Had this idea rattling in my head for at least a year, and though we're scaling well back this year, I still wanted to get this one built.
Had use it or lose it situation on my vacation, so taking a few days off and getting a couple hours to work in the new air conditioned shop in between plenty of house work that needed to be done. .
Idea is to actually have the wings detachable and assemble on sight.
LOL, I'm not sure which I'm ore impressed with - the prop or the air conditioned workshop! Here in Arizona, it's brutal to work on the garage during the summer (and late spring and early fall).
Sweet! I really look forward to your creations. I went back through your blog last year to see your previous year's stuff because I found your style really innovative and it was cool watching your haunt grow and change. I love how you get your whole block involved, it really brings out the spirit of Halloween. I'm excited to see what this year brings.
Test concept for attaching the wing frames. I need this to be move-able in pieces.
Concept was modeled on the tendon a bird's wing naturally has in roughly this location. I'm not sure it works for my plans though. Other options include a smaller rope off the first 'joint' in the wings, would go arcross the back and thus prevent them from rolling, which is the problem. If that fails, there's always a pin possibility.
I need to locate a lot more 'ugly branches' to cover the frame and make disjointed 'featerish' shapes on the wings.
Hello everyone! I hope everyone had a great and successful Halloween! Mine went well despite having a somewhat low turnout. The weather started extremely windy but by the evening, the wind was non existent so the fog looked great.
This year's project was the construction of some new cemetery...
Where should I start. What are good cylinders to use and what brands are good and cheap. Also what are good 5port solenoids that are cheap. And where should I buy fittings. Also I am thinking of running 5 cylinders total. I am making 3 props with the 5 cylinders. What size compressor should I...
Im interested in making a variety of motion options with a wiper blade motor. These could be used to animate individual props or multiple props. Below are some explorations. Does anyone have directions on how to make mechs to achieve different motions?
Ive seen a couple here but am looking...
Looks like Davis Graveyard posted a tutorial on Instructables about the creation of their chapel.
https://www.instructables.com/id/Building-a-Haunted-Chapel/
Hey, Everybody.
The skeletons I typically find for sale around Halloween are rather limited in terms of their freedom of joint movement. This really limits posing options.
Are (affordable) skelly’s available with ball and socket joints? Do folks somehow hack the cheap skelly joints to get the...
