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Those look great. So the questions are where can we buy them and how much are they? I'd like to suggest a nickel each and I'll take 200!

Originally Posted by tekcor1

Those look great. So the questions are where can we buy them and how much are they? I'd like to suggest a nickel each and I'll take 200!

Thanks. They are not available just yet, but soon (I am just waiting for final approval on the molds). I am not very hopeful that they will be up for sale before this Halloween but we will try. In the midst of all that we are moving at the end of this month. I want to make sure the parts are 100% and I am able to support the site before we launch them. There are also a couple of other parts that will be available at the same time. I'll post more info shortly including our website.

Right now the pricing for the adjustable couplers is looking to be in the $4 range (per coupler) and the base mounting flanges we are producing will be in the $2 range.

Looks great. Now if only I could find some people to life cast, for something to put the armature in.

If anyone wants to make realistic dummies out of chicken wire or other materials, pay close attention to the midsection.

Why do so many homemade dummies look so unrealistic? Look around you. What percentage of people have a body that goes straight down from shoulders to legs? Americans are overweight, and becoming more so every year.

One of the trends in professional haunt props is bodies and parts based on heavier people.

OK I couldn't wait any more. I just got my dummy today. Its not too bad for $35.00. Over all I'm happy with it. The arms and legs are open and not made into sections. It has no backbone(LOL) & lightly stuff w/ a opening in the back to add more stuffing if you want too. I up loaded some photos to my album "Halloween props 2010". I totally forgot how to put them in my post. A small reminder on that would be great. Also please let us know when the couplers are ready for sale I have already got plans in the works for them.

Originally Posted by printersdevil

Lonnie, please explain the process of making these guys to me. I love cheap. I am going to check out chicken wire in the morning. I have been having fits trying to figure out how to make my props stand or sit and hold shape. I did a bunch of hanging primitive things last year that were great just hanging and sort of floating. But, my witches need bodies.

Sorry Printersdevil, I just saw this post. I just attach my chicken wire to the pvc frame with tie wire, tie wire is used to tie rebar together, but any wire will do as long as its strong enough...then I just shape it and tie it some more until it looks the way i want it too....I also wear gloves when I do this cause chickenwire hurts.....or, I sweet-talk my husband into doing it for me