Pirate Skeleton Ship Steering Halloween Prop and Cemetery

6 years ago
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My newest skeleton crew for Halloween 2018! I don't know why, but building this prop was one of the most challenging ever for me! Lots of tweaking and fine tuning on this guy. Powered by a wiper motor and speed controller. Audio is run through a small separate amp and rock speakers.

Also (barely visible due to the sun still being up) is the Perfect Storm Box Lightning and Thunder Effects Machine doing its thing. I have a separate thunder track running through the box that triggers two very bright white LED floods to flash in sync with the thunder. The floods are hidden behind the tombstone on the right and a rock on the left. I highly recommend this controller box for any thunder/lightning effect!!!

A single green LED flood lights up all three pirate skeletons. The two pirates on the right were all my own creations. The one on the left with the parrot was a Kroger purchase from 2016. All skeletons are standing with assistance of a DIY PVC stand (each painted black), and anchored into the ground with a piece of rebar. It was very easy and cheap to pose a skeleton outdoors with this method. They all stayed standing in these positions even during wind and rain!

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