Project #4 Ground Breaker Coffin Student's Thread

[Muffy]

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Please post any questions you have for the Ground Breaker Coffin project here in this thread so we can keep the instructor's thread for instructions on the project only.

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Muffy

[Muffy]

Herman thank you so much for taking the time to help us make this project, Jerry is gonna build with you & I am gonna build with Terra! We can't wait to start!

Muffy

[Herman Secret]

Materials and tools list now posted in the instructors thread

[bethene]

I wanted a ground breaker coffin anyway, so, am glad that you are doing this!

[nightrideproductions]

I can't wait!!!!

[daddywoofdawg@hotmail.com]

So is this a static prop or does it have movement?

[Herman Secret]

This one is a static prop

[Uruk-Hai]

I've been following along and this is definitely on my build list this year! I was actually thinking to use the coffin to house a shiatsu massager based animated zombie. I'd have one arm reaching out and the lid of the coffin moving up and down. Great prop with very clear directions - can't wait to get started.

[Uruk-Hai]

Just a quick question as I'm about to go out and get the supplies. I was wondering how heavy the lid by itself was? The reason I'm asking is that I wanted to place a shiatsu massager zombie in the coffin and have one of the knobs on the massage be linked to move the coffin lid a bit. I don't want it to be so heavy it would burn out the motor. Maybe an alternate would be to build the coffin like you have but for the lid use a single piece of 1/8" luan plywood and then attach strips of 1/2" foam carved to look like boards. That would certainly cut down on the weight but maybe it's not necessary. I'll wait to see what you say. Thanks!

[Herman Secret]

Urak I'm thinking the lid as built in the tutorial will be too heavy for the shiatsu.

I had a few issues with the arm of my shiatsu based zombie, where the hand was too heavy and I didnt get much movement. The weight of the lid would affect this even more.