[MsMeeple]

Well if I knew what a gibbet was, I might be able to give a suggestion lol

MsM
*pulling out the cyber dictionary*

 

[LadyAlthea]

yea i have no idea what a gibbet is either!

 

[Terra]

I'm thinking a crow cage is similiar. Here is a turorial that Dariusobells did: http://www.halloweenforum.com/tutorials-step-step/72060-corpsefied-blucky-crow-cage.html

 

[BoogieMan]

A gibbet is the pole type setup for a hanging man gallow . Its the upright pole and arm that reaches out to hang the person from .
If you watched the movie the BLACK PEARL , they used a form of a gibbet to leave the pirates in to rot and let the birds eat . A gibbet does not necessarily mean there is a cage attached , it could be as simple as hanging a person by means of chains or encapsulated in a form of a cage , also hung up by some means ..
To let them hang there , not necessarily dead yet either .
Its basically , a form of displayng a person who did some no-no's and they are place up for display , to warn others that that kind of behavior will not be tolerated .

Also , a lath board setup will probably be your litest weight choice

 

[bradbaum]

I have one of the Eccentric gryphons units:

HauntedIllinois.com - 2005 Transworld Products - Eccentric Gryphons - Gibbet

but it looks like they are out of business now?

it is made out of strips of plastic that look like metal, and bolted together with plastic bolts.

should be pretty easy to duplicate.

 

[alucard]

Thanks BoogieMan for the explanation. I am hoping someone has an idea of how to build one without using heavy materials.

Brad had a good suggestion, but I don't know where I could find thin plastic sheets. Has anyone got any suggestions? The plastic would have to be very flexible.

 

[UnOrthodOx]

If you either own, or have a friend who owns, the tools, EMT conduit is light, strong, and can be bent to suit the purpose. But the bending tool is $40+ on it's own...

 

[Ugly Joe]

What's going IN the prop, and how large are you making it?

If it's a bucky skeleton, they weigh 23-24 pounds, so you'll want some solid materials.
If it's a blucky or other lightweight body, you can get by using lighter.

Something you may want to try, and admittedly, it's a bit unusual, is fiberglass resin and cotton cloth over some decent gauge wire.
Old flannel sheets may work even better. The material will pil up and make a lot of bumps.
(remember to use rubber gloves of some kind when doing this)
Here's how: cut strips about 3"-4" wide, as long as you need - take a length of wire, bend it to the shape you need (circles, or whatever) set the wire on the strip of cloth, and fold the cloth over the wire, leaving it in the center. Take your fiberglass resin, and liberally coat the cloth - work it in with your gloved fingers, and let dry.

These will actually harden up to a pretty good strength on their own - and will have a rough texture that's ready to paint up to an old, rusted, weathered finish.
I've made the ribs of my "flying ghost" using this method, and they're actually quite strong (and only a half inch or so in width).

 

[bradbaum]

I made this jail cell out of strips of black plastic, very similar to the gibbet construction from eccentric gryphons:

Halloween 2008 :: IMG_0160.jpg picture by bradbaum - Photobucket

The strips of plastic where commercial baseboard molding I found in a dumpster behind a Linen & Things that was closing.

they where about 4 inches wide to start with, I cut them down in width with my table saw to make them look like old fashioned jail bars. I just used carriage bolts (a lot of carriage bolts) to put them together.

I think with a heat gun you could form them into a cage.

 

[TK421]

Bradbaum, that looks fantastic! Love the detail and the rust - what a great build. So all I need to do is dumster-dive behind a Linens-and-Things.

Ripping the molding on your tablesaw, did that muck up your blade at all? I haven't tried cutting plastic like that before.

 

[bradbaum]

I had an old blade I put on just to be safe, but it didn't seem to have any problems cutting it.

 

[Scruffywolf]

Do these help any?
Halloween Forum - Scruffywolf's Album: LED's

Halloween Forum - Scruffywolf's Album: Bucky in a Cage

Anything i can do to help? drop me a line! 'Scruff"

 

[alucard]

I made this jail cell out of strips of black plastic, very similar to the gibbet construction from eccentric gryphons:

Halloween 2008 :: IMG_0160.jpg picture by bradbaum - Photobucket

The strips of plastic where commercial baseboard molding I found in a dumpster behind a Linen & Things that was closing.

they where about 4 inches wide to start with, I cut them down in width with my table saw to make them look like old fashioned jail bars. I just used carriage bolts (a lot of carriage bolts) to put them together.

I think with a heat gun you could form them into a cage.

Thats about what I am looking for to make the cage. Did you say you found the plastic in a dumpster. There are no dumpsters around me that I would want to dig through.

 

[alucard]

Do these help any?
Halloween Forum - Scruffywolf's Album: LED's

Halloween Forum - Scruffywolf's Album: Bucky in a Cage

Anything i can do to help? drop me a line! 'Scruff"

That cage is what I am wanting to create, but I want to make one that is bigger. Big enough for a full size bucky.

 

[Myra Mains]

You should be able to find plastic strips in the molding department of home depot. I think you will find the thickness and width to be just what your looking for. To save some money try a plastic supplier they also supply flat bars of plastic, various sizes and thickness. To bend the plastic make a wooden mold to the shape of one bar and carefully ad heat from a heat gun to form bars all the same. If weight is a concern, hang the skeleton in the cage from the same hook that is supporting the cage.

Good luck

 

[alucard]

You should be able to find plastic strips in the molding department of home depot. I think you will find the thickness and width to be just what your looking for. To save some money try a plastic supplier they also supply flat bars of plastic, various sizes and thickness. To bend the plastic make a wooden mold to the shape of one bar and carefully ad heat from a heat gun to form bars all the same. If weight is a concern, hang the skeleton in the cage from the same hook that is supporting the cage.

Good luck

Thanks MM for the tip on Home Depot. I went by there and found exactly what I needed. You can check out my cage and the build at the thread below.

http://www.halloweenforum.com/tutorials-step-step/78645-25-gibbet-cage-build.html

 

[Myra Mains]

Thanks for the post, and recognition I think I learned from you as well. what a great outcome and the paint job looks great.

 

[obcessedwithit]

You could use the vinyl slats from old vertical blinds. They are light weight and you maybe able to fine them at the thrift sotres or the local dump.

 

[stick]

I hate to say this but I saw a site this week on a how to on pvc strips on making one very cheap and light weight the problem is I can not remember where or cannot find it. If I do find it I will post it here for you.
sorry