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dose anybody know where I can find some of those 78" foam skeletons ?? they are taller than a bucky and are light weight . I think a store called Menards sells them , someone i know bought one @ gardin ridge 8 years ago they are very cool looking and i think they sell for around $30 .........i hope someoe can help me find a sight to buy them ....Thanks

Yeah, I bought mine at Menard's. It's broke now, so I'm going to use it to make a Grim Reaper. If our local Menard's has them this year, maybe we could work something out, if you haven't found one by then.

I bought mine at Party City - He was broke when I bought him, I glued him back together with polyurethane glue (gorilla). He would break constantly and I keep gluing him back together. I pretty much keep him in a coffin so he doesn't break now. The rib cage is better then a Blucky but the pelvis is flat. Here is a picture of mine in his coffin:

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Our Menards sells them too, but they run about $60 during the season. I was lucky enough to buy 2 of them for $6O on clearance last year. Just haven't decided what to do with them yet.

I got one from Menards too.
It was the only one they had several years ago. They actually had to take down the display coffin it was in, to sell it. Yes they are quite fragile, wish they would have been made better. The joints were the first thing to cause me grief. For they are metal loops connected together. Had to silicone them at the connections to strengthen them. Just wanted to give everyone a heads up on this.

Yeah...I broke the finger off of one trying to see if I could bend it a little...I decided to get poseable hands from ACC to replace them. Real fragile but nice

You know, if they break, it just adds to the realism. After all real skeletons don't stay together after all the tissue has rotted away. I realize it creates a problem if you want to hang them, but for coffins and bone piles it could be very useful. I'd take it and turn it sideways, and partially bury it in the grave yard, throw in some rotted wood, a little extra dirt on the side, some plastic bugs, worms and moss around it and it will look likes it's been partially dug up!

I think skeletons are one of my favorite props...there is a lot of things you can do with one and they don't all have to be hanging!

Just saw this thread. thingsyouneverknew.com they have those skeletons...a little pricey..but who knows they may have a sale, so keep watch!