Trying to find a how-to

Otaku · #1 (**permalink**) 12-19-2005, 04:46 PM

Hi all,
I'm trying to find the site that posted a how-to for a prop similar to this one - http://www.fulcrumsites.com/haunt/ht...e_grabber.html

I'm thinking of building one of these next year and wanted to compare the two designs. Has anyone seen something like this in their travels? Thanks!

Empress Nightshade · #2 (**permalink**) 12-20-2005, 10:45 AM

Otaku,

is it this one by Sir DaveintheGrave?

http://hometown.aol.com/tafrdav/myho...halloween.html

Otaku · #3 (**permalink**) 12-20-2005, 04:21 PM

Thanks, Empress, but the one I'm looking for is stationary - just the arms are moving. I remember it being built in sort of a box, making the zombie look like it was climbing out of a tomb. The upper body and arms were visible and the arms used a pair of sliding mechanisms to keep them moving straight. I do like DintheG's crawling skellies, though! That's an amazing concept brought to reality.

Wormyt · #4 (**permalink**) 12-20-2005, 06:10 PM

I made something like this but made my peek a boo skelies coming up and down from behind my half coffins. Its the same thing just about if it were laying on the side.
http://photobucket.com/albums/v237/W...o%20Skeletons/ it could be done in a way to lay it down like that. But My skellies went up and down which could very well be made into the arms.

Otaku · #5 (**permalink**) 12-22-2005, 08:33 AM

Thanks, Wormyt! That looks like a very robust design, I'm sure I can adapt it to move some zombie arms. Which motor did you use?

lewlew · #6 (**permalink**) 12-22-2005, 12:30 PM

Otaku,
I built the "Grave Grabber" from the first website you have posted. Easiest build I ever had. Very simple and very effective (at least I had lots of people say so). I used a wiper motor on the slowest setting. Fairly realistic movement. It was powered by a lawn mower battery behind a tombstone and ran for several nights before needing a battery recharge. Just a simple four bar arrangement.

Otaku · #7 (**permalink**) 12-22-2005, 12:45 PM

lewlew,
Thanks for the tip. That grabber looks awesome with the blue lighting. I'm definitely going to build one of these for next years display. Time to start checking out some cheap gearmotors!

Wormyt · #8 (**permalink**) 12-22-2005, 12:52 PM

Otaku I used a motor I got from another list member from the Halloween list. Navy Ghost. Here is a pic of the motor I used. http://photobucket.com/albums/v237/W...20Ghost%20FCG/ Its one I used for my flying crank ghost. Also Wil from the Halloween list was selling them as well i think. But thats what I used. They say its from the inside of a pellet stove fire place. So not sure but theres a pic on my photobucket.

Wormyt · #9 (**permalink**) 12-22-2005, 12:59 PM

Then i had used the same thing for my peek a boo bunnies for a school thing I had to make. I made ........well tried to make like a snow mound and had two stuffed bunnies on the arms that you saw the skeletons on so the bunnies would go up and down like popping up from there bunny snow holes LOL.
http://photobucket.com/albums/v237/W...t=DSC00803.jpg and
http://photobucket.com/albums/v237/W...t=DSC00808.jpg

DaveintheGrave · #10 (**permalink**) 01-09-2006, 08:34 AM

Otaku:
Was it this one maybe? http://philjva.tripod.com/halloweentinkering/index.html