A couple more props DONE!! WOOT!!

[meltdown211]

Here are my zombie escape and my graveyard specter. I used a shiatsu massager for the zombie escape and an old wine rack with an oscillaing fan for the graveyard specter... Thanks to everyone who helped from this forum!!

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[Lady Nyxie]

Terrific! Nice job.

[Richie]

Hi Melt,

Wonderful job on those props. Regarding that standing prop, I seem to recall seeing that left hand somewhere. I also remember they only make a left hand and not right. If that's the case, I really hate when manufacturers do that. Usually getting the correct type of hands for a life size prop can really be a pain.

[EvilQueen1298]

Fantastic job!!!! Very impressive!

[Spookineer]

Very nice work, glad to see my garage isn't the only one looking like that this time of year... Good stuff!

[playfx]

Nice work!!!!
So........how DO you guys keep your garage so clean?

[Moon Dog]

Very nice job! Thanks for posting!

[Darkside]

Great job, I love seeing everyones props as they finish them.

[meltdown211]

Yes, I got that arm at Spirit Halloween (I hope you all are using the 20% off coupon I posted)! They only make the left arm and not the right..I hate that too!! I actually used a "freaky flyer" that I got on ebay a year or so ago for the head and shoulders and was going to sell him at the Garage sale here in Detroit, Im glad I didnt.

Its funny, I just cleaned the garage a week ago and now its trashed again, If I turned around to show the other side, its worse! I just came back in the house after I heard voices in the garage, the bus let the kids off and they were looking (from a distance) at the finished product. I had to tell them to make sure to make us a stop on halloween and they said "we'll tell our friends too" I think a tear started to form under my eye...

Once I get the grave grabber and the hangman finished Ill post those too. Damn, I need to upgrade my electrical box...NEED MOR POWA!!! :mad: :mad:

[meltdown211]

Here is a closer look at the Spectre, I repainted him to look a bit more "dead alive". You can also make fun of the galactic "mess" that I make when i work on this stuff.. You can see my hangman, gravegrabber, freaky flyer(skull).

I am also working on a 10' "cross" to put on the top of my home, backlit with a 750watt light. I may have a fogger up there also to create the rays into the night air...oooohhhh....ahhhhhhh.

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Melty

[Richie]

Hey Melty,

Have you had any problems with your Spectre running hot using the oscillaing fan method? I built one last year, but the motor ran so hot after about 25 minutes, it seized. Obviously there wasn't enough fresh air getting to the motor. Any thoughts?

[skeletonowl]

i have found a link to a cooling one...let me dig it up Richie

When you said "it almost brought a tear to my eye" it made my whole day.

[SpookySam]

The zombie turned out great! Good job.

[Hellrazor]

Excellent! great job, I really need to get a massager!

[meltdown211]

Richie, Thats a good question as I have not ran it that long to test it. I think I may leave it on later to see how hot it gets...but ill tell you what, the kids would love it if all of a sudden "fire" broke out of the head and melted it!! Wow what a finally! The cloak is very thin material which I believe should keep air moving into it but I need to do further testing..

What I may do for more of an "effect" opposed to just "cooling" is run a small fan under him to blow his cloak a bit, hopefully it will do double duty.

Thanks to SpookySam, I truly had a hell of a time with the shiatsu until Spooky came to my rescue! He sent me his tutorial and that's what did it! It's funny I have found 3 shuatsu massagers at the swap meet, salvation army and thrift store...i need another idea for a prop...

Hellrazor, do it, find that massager and make something. Use SpookySams tutorial and run with it! I cant stop looking at them and honestly it beats 90% of the animated crap you can buy at the store.. and the scare factor is 100X better.

Alright thats it..PARTY AT MY HOUSE!! Bring your props!! Lets compare notes!!!

[Frighteners Entertainment]

Nice job on your props.
Like how you used the moss to cover up the mechanics.

[Richie]

[QUOTE=meltdown211;161877]Richie, Thats a good question as I have not ran it that long to test it. I think I may leave it on later to see how hot it gets...but ill tell you what, the kids would love it if all of a sudden "fire" broke out of the head and melted it!! Wow what a finally!
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That was just too funny!! Thanks Melty for a good laugh. BTW...it's one of the reasons I keep several fire extinguishers in several locates of my haunt, especially inside with the Crank Ghosts in the windows and other animated figures.

[Revenant]

Good ones Melty! I love the zombie thrashing around.