Thread: Pirates of the Caribbean Talking Skull

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I'm recycling the old head of my Captain Ahole Pirate and using it to build a replica of the Pirates of the Caribbean talking skull from the ride.

Haunter posted this way cool how-to, http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/...ll-part-i.html

I'm using Captain Ahole's old head, and a mechanism from a Gemmy Douglas Fir talking Christmas tree.

Here's how it is so far...

YouTube - Captain Ahole's old head

I love it!

What did you use to control the jaw movement?I tried a Douglas Fir hack using a toy motor circuit and was not impressed with the movement. Yours looks very good and seems to have more power than the motors in the Douglas Fir.

very cool. the kids will love this one being a pirate and all...ay maties

I used a Douglas fir tree. One of 20 I bought back in 1998. The jaw and skull are made of formed styrofoam so it's way light.

Originally Posted by bfjou812

What did you use to control the jaw movement?I tried a Douglas Fir hack using a toy motor circuit and was not impressed with the movement. Yours looks very good and seems to have more power than the motors in the Douglas Fir.

I have two of the audios from the PotC ride. Since this is outside the pub as the pub sign, I thought I'd also have it say "Would you like fries with that?" or "Drive forward please. "

Originally Posted by lollypopholly

very cool. the kids will love this one being a pirate and all...ay maties

Nice one EB

That's the way Skultronix started......hmmmmmm

You should start your own company too.......maybe Aholenix???

At one time I had about fifteen Gemmy Douglas Firs with the audio input jacks, some are in pieces in my junk box still. Without the external jack you need a good audio motor control like a Scary Terry type, that old two transistor motor control circuit is pretty lame at best.

Nice job, Evil Bob!
I had contemplated hacking my Gemmy skull, but gave up thinking it's easier (and more reliable) to use a Lindberg skull + Scary Terry board (aka "Scary Terry Lindberg config.").

If this will be part of the pub sign, why not add some piratical drinking jokes?

A pirate walks into a bar wearing a paper towel on his head. He sits down at the bar and orders some dirty rum.

The bartender asks, "Why are you wearing a paper towel?"

"Arrr..." says the pirate. "I've got a bounty on me head!"

Pirate Jokes :: Pirate humor for scurvy sea dogs, arr matey!

Lol. The dougies are so reliable though. This thing is going outside.

Originally Posted by HomeyDaClown

Nice one EB

That's the way Skultronix started......hmmmmmm

You should start your own company too.......maybe Aholenix???

At one time I had about fifteen Gemmy Douglas Firs with the audio input jacks, some are in pieces in my junk box still. Without the external jack you need a good audio motor control like a Scary Terry type, that old two transistor motor control circuit is pretty lame at best.

Lol that's funny. I've got a bunch of the Scary Terry circuit boards that I might use if this thing stops working.

Originally Posted by Haunter

Nice job, Evil Bob!
I had contemplated hacking my Gemmy skull, but gave up thinking it's easier (and more reliable) to use a Lindberg skull + Scary Terry board (aka "Scary Terry Lindberg config.").

If this will be part of the pub sign, why not add some piratical drinking jokes?

Pirate Jokes :: Pirate humor for scurvy sea dogs, arr matey!