Halloween Props
Monster Pop Up Prop 1 and 2 - Born 2004 and 2005
Halloween Props
Monster Pop Up Prop 1 and 2 - Born 2004 and 2005
Monster 2 (left) and 1 (right) RIP - both retired and diassembled a long time ago.
ORBIT 12 inch sprinkler riser
$4 at Home depot. Works as well or better than fancy actuators.
Wooden frame built from scraps of wood laying around the garage.
The neck is fashioned from 2 PVC caps bolted together with a fixed riser cut to length.
Bottom of riser with 12 volt air valve
The valve was left over from my attempts to fabricate a flame thrower exhaust for the chopper.
My brother and I played with it until the valve broke. It was replaced with a 24 volt Toro sprinkler valve.
24 volt ac transformer from the electronic discount store cost $3.
Rubber mask with glowing eyes
Really cool looking rubber mask from Big Lots - $5.
12 volt red lamps from Radio Shack - $2.
Eye sockets were made from the ends of motorcycle grips.
Mask attached to garbage can lid
The mask was bolted between a PVC cap and the trash can lid.
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Final assembly
12 Inch Riser - $4 Scaring the hell out of people - Priceless. |
Positioned in the garbage can surrounded by other fake trash
Remote Control
Red button controls the air valve.
Black button controls the sound effect (speaker attached to a CD in continuous play mode)
An additional switch on the side (not shown) controls the eye lights.
The Horror!
Monsters M1 and M2 both sustained life threatening injuries during the 2007 season.
Monsters barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild them. We have the technology. We have the capability to make them better, stronger, faster.
M1 Born 2004
Repair Log:
(1) 2007 - Plastic sprinkler riser replaced with a stainless steel air cylinder.
(2) 2007 - Dual speakers. If one goes out the other still works.
(3) 2008 - Steel reinforced lid - after 2008 pop-a-top.
M2 Born 2006
Repair Log:
(1) 2007 - Eye surgery. He has two eyes again.
(2) 2007 - Plastic sprinkler riser replaced with a stainless steel air cylinder.
(3) 2007 - Dual speakers. If one goes out the other still works.
M1 2020 Display Case
