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If anyone remembers, I have to build 4 more cauldron creeps for this season for some neighbors. This is the second cauldron creep I have built and the first that I am giving away. This way better than my first one so it sucks to get rid of it. At least I'll be able to see it in the neighbor's yard every year!
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So since I will not be setting this up, I wanted to make it a plug and play type setup so that they didn't have to go through setting it up, putting the cauldron in the perfect position, and so forth. Even though it is quite a bit more bulky for storage purposes, I think it will be less of a headache as it is all one piece. Also, I didn't want to have so many loose wires so I ran all the wiring through the PVC piping so there is nothing to worry about. Although this took longer, it was worth it.
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Because the bones are from one of those cheep bag of bones sets, the fingers wanted to break and I did not have the movement I wanted with the stick. To fix this, I cut a piece of PVC in half, heated it up, and stepped on it to get just a slight curve. I then painted it black and wrapped the fingers around it and glued it in place. This keeps from the fingers bending or breaking and it is hardly noticeable. Everyone I have asked has said they never even noticed it until I said something. It also gives the stick something to sit in and allowed me to control it's movement a little better. You can see what I came up with in the picture above.
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And there's another picture from a different angle. (Notice the supplies 3 more cauldron creeps + my cauldron creep in the background)
If anyone has any questions or would like to see a video of it working, let me know and I'll be sure to help out where I can!
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So since I will not be setting this up, I wanted to make it a plug and play type setup so that they didn't have to go through setting it up, putting the cauldron in the perfect position, and so forth. Even though it is quite a bit more bulky for storage purposes, I think it will be less of a headache as it is all one piece. Also, I didn't want to have so many loose wires so I ran all the wiring through the PVC piping so there is nothing to worry about. Although this took longer, it was worth it.
Because the bones are from one of those cheep bag of bones sets, the fingers wanted to break and I did not have the movement I wanted with the stick. To fix this, I cut a piece of PVC in half, heated it up, and stepped on it to get just a slight curve. I then painted it black and wrapped the fingers around it and glued it in place. This keeps from the fingers bending or breaking and it is hardly noticeable. Everyone I have asked has said they never even noticed it until I said something. It also gives the stick something to sit in and allowed me to control it's movement a little better. You can see what I came up with in the picture above.
And there's another picture from a different angle. (Notice the supplies 3 more cauldron creeps + my cauldron creep in the background)
If anyone has any questions or would like to see a video of it working, let me know and I'll be sure to help out where I can!
