My first semi-hommade prop for Halloween 2009

**davy2** · 05-06-2009,06:38 PM

Yay!
I just finished 1st prop for Halloween 2009, my graveyard caretaker.

There are so many creative people on here, I'm kind of embarrassed
to admit that I didn't build it completely from scratch! LOL

Head, hands and lantern I bought from Ghostride and Somethin' Different...body is made from pvc, foam and bubble wrap. Clothes from Goodwill. Neck servo I had laying around.
Anyway, here he is, I'm pretty happy with the way he turned out and he cost me about 1/4 of the ready-to-buy version by doing it myself.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iczNMawmKb8]YouTube - First "semi-homemade" Halloween prop for 2009[/ame]

**dept1031** · 05-06-2009,06:44 PM

no need to be embarrassed that guy is cool !!! do you know where u got that neck servo ? let me know, thanks

**davy2** · 05-06-2009,07:23 PM

Hi, Dept, thanks!

I got this servo at my local HobbytownUSA, it's about 20 minutes from my house..it's beefy enough to move his head for sure...I've had it for a while (bought it to move a C3po I'm building, but went with r/c linear actuators instead)

HOBBYTOWN USA - Digital Giant Scale HS5745MG: Universal

**slaz** · 05-06-2009,07:38 PM

[QUOTE=davy2;662722]Yay!
I just finished 1st prop for Halloween 2009, my graveyard caretaker.

Anyway, here he is, I'm pretty happy with the way he turned out and he cost me about 1/4 of the ready-to-buy version by doing it myself.

You did a great job davy2, and just think..... all the money you saved on the making of this prop can now go towards the start of a whole new family of graveyard ghouls.

**MorbidMariah** · 05-06-2009,07:51 PM

This guy is awesome! I love how the movements of his head along with the expresison on the face really give him that "darting, terrified looking around" quality. Very well done.

**daddywoofdawg@hotmail.com** · 05-06-2009,08:09 PM

you have pics of the neck setup?a how to?

**davy2** · 05-06-2009,08:27 PM

Daddy, that's a good point...i'll see what I can do...I kinda have to disrobe him to get to it...didn't even occur to me as I was working on it, was so anxious to get it done ...it's basically a pvc pipe extending up thru another larger pipe...turning neck pipe attached to a turntable on bottom end, servo attached to bottom of turntable., head attached to other end of turning pipe..I'll take pics and draw it out...
LOL

**daddywoofdawg@hotmail.com** · 05-06-2009,08:35 PM

also which head or mask did you use?I need a caretaker for my cemetery this year.and might use the neck idea for my grim reaper too.

**davy2** · 05-06-2009,08:45 PM

head is from one of my favorite vendors Ghost Ride Productions, called "Caretaker with hair" on THIS page...no, don't work for them, just really like their stuff!...my caretaker is a cheaper version of theirs, which rotates at the waist, I believe, instead of the neck