
08-13-2007, 08:44 PM
Wow, very nice indeed! Most impressive.

Just so everyone knows, this is just for show-and-tell. Dave won in the last contest and won't be eligible for a prize this time around.
HalloweenZombie
08-13-2007, 08:47 PM
Just so everyone knows, this is just for show-and-tell. Dave won in the last contest and won't be eligible for a prize this time around.

Thank goodness for that. Very impressive Dave.
ScareFX
08-13-2007, 09:02 PM
Wicked cool dave. The size was surprising. I thought it was bigger from the first pic. Small things can be even creepier. Excellent work.
Haunted Bayou
08-13-2007, 09:38 PM
I love that it is ringing a bell.
Fantastic job.
Hellrazor
08-13-2007, 09:50 PM
Awesome!!!!
Lauriebeast
08-13-2007, 09:55 PM
Excellent job Dave, and the bell ringing is clever and very creepy.
Ms. Wicked
08-13-2007, 10:05 PM
I just love him dave - he's fantastic!!!!!!!
Frighteners Entertainment
08-13-2007, 10:13 PM
Too bad Dave...I was going to send you a $1000 gift certificate!
pyro
08-13-2007, 10:27 PM
very cool dave
Sickie Ickie
08-13-2007, 10:28 PM
LOL I like the bell instead of a fishing rod! :D Great job!
Lilly
08-13-2007, 10:33 PM
I see the leader of the creeps* when I look at this.
Perfect size Dave. Love it!



*creeps ( those little guys that come and take you to hell)
dave the dead
08-13-2007, 10:45 PM
Too bad Dave...I was going to send you a $1000 gift certificate!

shhh...it'll be our secret.
heresjohnny
08-13-2007, 10:52 PM
Dave, that is a great job of monster mud, and even better job of presentation and picture taking. Very impressive.
dave the dead
08-13-2007, 10:58 PM
Thanks alot everyone. This was a really fun prop to build. I have never done a MM prop on a small scale. I must say it makes things a whole lot easier. (although, I could easily see myself making this in a large version....)
Lilly
08-13-2007, 11:02 PM
Dave you probably started the large version as we speak!!
Bone Dancer
08-13-2007, 11:03 PM
Amazing, very well done.
Brad Green
08-13-2007, 11:12 PM
OK Dave, that one screams to be translated into a 6' tall version! Very nice!
BuriedAlive
08-14-2007, 12:23 AM
Great job. The ringing bell is a nice touch, and you did to the skull one of my favorite things...removing the lower jaw. I don't know why, I just think skulls without lower jaws are really cool looking.
slimy
08-14-2007, 12:23 AM
Once again, very nice Mr. the dead. Very nice indeed.
Front Yard Fright
08-14-2007, 12:31 AM
Awesome!
It looked cool in the pictures...
But the video blew me away!
I love it!
Great job!
:D.
Adam I
08-14-2007, 01:19 PM
It's wonderful
I think the height is just right
Ghostess
08-14-2007, 01:35 PM
Absolutely awesome! A refreshing take on the reaper, I love the smaller scale of it. Major kudos!!
Holyhabanero
08-14-2007, 01:37 PM
Brilliant job Dave!
Dr Morbius
08-14-2007, 02:01 PM
That's the first animated MM prop I've ever seen. Awesome!!
MistressOfMayhem
08-14-2007, 02:29 PM
Great job! Love the bell, fantastic!
Hellrazor
08-14-2007, 02:32 PM
Thank goodness for that. Very impressive Dave.

Whew, I was sweatin there for a sec too. It is pretty awesome! I didnt realize his staff shook like that the first time I saw it. What a super idea!
DeathTouch
08-14-2007, 02:41 PM
I really like this entry. It reminds me of ET. LOL Just joking. Love it.
Fangs
08-14-2007, 02:50 PM
Dave!!! Sweet lil' dude ya got there!!! Just one question, ..... How big is the place where you keep all of your creations? :eek: ;):D :devil: hehehehe
skeletonowl
08-14-2007, 03:58 PM
for whom the bell tolls...doo doo doo doo do doo do do doo
Thanks now Metallica is stuck in my head for the 5th time today.
Lagrousome
08-14-2007, 04:05 PM
**bowing down at your greatness**
Won't you make a sucky prop sometime so we have somehting DIFFERENT to say about 'em!

NOW, QUIT GIVING ME IDEAS OF THINGS I CAN'T POSSIBLY DO!!!!
Maybe I'll just buy 50 monitors and set up videos of all your props as PROPS for my Halloween party!

**walking away sniffling, wiping my eyes with my head shaking**
dave the dead
08-14-2007, 04:58 PM
Wow! Thanks alot everyone! You all sure know how to make a guy feel good about himself.:o

Now, Here's my thoughts on a bigger version (my wife thought i was insane when I woke up this morning laughing) Same deal as the small version, only add in one of those Salvation Army tripod buckets to take donations to the haunt.......
Haunted Bayou
08-14-2007, 05:32 PM
Yeah but would people walk by averting their eyes?
http://forums.jokersupdates.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/whistle.gif
Merlin (The Quiet One)
08-14-2007, 11:21 PM
Wow! Great job on a creepy little guy.
Beepem
08-17-2007, 12:33 AM
ridiculously amazing as usual. You're an amazing prop builder.
Sickie Ickie
08-17-2007, 10:36 AM
**bowing down at your greatness**
Won't you make a sucky prop sometime so we have somehting DIFFERENT to say about 'em!

NOW, QUIT GIVING ME IDEAS OF THINGS I CAN'T POSSIBLY DO!!!!
Maybe I'll just buy 50 monitors and set up videos of all your props as PROPS for my Halloween party!

**walking away sniffling, wiping my eyes with my head shaking**

It's that time of the month where L has PMS again.

PMS= Prop Making Sniffles LOL
Lagrousome
08-18-2007, 12:26 AM
It's that time of the month where L has PMS again.

PMS= Prop Making Sniffles LOL


***Laughing hysterically***
Beepem
08-18-2007, 11:07 PM
*is still in awe ever time he sees it*
BobC
08-19-2007, 09:18 AM
Dave awesome awesome prop by the way did I tell you your props awesome?
I have a 6' mourner MM prop I built from terror syndicate plans I was thinking about changing the arms around this is the change it needs. But what type of motor would I use for a bigger version? Anyway great job keep up the good work. :jol:
widowsbluff
08-19-2007, 09:35 AM
Great work, very impressive.
Sickie Ickie
08-19-2007, 01:21 PM
Dave awesome awesome prop by the way did I tell you your props awesome?
I have a 6' mourner MM prop I built from terror syndicate plans I was thinking about changing the arms around this is the change it needs. But what type of motor would I use for a bigger version? Anyway great job keep up the good work. :jol:

a V8 engine from an automobile :zombie:
spokanejoe
08-19-2007, 02:25 PM
skeletonowl

for whom the bell tolls...doo doo doo doo do doo do do doo
Thanks now Metallica is stuck in my head for the 5th time today.

LOL. I guess it is a generational (sp?) thing...I thought Ernest Hemmingway immediately......
Fantastic work...as usual..you are an inspiration. Thanks so much for sharing you ideas.
What kind of motor did you use?
oct31man
08-19-2007, 08:53 PM
Very cool!
dave the dead
08-19-2007, 09:47 PM
LOL. I guess it is a generational (sp?) thing...I thought Ernest Hemmingway immediately......
Fantastic work...as usual..you are an inspiration. Thanks so much for sharing you ideas.
What kind of motor did you use?

It is actually from 17th century author John Donne. I had to google that to find out after a heated discussion here at home.:)
dave the dead
08-19-2007, 09:48 PM
Dave awesome awesome prop by the way did I tell you your props awesome?
I have a 6' mourner MM prop I built from terror syndicate plans I was thinking about changing the arms around this is the change it needs. But what type of motor would I use for a bigger version? Anyway great job keep up the good work. :jol:

I would think a wiper motor wouod do quite nicely.
krough
08-20-2007, 05:07 PM
Very Original. Motorized Monster Mud. Great Job Dave
DeathTouch
08-20-2007, 05:25 PM
Where did you get the bell at?
dave the dead
08-20-2007, 06:46 PM
Where did you get the bell at?
It was a clearance purchase after xmas a few years back. I can't remember exactly where it was from (probably Menards)
Lakeside Haunt
08-29-2007, 12:00 PM
awesome dave another great prop from you and my heads going to explode.
spideranne
09-06-2007, 12:39 PM
I wouldn't have thought mm would work for something moterized, very cool!
Mist
10-01-2007, 08:41 PM
Another Great Prop,
How do you get these Ideas.
turtle2778
10-01-2007, 09:11 PM
Dave you never cease to amaze me. Excellent job.
Beepem
10-02-2007, 04:46 PM
Gahh I still look at this and am amazed. I think you would have won again
dave the dead
10-02-2007, 05:06 PM
Gahh I still look at this and am amazed. I think you would have won again

nah...not with this entry. Theres too many really great ones in this contest. I would have had to spend more than two evenings if I were to compete with this gang!
Hella
10-03-2007, 11:15 AM
Awesome! the ideas I am getting from the entries to this contest are fabulous!! Great work Dave!