Thread: >>>>Bucky,,,, Blucky<<<< what am i missing?

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Bucky,,,,, Blucky?????? I gather we're talking about a skeleton? And i realize that I'm exposing what a dork I truly am, but why does everyone call them that?

Buckies are realistic skeletons, usually from a medical supply/teaching aids store. Most people buy the ones called 4th Quality (due to having loose parts, areas not 100% perfect, etc) because of the lower price. Anything better than this would still be a Bucky but those generally cost far too much to use as a halloween prop.

A blucky is a plastic skeleton that doesn't look remotely anatomically correct up close but is more than good enough to use in a haunt. There's several "standard" types of bluckies out there that all seem to come from the same two or three molds. The face is usually "scary" (frowning, etc). Personally I don't like blucky heads, I plan on replacing them with more realistic skulls when I get mine during the Group Buy later this year.

Originally Posted by bootoyou

Bucky,,,,, Blucky?????? I gather we're talking about a skeleton? And i realize that I'm exposing what a dork I truly am, but why does everyone call them that?

im glad you asked cuz i was wondering what the diff. was in the 2 skeletons too lol
now we know ... thanx

I didn't know for a long too... we all didn't at one time or another LOL

I figured i could'nt be the only one LOL! thanks everyone.

"Blucky" is simply short for "Blow mold Bucky".

Bucky


blucky

I really wish some company out there would figure out a way to make something better than a blucky but cheaper than a bucky, say, in the $50-70 range, full size (5'6" or taller). Even if it came unassembled with instructions on how to put it together.

Now I know! Haha.

really wish some company out there would figure out a way to make something better than a blucky but cheaper than a bucky, say, in the $50-70 range, full size (5'6" or taller).

Not to complicate things, but they do, and he's called bargain basement Barney:



He's available here:

http://www.skeleton-factory.com/Life...ent-Barney-133

I got one of these, and IMHO, they're a good medium. They're made of hollow plastic, but they're heavier than Bluckys, and they have good detail like the Buckys( Plus no assembly required).

Hope this helps.