Thanks a lot Muffy, scream1973, bodybagging, evilbob, hallorenescene,13Mummy, GothicPrincess, perdidoman and Frenchy for the compliments. I'm just glad I'm done building my first coffin, then if I build another one it will definitely be easier.
evilbob--My garage isn't totally uncluttered. You'll notice I didn't take pics showing the WHOLE garage.
GothicPrincess--Thanks for the compliment on the moulding. I had never used a miter box before I built my cemetery columns last year, so I've had a bit of practice. Even still, to match the angles on the coffin I had to make a few patterns out of cardboard for cutting the moulding.
13Mummy--I plan to put an animated skeleton in the coffin that I bought from K-mart during the after- Halloween sale. It lies flat until activated, then sits up and turns it's head to the left and speaks. I'll post a video of it when it's finished.
Dave....we really should make another attempt to try to all get together to meet and plan some projects. Spookineer will me moving from California in June, he's gonna be just south of Greensboro. From the looks of things he seems to be the guy to know to teach animation. He is looking forward to us all getting together.
Spookzilla has a mausoleum, I would love one of those! I know everybody is busy with their families but I think it would be great fun for us guys to get together to build. No body understands our Halloween passion 365 days of the year.. I'm lucky they put up with me in my house!!lol. It would be nice to be in the company of folks who think alike when it comes to making props & such.
Like I said Ghostess down there in Florida....they started a group & are really enjoying themselves and building a lot of different projects.
i think i know what skeleton from kmart you are talking about. i purchased the demo one after halloween for about $7.00. he is really cool. he would look good in your coffin. he has lights lining the coffin he is in? will you you be able to just set the whole item in lining your coffin with the lights?
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Hallorenescene--Yes, that sounds like the same one. I measured the liner that came with him before I built my coffin to make sure it would fit.
Is this the one you have?
I'm going to "creep" him up some and get rid of his silly hat and suit before I use him.
I already removed his hat so I could test how he would look in the coffin:
yes, that's the one. he was like $99.00 here pre halloween. i bought the demo after halloween, it was the only one left. they didn't know if he even worked anymore but at $7.00 i thought he would still look good if he didn't work. i got really lucky, he works great. i like what he says a lot better than what some props say.
smart move building that coffin to fit him. hey, he looks even better in the picture you are showing than in my minds eye. yes, in your display i can see where he looks much better without his hat and such, but i kind of like him the way he is. i can't wait to use him next year. don't forget to show a picture of yours finished. i would love to see your finishing results.
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