My first full body prop, a witch

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Dark_Designer

Discussion Starter · Oct 4, 2013

This witch was the first full body prop that I have built. I used a Spider Hill full body kit, cheap mask and gloves from ebay and two of my wife's graduation gowns. I also made the hands pose-able from materials I had around the house.

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jdubbya

· #2 · Oct 4, 2013

She looks fantastic! Don't you love the spider joints? I'm really curious about the hands. Looks like a wooden base an some kind of flexible wire? Can you give a little info on them. They look nice and very posable. The outdoor scene looks great too. Nice lighting!

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xxScorpion64xx

· #3 · Oct 4, 2013

Awesome! Like the pose, think I need to look into those spider hill joints I keep running across

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GobbyGruesome

· #4 · Oct 4, 2013

She looks great! Never would have guessed they were graduation gowns.

The spider-hill joints are pretty awesome!

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Dark_Designer

Discussion Starter · #5 · Oct 4, 2013

jdubbya you guessed it, the hands are wood and wire. I cut out a quick hand shape to fit in the gloves on the band saw and then a quick sanding to round the edges. After that I bulked them up with some duct tape. The fingers are made from some old wire cable I had laying around. I cut them to length, drilled five holes in the wooded hands and slide the wire fingers in place. Last thing I did was wrap the ends of the fingers with some hockey tape to add bulk and cover the end of the wire. I left a long enough straight piece on the base of the hands to slide into the ends of the PVC arms. That way I can rotate them.

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Dark_Designer

Discussion Starter · #6 · Oct 4, 2013

The spider hill joints are awesome!

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jdubbya

· #7 · Oct 4, 2013

Dark_Designer said:
jdubbya you guessed it, the hands are wood and wire. I cut out a quick hand shape to fit in the gloves on the band saw and then a quick sanding to round the edges. After that I bulked them up with some duct tape. The fingers are made from some old wire cable I had laying around. I cut them to length, drilled five holes in the wooded hands and slide the wire fingers in place. Last thing I did was wrap the ends of the fingers with some hockey tape to add bulk and cover the end of the wire. I left a long enough straight piece on the base of the hands to slide into the ends of the PVC arms. That way I can rotate them.

Excellent! simple and ingenious! Those look great. I see you have the new joints. I have yet to order some of these. Still using the old style but they work well.

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ryanlamprecht

· #8 · Oct 4, 2013

Where did you purchase those PVC joints? I've never seen those before. I did a search for spider hill joints, but came up with nothing.

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jdubbya

· #9 · Oct 4, 2013

ryanlamprecht said:
Where did you purchase those PVC joints? I've never seen those before. I did a search for spider hill joints, but came up with nothing.

www.spiderhillpropworks.com

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The Halloween Lady

· #10 · Oct 4, 2013

Your witch is just wonderful! Very creepy. The lighting looks super too.

Nice job. BTW - I love the spiderhill joints too.

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MC HauntDreams

· #11 · Oct 4, 2013

She's wonderful and thanks for the info on spider hill joints!

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oaklawn Crematory

· #12 · Oct 4, 2013

You obliviously know my ex-wife...

You’re witch looks pretty good!

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ryanlamprecht

· #13 · Oct 4, 2013

Thanks a bunch for the info on the joints. Those kits are a great idea. Nice work on the witch. She looks awesome. Love the pose.

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osenator

· #14 · Oct 4, 2013

Looking great!

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Midnite Spookshow

· #15 · Oct 4, 2013

oh wow shes BEAUTIFUL!! Awesome work, especially for it being your first ever full body prop! And your lighting looks great!! I see you're also from Pittsburgh!