Thread: I seen these at Transworld, wish I could make!

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Wish I had a picture to show you !
I am sure that many of you already know or Knew of these but I just thought they were great!

A foam body form that is poseable. Have any of you seen these?
Any idea how something like this could be made? Wouldn't have to be foam...
But just posable and reuseable.
If I had money I would have bought 5-6 of these.

how much were they?

Originally Posted by Lynn

Wish I had a picture to show you !
I am sure that many of you already know or Knew of these but I just thought they were great!

A foam body form that is poseable. Have any of you seen these?
Any idea how something like this could be made? Wouldn't have to be foam...
But just posable and reuseable.
If I had money I would have bought 5-6 of these.

Lynn,

I think you are thinking of the body forms from beyond the grave. I believe they start somewhere around the $300 range.

We were just looking at them. I have actually been working the last few months on starting my own specialty prop hardware site geared for the home haunter. First parts on the chopping block are adjustable elbow/knee couplers and base mounting flanges. These are my own designs, will be made out of PVC, and they will work with standard off the shelf 1 inch schedule 40 pipe you can buy at any home improvement store. I am awaiting some final pricing for production. If all goes well I should have a pretty good idea of production time and pricing by week's end. target pricing will be in the $6-$7 range per joint.

is this what you're talking about? MALE 1 PIECE - POSABLE

Diabolik, those joints sound great

try duct tape dummies, on a pvc frame, filled in with great stuff foam, with the joints that diabolik is working on.

These threads from hauntforum may be of interest for you. Made from PVC.

Spawn Of Articulation....the Shadow Army... - HauntForum.com
THE BRIDE of ARTICULATION - HauntForum.com

great links.

looking forward to seeing your joints Diabolik

Originally Posted by scareisburg

is this what you're talking about? MALE 1 PIECE - POSABLE

Diabolik, those joints sound great

These are the ones that came to mind when I read your question.

Here's another link that might help.
Lifesize Stuffed Dummy With Hands - VA236 - Merchandise Displays & Accessories

Darkmaster.. thats not what I seen at TW but its a good cheap alternative.
What Scareisburg posted is what they were. They were around $200 at TW.

In our haunt I alway need BODIES to dress and have as static props. Those posable bodies are just the ticket but dont have money to spend. Especially when I need MANY of them.

I like the link that you put on here bourno. I don't need them to be skeletons so if I made something like those..... what would you think to use to 'fatten' them up? So I can dress them to look like a 'real' person.

What you are making Diabolik would be great! But I would still need to 'fatten it up' !

[QUOTEWhat you are making Diabolik would be great! But I would still need to 'fatten it up' ![/QUOTE]

Lynn, I have been thinking about that too. Have been looking into some affordable alternatives. Hopefully I can do a little more on that end once I get my PVC parts in production. Thinking of some kind of sleeves or tubes than can be stuffed.

It has to be something existing to make it affordable. As some of the vendors have said, producing custom parts and props requires a hefty investment. I am dedicated to keeping it home haunter friendly.