Thread: Articulated Plastic Skeleton (better homes 2011)

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Everyone, I need your help.

I am looking online for the articulated plastic skeletons that are featured in the Better Homes and Garden Halloween tricks & treats 2011 edition. I have been google'n them all afternoon with no luck. Surely, they are for sale somewhere. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? The skeletons seem to be full height, poseable with eyes in the skulls.

Here's a link to the pic on the BHG website: http://www.bhg.com/halloween/decorat...letons/#page=2

Thanks in advance,

Alucard

Those are similar to the Garden Ridge skeletons ($50) or the more expensive Bucky skeleton available at a variety of sites but here's a few:

http://www.skeletonstore.com/life-si...ment-barney-78

http://www.amazon.com/Loftus-PA-0057..._sbs_indust_35

http://www.amazon.com/Holiday-Times-...057329&sr=1-23
Cheaper version, not sure of quality or articulation

None of the ones I've seen come with eyeballs. Most likely those were added by the prop decorator for the shoot.

Those are great links, FG, but I really want to find the one's in the magazine. The eyes could have been installed for the shoot. I just want the skeletons. They are very realistic looking and seem to be much lighter than regular buckys. I have several buckys and was hoping to find a cheaper skeleton that costs less. The garden ridge is definately another choice, but I really like the look of those from the BHG magazine.

Maybe you could contact the magazine to find out where they are from. Sometimes there is a section in the rear of magazines that have resources list that show where items featured in magazines can be bought. I have not seen the magazine here yet but will look out for it now

That was an awesome idea. There is a source section in the back of the magazine; however, nothing on the skeletons....

The magazine staff may not have that info depending on who brought the skeleton to the shoot. I think contacting the publication would be the way to go though. That or write to the two people credited with that article.

I can say that I've never seen a skeleton quite like that one in the photo in all my perusing of the web.

Menard's sold it last year...I'm 95% sure. I scoped it out several times over the course of 4 weeks and I got a really good look at it. I distinctly remember the mounting strips you see at the botom of its feet. I almost bought it, but I thought they were asking a little too much for it ($99.00). It glows and the eyes (they come with it) light up. Unfortunately, I have not seen it since.

I noticed the feet strips too in the photo. What was that for?

I believe Menards had drilled several holes in the metal shelfing it was standing on and they ran bolts through to keep it in place. But that was how they displayed it, I'm not sure how the manufacturer intended the strips to be used. Perhaps they provided a board of some kind to bolt it down with. I never saw packaging for it, just the display model.

Thanks a bunch for the info, Hallow! I am not familiar with Menards. Do they have a website? I'll do some googling and see. Thanks again for responding.