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Yesterday I picked up the 2005 Gemmy full-size white haired guy Spirit Ball from ROSS DRESS FOR LESS ($19.99). We've been talking about it over in the General Halloween section under "First Halloween Item Sightings" link (more info there). They just started putting it out on the shelves. It's great BTW and comes with a remote and wireless microphone, also an A/C adapter. Can also be run on 6 AAs I think. Anyway I look at it as another type of Boris talking skull kind of prop. It also looks familiar. I thought Merv Griffin, but now I recognize him and think, Dr. Shivers! without the goggles on his head or body. I've been wanting to do a mad scientist lab and now think this will be perfect for it.
The doc may get a "dalek-like" body due to radiation exposure from a past experiment gone wrong. I'll take the head out of the crystal ball and implant him. I thought I could use the wireless mic (which works great BTW) and stay hidden in the shadows and have some fun with the ToTers that come to the lab.
I want to do a walkway from the lab that will be industrial looking, with pipes on the walls (PVC), and the area triggered by a motion sensor. A radiation steam pipe leak (fogger) will errupt setting off a flashing beacon and emergency evacuation message. Upon exiting you'll get your candy.
Love to hear any suggestions for the evil doctor or setting.
BTW I'm also planning a fish tank experiment gone awry (Twisted Ambience's Dead Sea Aquarium). Thought I might be able to use a real fish tank pump to bubble a column of water or two for effect. I bought a knife switch prop recently that I'm going to incorporate into a life-force chamber. I liked the video of it in action, and bought it during their 50% off clearance special.
I can't decide if I'll have enough time to finish this for this year or not. I loved OpenTrackRacer's lab project thread and got my inspiration from it.
Oh and I found these really cool vintage lightbulbs that I want to plan somehow into my lab. Love them.
The doc may get a "dalek-like" body due to radiation exposure from a past experiment gone wrong. I'll take the head out of the crystal ball and implant him. I thought I could use the wireless mic (which works great BTW) and stay hidden in the shadows and have some fun with the ToTers that come to the lab.
I want to do a walkway from the lab that will be industrial looking, with pipes on the walls (PVC), and the area triggered by a motion sensor. A radiation steam pipe leak (fogger) will errupt setting off a flashing beacon and emergency evacuation message. Upon exiting you'll get your candy.
Love to hear any suggestions for the evil doctor or setting.
BTW I'm also planning a fish tank experiment gone awry (Twisted Ambience's Dead Sea Aquarium). Thought I might be able to use a real fish tank pump to bubble a column of water or two for effect. I bought a knife switch prop recently that I'm going to incorporate into a life-force chamber. I liked the video of it in action, and bought it during their 50% off clearance special.
I can't decide if I'll have enough time to finish this for this year or not. I loved OpenTrackRacer's lab project thread and got my inspiration from it.
Oh and I found these really cool vintage lightbulbs that I want to plan somehow into my lab. Love them.