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CoderKev writes – “My original Halloween plans got toasted, so I had to come up with something in short order. About a week ago, I was going thru Halloween ideas and remembered seeing this Lego MiniFig Costume. Lego’s been one of those fun things I’ve enjoyed staying a kid to enjoy. So, I decided to […]
Andrew writes – “The head is a 5 gallon mud bucket that sat too close to a woodstove, the sheet is a painters dropcloth. Simple pulley system from the house to a tree past the sidewalk. My father has been scaring the bejesus out of little kids trick or treating since 1996. “ – Link.
Here are a bunch of experiments and results on jack o’ lanterns to see what chemical(s) preserve them the best… [via] – Link. Related: MAKE Halloween projects – Link. MAKE Halloween archives – Link. Enter the MAKE & CRAFT Contests! Makers and Crafters, it’s time to enter our ghoulishly fun Halloween contests! Anyone, anywhere can […]
Here’s a great “haunting with compressed air” project, Peter writes – “This project involves a hollow tombstone that has a seamless crack that when the pneumatic cylinder is activated the tombstone will break open reveling a creature inside. What’s good about this project is that all the mechanics are concealed inside and from the outside […]
Anton writes – “Here are some cleverly retro plans for Halloween costumes from my trusty 1968 edition of the Popular Mechanics Do-It-Yourself Encyclopedia. A PDF of these pages can be found on my site…” – Link.
Creatrope writes – “This was inspired by a recent post on Make’s blog. It was just photos, so I thought I’d note down the actual technique and some changes I made. We worked together on it as a family with my child doing a bulk of the paper-mache and painting while I did the ‘electrical’ […]
Lawrence writes – “You look into the pit, and it appears to have no bottom. As you look deep into the pit you hear the faint voice of a child asking for help. The child has fallen into the pit and cannot get out. While this is a very old illusion, I have never seen […]
