Thread: Where can I find a life-size skeleton?

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Does anyone know where I can find a realistic skeleton for a decent price? I need one for my Halloween costume this year.

I'm doing a "Prom Date From Hell" type of thing, and I need a skeleton as my unfortunate date. xD I was going to stick a corsage on him and drag him around by his bowtie. But I don't really want to spend a fortune and everywhere I look, the prices are insane. If anyone could point me in the right direction, that would be awesome.

You could use a blucky for around $15 -$25 would be easy to drag.

http://www.orientaltrading.com/ui/br...3519-_-25/3519

Actual Bucky's are not only expensive but quite heavy.

After Bluckies the price jumps to about $65 http://www.walmart.com/ip/Hanging-Skeleton-60/14955470 Off season you can find Buckies for a couple bucks more.

For a costume, weight will be your biggest issue!

You really only have 3 choices in prop skeletons, and two of them are well over 40 bucks.

A blucky skeleton is extremely lightweight, but not realistic. The plus; they're relatively inexpensive!
Party stores have them for about $25.

Another option is a rubber skeleton. They are a lot more realistic in appearance, but often discolored, misshapen, and flat.
6ft Rubber skeletons cost about $50.

The last lightweight option is, Barney. Barneys are constructed using high density foam, coated with a plasticized sealant. They are the most anatomically accurate prop skeleton for their price range, about $70.

But, for a costume addition; I'd personally stick with the most lightweight and inexpensive option, the blucky. Disregarding their ugly appearance and cheap construction; I think they'd work best for your costume. There are tons of tutorials on the forum for making them look more realistic.

Humbly, I put forward the build your own option.

http://www.halloweenforum.com/tutori...-skeleton.html

It's more time consuming than it is difficult.

I pimped my friends store on the HF FB page earlier, but I will post it again here. http://www.boneshoppe.com/budget-skeletons.html

You can make them quite easily but if you are just needing bones then buy a "bag of bones"

Thanks so much, guys! This was really helpful.

You could make them out of PVC...

My PVC Skeletons... The "How To"

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