Spider props

halloweengirl · Aug 24, 2006

Hi all,Im looking for some nice looking and easy to make spider props.Does anyone know of any DIY projects for this? Or know of any place I can buy some for a decent price?

grapegrl · Aug 24, 2006

Are you looking for giant spiders or just spiders in general? Martha Stewart did a cool spider theme for a porch one year: Arachnophobia!

ghostie · Aug 24, 2006

And Ghostess Deanna has some great ones in her house. Link. I like the spider wrapping up its victim, that's always over the top!

ghostie · Aug 24, 2006

Neat link, Grapegrl, looks like Martha has the "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" spider thing going on. Looks really great. That'd be cheap and easy, but effective!

ps. and I like how she put them on the knob, so you'd have to touch them to get in.

slimy · Aug 24, 2006

http://www.hauntproject.com has a section on the right hand side labeled 'spiders and webs' . Tons of cool ideas there.

ScareFX · Aug 24, 2006

If you have not checked out Frank's work at born2haunt.com, head over there now. I really like his style. He creates some really unique props and it would be great to get him here on HauntForum. He does have a spider how-to.
http://www.born2haunt.com/Mlspiders01.html

ScareFX · Aug 24, 2006

I did a spider scene last year. If you want some movement, a spinning spider victim is an easy prop to make.

slimy · Aug 24, 2006

http://groups.msn.com/VillageHaunt/...D_Message=24&LastModified=4675580244497417040

This is THE coolest spider I have ever seen. I will start working on this next week. Max, come up with a simple idea on how to do this, so I can steal it from you.

slimy · Aug 24, 2006

Scarefx, that is a GREAT spider scene.

halloweengirl · Aug 25, 2006

ScareFX.I love your spider scene.Did you make those spider props or buy them?

ScareFX · Aug 25, 2006

Thanks Halloweengirl. I was in a rush so I bought the spiders. I used a crank mechanism to have three of them moving up and down. The victim was spinning from a mirror-ball motor. The kids all seemed to like the scene.

ghostie · Aug 25, 2006

Question, are all mirror ball motors created equally? How many lbs can they hold...ball park.

ScareFX · Aug 25, 2006

I purchased this 5 RPM Chauvet motor. The weight capacity is 25 lbs.
http://www.cheapdjlights.com/item--5-RPM-Mirror-Ball-Motor--MOT-5.html

They also sell a 2 RPM Chauvet motor for the same price.
http://www.cheapdjlights.com/item--2-RPM-Mirror-Ball-Motor--MOT-2.html

The motors have a 24-month warranty from Chauvet. They are quite powerful and very quiet.

mrklaw · Aug 25, 2006

I made a simple static spider by making a bottom frame and legs out of 1/2 inch PVC. This looked like a narrow rectangle composed mostly of T's on one end. I then glued a latex balloon on the end that didn't have any T's and covered it all with Great Stuff and then spray painted it all black. I think it was my first prop and it has been very durable and the kids love it.

otherworldly · Aug 25, 2006

We had a giant spider that burst out of it's web at TOT's - she rolled out on wobbly wheels and her wire and foam legs wiggled in a very convincing motion. I made grown men jump and loved it. Sadly I have no photos or video of her. After using her this way the first year we threw her on the roof for two more years. She was spooky up there too and after scaring folks for life in the past, just being up there alarmed folks who remembered her. Now we're ready for a new spider...and I love the spinning victim idea!

ghostie · Aug 25, 2006

ScareFX said:
I purchased this 5 RPM Chauvet motor. The weight capacity is 25 lbs.
http://www.cheapdjlights.com/item--5-RPM-Mirror-Ball-Motor--MOT-5.html

They also sell a 2 RPM Chauvet motor for the same price.
http://www.cheapdjlights.com/item--2-RPM-Mirror-Ball-Motor--MOT-2.html

The motors have a 24-month warranty from Chauvet. They are quite powerful and very quiet.

Brilliant use of an fcg crank for the miscellaneous spiders! That's thinking out of the box. And thanks for the disco ball motor links, they will be perfect for my floating lantern project. Link And they're on sale too! You really delivered on this one ScareFX!

Dr Morbius · Aug 25, 2006

slimy said:
http://groups.msn.com/VillageHaunt/...D_Message=24&LastModified=4675580244497417040

This is THE coolest spider I have ever seen. I will start working on this next week. Max, come up with a simple idea on how to do this, so I can steal it from you.

I'm not sure what that movie is supposed to be. It says Mechanical heart, but it has a little rubber spider on it.

ScareFX · Aug 25, 2006

Dr Morbius said:
I'm not sure what that movie is supposed to be. It says Mechanical heart, but it has a little rubber spider on it.

Did you see this movie of the prop?
SPIDERWIPER :: Spider Guts video by the_PROCRASTINATOR - [email protected]@[email protected]@http://vid68.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid68.photobucket.com/albums/i11/the_PROCRASTINATOR/VillageHaunt/VIDEO/SPIDERWIPER/[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@i11/the_PROCRASTINATOR/VillageHaunt/VIDEO/SPIDERWIPER/spidertid-bit08-05-06

HibLaGrande · Aug 25, 2006

Yay, as I was inspired by this thread, I built my own scary terry version web slinger today. It works it works hehehehehe. Now I have a mess of webs to clean up in the garage.

nicole · Aug 26, 2006

what did you use to wrap up your victim? I have cheesecloth and gauze. would one of those work well, or should I use something else?

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