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03-20-2010
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Heresjohnny Wallbreaker ghost
My $20 prop entry is a cheese cloth ghost that runs off of a salvaged rein deer motor. I call it the wall breaker because instead of breaking out of the ground, it is emerging through the walls of a house. It has 7 distinct movements; the body leans in and out, the head goes up and down, the upper and lower arms go up and down, and the head turns back and forth. Please see the video of the ghost in action at
Additional videos showing the internal form as it was built up are:  YouTube- NVECapture.avi YouTube- NVECapture.0001.avi
YouTube- ghost6.10-03-13_00-40.00.aviThe rein deer motor, some ply wood and some scrap 2x4 are the only salvage items, everything is else is pro-rated for what you would spend now. $2.40, deer motor, 30% of price new $1.94, 3/8 dowel, 105" from 48" @ .89, home depot $0.89, 5/16 dowel 54" from 48" @ .79, home depot $0.35, 2x4, 4.4' from scrap price on HauntForum $0.17, 3/8 ply, .83 square feet from scrap price on HauntForum $1.88, eye hooks, 33 from box of 100, $5.70 at home depot $0.20, 3/8 washer, 2 from bag of 25 for 2.54, home depot $0.50, screws, 10 from box of 4 lbs (apprx 400) at $19.97, Home Depot $0.20, nails, 2 from box of 4 lbs (apprx 200) at $19.97, Home Depot $0.11, deck screw, 1 from box of 4 lbs (approx 100) at $11.16 Home Depot $0.30, Staples, 6 estimated .05 each $0.05, Paperclip, 1 estimated .05 each $0.96, glue, 8ozs from 1 gallon elmers glue current price of 15.93 $0.05, Fishing Line, 5 yards from 250 yards of 20lb test at WallMart for $2.50. $0.49, Flat Black Spray Paint, 1/2 can Wall Mart @ .97 a can $0.1, tape, 5 ft from 180ft roll at $3.33, Home Depot $1.79, black cloth, 1 yard from $1.79 yard at WallMart $3.87, cheese cloth, 1 pack from $3.87/pack Home Depot $0.05, purex, 1/2 cup from $2.94 for 30 load box at Wall Mart. $1.29, Stiffen, 1/2 bottle from Michaels, $2.97 with 40% coupon $0.20, LED 10mm, from current price on ebay for green 10mm LED $0.08, hot glue, 1 stick from bag of 30 for 2.47, wallmart $0.78, batteries, 2 from box 36 energizer 13.97, Home Depot $0.75, battery holder, price based on current Jameco.com price $0.33, telephone wire 3 ft from 100ft of cat 3 wire 10.97 at Home Depot $0.10, oil, few drops, estimated. total $19.73 The main form is made from wooden dowels and peices of 2x4 drilled with holes. Where things needed to move I made the hole large enough for the dowel to spin in the hole. Think Tinker Toys. The movement is controlled by fishing line run through small eye hooks back to the deer motor in FCG fashion. The head, arms, shoulders, hands and chest were formed with newspaper, cardboard and tape, then covered with black cloth soaked in an elmers glue/water mix. The form was spray painted flat black, then cheese cloth soaked in Stiffen was added to the black cloth covered forms. After everything was assembled, I added the remaining cheese cloth. I initially built everything for the ghost to lean in and out, the head to go up and down, and the arms to move. Once that was done and added up in the budget, I added features until I ran out of money. This is when I added the hot glue/green LED eyes, and thanks to a friendly suggestion made the head turn left and right. The pictures and video were shot with green and blue LED spotlights. Additional pictures and a how-to will be available on my blog shortly. |
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03-22-2010
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Wow heresjohnny he is an awesome ghost. I love the video that you showed us how he moves. Very, very nice job!!!!
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03-22-2010
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Wow. All that movement from one motor just blows me away. I love it.
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03-22-2010
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Wow, fantastic job!!! Nice movement, looks great
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03-22-2010
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OMG, this prop would have been stunning if it didn't move at all, but with the added movement, it's just fantastic. And to be built for less than $20 is even more astounding.
I am going to have to bookmark your how-to on this one. You are the King of Creepy Ghost Making 
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03-22-2010
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All that motion from a single motor. Simply amazing. I really like the slow smooth movement - that's going to be a centerpiece attraction for your haunt this year. Well done, John!
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03-22-2010
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Wow Johnny....very nice. I like the use of the dowels.
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03-22-2010
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I saw the pictures and thought "yeah, that's pretty cool"
...and then it MOVED! Great animation out of one motor! Awesome job! Might have to make myself one of those... |
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