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Frequently those of us who make animatronic figures or play with motors and what-have-you need to power these devices. I mainly use DC motors from cars and servos. My motor of choice is the venerable windshield wiper motor. To power such a beast I always go back to the [...]
Hauntforum had a tombstone building contest in 2006 I believe and I decided to compete.
I had cast a mache copy of a Boomer skull which you can see in the above picture. Then I went about the normal process of using pink foam to make the rest of the stone.
Using [...]
Another project that used to live on the “Shelf of Failure and Shame”. Although it never stays put, it seems to end up in my room, on the couch, on the kitchen table, in a box. I have always been interested in sideshow gaffs and the Fiji Mermaid is one of my favorites.
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I have been thinking a lot about how important a good pose is to the overall content of a Halloween display. We have all seen yard displays that consist of a figure with its arms stretched straight out, shoulders as square as a box and wider than those of a linebacker. While the costume [...]