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Howard_Casto:
That's impressive man!

I've got a question.  Does anyone actually listen to the skeleton?  The reason I ask is because my crypt keeper works in much the same way, with a long dialogue ect and he is promptly ignored by the kiddies.  On the other hand put out a cheap piece of crap from k-mart that goes "ooooo-weeeee  ooooo-weeee" and they jump.

Zeenon:
Howard,

That is funny you should say that, after the party we had this year, my wife and decided it was time to retire the skeleton. The dialog was too long and most kids just walked right by. Adults are the only ones to actually stop and listen. For next year, I need quick/startling props. I added a trash can trauma and a spider attached to a cylinder that jumped when stepping on a mat which seemed to do the trick this year.

Z

Howard_Casto:
I did a TCT one year, this was before I started documenting stuff.  It was great, the kids loved it, BUT, after that year I stopped using it.  Compressed air is a pain in the butt because I've got to find somewhere to put the air compressor, and it's loud when it refills. 

I haven't ever tried with a self-contained canister though... I've heard that some people have had success with that, but my guess is I would run out of air before the night was over. 

Not using air makes it hard to do some of my props though.  I mentioned before that I want my guy in the casket to pop out.... I bought one of those 2 foot tall "graveyard ghoul" popups from k-mart a few years back to use as the mechanism, but it didn't pan out... the device, even with a dedicated power supply, can't handle much weight.  I'm going to try to beef it up next summer by maybe adding bungee cords or a stronger motor. 

I really want to do an axworthy ghost too.  I've tried several times over the years, experimenting with different types of line and pulleys, ect, but the line always falls on me.  It's one of those deals where if I have to get on a ladder and fiddle with it every day it isn't worth doing. 

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