Ghostbusters proton pack with friggin’ lasers
Besides the proton pack, he made a trap, a pair of “ecto goggles,” and the obligatory jumpsuit. “Aim for the flattop!”
props
How-To: Cast concrete tombstones
from Lenore of Evil Mad Scientist Labs. I wonder whether you might not use polystyrene beads as an aggregate to reduce weight?
How-To: Replica Evil Dead 2 chainsaw arm
Nick Valenza shows how he builds realistic replicas of Ash’s “groovy” prosthesis using parts from real chainsaws.
Zombie crossing road sign
The sign build is by Hector Turner, the original zombie family art by LiveJournaler Image Girl. [via Haunt Project]
How To: Fake Fire Baskets
Construct these awesome simulated fire baskets from mostly dollar-store parts.
How-To: Compressed air system for haunt props
Good tutorial on putting together a pneumatic power system for “home imagineering,” as as the folks at Phantasmechanics call it. We’ve blogged their stuff a couple times before.
Incredibly creepy photoreactive animatronic, um, thing
and has seven servos and several vacuum-formed pops. The rest is “plywood, paper clips, and popsicle sticks.” [Thanks, Matt!]