Thread: How come no one told me about using PVC to make a person type prop?

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Hi,

I was driving around in my town & found a great haunt. They did the full PVC fence around the whole yard (that I am working on too), but they had a very simple cheap way to get more big props.

Again, I am sure this is news to no one but me. He built a PVC person, legs, torso, arms, then he took a cheapie halloween outfit & put a mask on teh head area, ziptied the outfits hands & put clothing on it (he had about 15 & most were just regular outfits).

It was very slick. I will upload some pics if you are interested.

The name of the haunt was somerstown manor. I cant seem to find much info on it though.

Now if I can just find a how to out there....

Thanks,
Rich

Post some pics! We luvz pix. Sure, I THINK I got some old photos of my reaper and such I built. Then again, if not I am PLANNING on building another stand up prop out of pvc. I can see if I can get enough info together to help.

You can always use the search bar at the top right of the page. "PVC frame" or "PVC prop" etc. may get you going in the right direction. Look in the OLD threads as well, never know what you may see, especially if it's old news.

~{Autopsy}~

I've been making these pvc figures all summer long. I think I have about 10 now.

I've got one here. Hope it helps.

Yep, it's pretty much like making a stick figure with pvc pipe - super easy. That's how I made my three witches and my graveyard caretaker. Also pretty much the same technique for posing a blucky to stand on its own.

The first few props I made were from metal coat hangers, and tones of newspaper and duct tape. Long process. I remember putting the call out to all my friends for metal coat hangers, and now I have a box full up in the attic. But I basically had the same reaction when I first discovered people were using PVC tubing for making props. Too funny!

Post the pics!!

http://www.zombietronix.com/calculator_biped.php
This site will give you the dimensions (hip pelvis ration etc), joints needed and approx. cost of the pvc pipe, depending on the size you want your character and diameter pvc.

Thats a cool site.

Just my dos pesos... I use 3'' ABS pipe for my armatures. It bulks them out without having to use padding for the arms and legs. Little bulky to store compared to PVC, but if you have a bigger prop (Frankenstein, werewolf, etc) it looks great.

All my props are PVC. I actually downsized from the 3" because they were too heavy, too hard to store, too expensive, and harder to keep standing up. Just my opinion. You will find your own method that works best for you. If you search this forum you will find hundreds of posts on building PVC props. Lots of great ideas to find.