Buying a Germmy mechanical prop is a gamble , my friend has the Jason and he's awsome. I would like to see them do Micheal Myers .
Executioner Prop Info
There were multiple people asking about the Gemmy Executioner prop that will be available soon at http://www.spirithalloween.com
(not yet available at the time of this post)
I believe that this is exclusive to Spirit Halloween.
Executioner:
H" x L" x D" - 70.87 x 38.58 x 17.72 " 6ft Tall
Eyes Light Up Red
Head Moves left to right
5 sayings are:
•"Your next", (followed by a sinister laugh)
•"Some of you will find me on the cutting edge"
•"Let's cut to the chase"
•"It's just a little slice of life"
•"You know what they say, 'The first cut is the deepest'"
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(not yet available at the time of this post)
I believe that this is exclusive to Spirit Halloween.
Executioner:
H" x L" x D" - 70.87 x 38.58 x 17.72 " 6ft Tall
Eyes Light Up Red
Head Moves left to right
5 sayings are:
•"Your next", (followed by a sinister laugh)
•"Some of you will find me on the cutting edge"
•"Let's cut to the chase"
•"It's just a little slice of life"
•"You know what they say, 'The first cut is the deepest'"
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I have:Buying a Germmy mechanical prop is a gamble , my friend has the Jason and he's awsome. I would like to see them do Micheal Myers .
- Life size caged skel that screams and shakes - jaw works - my oldest and one of my most popular Gemmys almost 4 years old and worked great when I put it away last year.
- Dr.Shivers - a store demo I bought for less than $100 because his head would not turn. All else worked great. Three years old and worked as I bought him when I packed him away last year.
- Franky - about a year old. Worked great when unpacked last year and worked fine until sometime during Hallween night, when his sound stopped. Haven't tried to fix it yet, just packed it away. I built an operating table for him and I really don't care if he talks - Shivers is about a foot from him talking away. BTW, my son told me that while I was taking a break in the house last year, a drunk biker (neighbor had an eviction party - about demolished the inside of the house that was reposessed) walked up and started punching Franky .... a very likely cause for his malfunction.
- Witch stirring cauldron - about a year old. Big hit. Fun prop. Everything worked well when packed away.
- Witch with skel head in globe. Bought used on ebay. Nothing worked when arrived. Got a BIG refund. Worked on her until she would go through motions, and finally she talks about 50 % of the time. I changed her face so that she doesn't look like the stirring witch and they will be 2/3 of a witches coven this year.
- Hanibal the Canibal - Must have been a tough year for Spirit, I was able to combine two coupons and a sale about three days BEFORE Halloween to pick up Han - see my avatar. He was a great addition and big hit. Everything worked great until packed away.
- After Halloween I bought Harry the Headlifter - full size - from Wallmart.com for $39.00 with free shipping. Could not pass him up at that price. Not sure what I'll do with him yet, but he'll be under a roof for sure.
My tips for Gemmy ownership ...
- Handle them with as much care as possible. This is difficult sometimes because they can be hard to colapse for storage or release for display.
- Never colapse or release with the head on.
- Always colapse on a level suface.
- When releasing for display, push down on the shoulders and press the release button a GENTLY as possible.
- Be patient when releasing or colapsing
- Always make certain the head is treated with extra care and stored in bubble wrap, not able to bounce around in the box.
- Treat the base with as much care as possible - don't slam to the ground or drop to the ground from any height.
- DO NOT DISPLAY WHERE MOISTURE CAN SEEP INTO THE HEAD OR BASE OR MECHANISM - under a roofed enclosure is best.
- Store in a dry, moderate temperature environment.
my 2 cents FWIW
Wise words of advise, LT Scare.
Our "Halloween Monster" #1 stands in front of a slatted bed painted to look like a lab experimentation table. With a strobe and sound effects it makes an impressive piece.
The Dr. Shivers I just bought on ebay came with all sorts of problems. I have since got the eyes to shift and mouth to move but am still working on the flashing eyes and beaker. The head doesn't turn either, but there is so much torque I'm wouldn't be suprised if that wore the motor out. I'm going to replace the motor with the spare in my broken Halloween Monster to see if that fixes it...
Our "Halloween Monster" #1 stands in front of a slatted bed painted to look like a lab experimentation table. With a strobe and sound effects it makes an impressive piece.
The Dr. Shivers I just bought on ebay came with all sorts of problems. I have since got the eyes to shift and mouth to move but am still working on the flashing eyes and beaker. The head doesn't turn either, but there is so much torque I'm wouldn't be suprised if that wore the motor out. I'm going to replace the motor with the spare in my broken Halloween Monster to see if that fixes it...
Well, I bought a witch with the skelly crystal ball, and it works perfectlly- I bought her last year. I took the box out today, and everything worked perfect, except for the skelly's mouth remained open.I have:
- Life size caged skel that screams and shakes - jaw works - my oldest and one of my most popular Gemmys almost 4 years old and worked great when I put it away last year.
- Dr.Shivers - a store demo I bought for less than $100 because his head would not turn. All else worked great. Three years old and worked as I bought him when I packed him away last year.
- Franky - about a year old. Worked great when unpacked last year and worked fine until sometime during Hallween night, when his sound stopped. Haven't tried to fix it yet, just packed it away. I built an operating table for him and I really don't care if he talks - Shivers is about a foot from him talking away. BTW, my son told me that while I was taking a break in the house last year, a drunk biker (neighbor had an eviction party - about demolished the inside of the house that was reposessed) walked up and started punching Franky .... a very likely cause for his malfunction.
- Witch stirring cauldron - about a year old. Big hit. Fun prop. Everything worked well when packed away.
- Witch with skel head in globe. Bought used on ebay. Nothing worked when arrived. Got a BIG refund. Worked on her until she would go through motions, and finally she talks about 50 % of the time. I changed her face so that she doesn't look like the stirring witch and they will be 2/3 of a witches coven this year.
- Hanibal the Canibal - Must have been a tough year for Spirit, I was able to combine two coupons and a sale about three days BEFORE Halloween to pick up Han - see my avatar. He was a great addition and big hit. Everything worked great until packed away.
- After Halloween I bought Harry the Headlifter - full size - from Wallmart.com for $39.00 with free shipping. Could not pass him up at that price. Not sure what I'll do with him yet, but he'll be under a roof for sure.
My tips for Gemmy ownership ...
- Handle them with as much care as possible. This is difficult sometimes because they can be hard to colapse for storage or release for display.
- Never colapse or release with the head on.
- Always colapse on a level suface.
- When releasing for display, push down on the shoulders and press the release button a GENTLY as possible.
- Be patient when releasing or colapsing
- Always make certain the head is treated with extra care and stored in bubble wrap, not able to bounce around in the box.
- Treat the base with as much care as possible - don't slam to the ground or drop to the ground from any height.
- DO NOT DISPLAY WHERE MOISTURE CAN SEEP INTO THE HEAD OR BASE OR MECHANISM - under a roofed enclosure is best.
- Store in a dry, moderate temperature environment.
my 2 cents FWIW
LOL! - I am glad you are happy with it, but if the mouth isn't working - it is working imperfect.everything worked perfect, except
The executioner is now on sale at all Spirit locations for $99.99
Excellent! Or $79.99 if you go Life-Size Animated Executioner in Decorations and use coupon code SPHF20
Im not a fan. I went to my local Spirit store and saw the prop and was not impressed. It was a typical flimsy Gemmy prop and would probably avoid it at all costs. Now on the other hand I actually liked the Michael Myers prop, enough to buy it no, but it was decent for a fairly inexpensive animatronic prop. If I had my druthers between the two spend the extra coin and pick up the Myers.
I will say I have the Gemmy Pirate (3rd season) and have never had an issue with it.
I will say I have the Gemmy Pirate (3rd season) and have never had an issue with it.
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