EvilRocketeer
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They were used at Walt disneyworld in Florida. They sold for 38,000 at the d23 auction in 2011
Haunted Mansion props, pieces and inspiration.
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They were used at Walt disneyworld in Florida. They sold for 38,000 at the d23 auction in 2011
Have you guys seen this print?
The artists will be selling and signing them at the Disney Gallery in The Downtown Disney marketplace this weekend.
Here is the info:
Pop Fusion Exhibit & Artist Signing | Collections By Disney
The artists will be selling and signing them at the Disney Gallery in The Downtown Disney marketplace this weekend.
Here is the info:
Pop Fusion Exhibit & Artist Signing | Collections By Disney
ElusiveWookiee
New Member
Before Halloween, I wanted to show off a few of the HM effects I've managed to replicate in my basement. I have some of the usual replicas like the plaque and bat stanchion, but I really take joy in shrinking down and replicating a bit of the attraction at home.
Cemetery:
Using the awesome tombstones Disney produced last year. I sculpted a freshly dug grave mound with otherworldly cracks showing through, cast three in clear resin, and covered each in model-train dirt. The mound of dirt in the back, with the shovel, hides a battery pack and switch for some ghosts about to socialize:
Endless Hallway:
Since I don't have complete control over the viewing angles of a long hallway, this was built in a small box. I'm using a standard mirror at the back of the box, and a "two way" mirror at the front as a window in to the scene. The doors and lighting are Victorian-style dollhouse fixtures, the wallpaper and carpet replicated from the Mansion. Fun story: the cobwebs are 100% authenticate. I dropped a house spider in the box for a while to spin his web, then let him out. He was quite busy.
Following Bust:
Love this one. I found a creepy bust of Schubert on eBay and created a translucent latex mold of it, giving me a negative of the bust and a wide flange. A frame was built to hold the mold, and backlit for the "following" effect. I built a box to hold the whole assembly, and decorated it with inspiration from the DL mansion. Here's a few videos in various lighting to show the effect:
Complete darkness
Full room lighting (the effect really starts to get lost with too much ambient light, but you are able to see more of the construction)
Changing Portraits:
Lightning reveals them for what they really are....
Using an eerie picture frame from Hobby Lobby (this wasn't even a Halloween decoration. It was just a normal frame for sale!) and a digital picture frame behind it. I found some pictures online of the various stages of the changing portraits, and animated them to sync with the sounds of a thunderstorm. Exported them a .mp4 files to an SD card, and you have Changing Portraits. Here's how Gracey and the Knight videos look on a PC.
The rest of the portraits in the frame: Knight, Ghostship, Catwoman
I'm more than happy to share any source files or plans I have for these items with folks. I found a lot of pleasure in creating these things because I wanted them, and would love to share them with anybody else who would as well.
Cemetery:
Using the awesome tombstones Disney produced last year. I sculpted a freshly dug grave mound with otherworldly cracks showing through, cast three in clear resin, and covered each in model-train dirt. The mound of dirt in the back, with the shovel, hides a battery pack and switch for some ghosts about to socialize:
Endless Hallway:
Since I don't have complete control over the viewing angles of a long hallway, this was built in a small box. I'm using a standard mirror at the back of the box, and a "two way" mirror at the front as a window in to the scene. The doors and lighting are Victorian-style dollhouse fixtures, the wallpaper and carpet replicated from the Mansion. Fun story: the cobwebs are 100% authenticate. I dropped a house spider in the box for a while to spin his web, then let him out. He was quite busy.
Following Bust:
Love this one. I found a creepy bust of Schubert on eBay and created a translucent latex mold of it, giving me a negative of the bust and a wide flange. A frame was built to hold the mold, and backlit for the "following" effect. I built a box to hold the whole assembly, and decorated it with inspiration from the DL mansion. Here's a few videos in various lighting to show the effect:
Complete darkness
Full room lighting (the effect really starts to get lost with too much ambient light, but you are able to see more of the construction)
Changing Portraits:
Lightning reveals them for what they really are....
Using an eerie picture frame from Hobby Lobby (this wasn't even a Halloween decoration. It was just a normal frame for sale!) and a digital picture frame behind it. I found some pictures online of the various stages of the changing portraits, and animated them to sync with the sounds of a thunderstorm. Exported them a .mp4 files to an SD card, and you have Changing Portraits. Here's how Gracey and the Knight videos look on a PC.
The rest of the portraits in the frame: Knight, Ghostship, Catwoman
I'm more than happy to share any source files or plans I have for these items with folks. I found a lot of pleasure in creating these things because I wanted them, and would love to share them with anybody else who would as well.
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Great pumpkin
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Very nice work!
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Rylo did a run while back. He is the man!
coffindude8969
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This is a fantastic topic, as you can tell, I really love the mansion.
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Great pumpkin
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Thanks very much! A lot of talented members on here!
Friend had a manion plaque that talked.
He broke, so I re-did it with a custom sound board.
Ill get it uploaded. Have some trouble...
He broke, so I re-did it with a custom sound board.
Ill get it uploaded. Have some trouble...
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The Plaque you see here is the licensed Plaque with a custom sound board.
Original sound hardware broke, so we replaced it with a custom board, and found the sound files on the internet.
Wehad to mix the music, and narrative separately.
Listen to it, it is not the same as it was commercially, it is much louder and clearer, and the narrative is different.
Original sound hardware broke, so we replaced it with a custom board, and found the sound files on the internet.
Wehad to mix the music, and narrative separately.
Listen to it, it is not the same as it was commercially, it is much louder and clearer, and the narrative is different.
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VanOaksProps
Sr Member
O.k. gang, I have a bit of a challenge that I've been trying to figure out. A year or two ago I picked up some of the door handles and have been racking my brain on how to turn them into fully functioning door handles.
The back of the casting is completely flat and at most there's 1/4" of resin that could be drilled into (if need be).
Any thoughts on how I might accomplish this?
The back of the casting is completely flat and at most there's 1/4" of resin that could be drilled into (if need be).
Any thoughts on how I might accomplish this?
VanOaksProps
Sr Member
Yes. I have two sets and two doors that I'd like to use the snakes for.
EvilRocketeer
Master Member
walt disney world has a 999 limited edition iphone 5 case of master gracey....the lenticular case shows the deterioration of master gracey
this was on ebay recently....it was listed as a prototype plaque for the madame leota gravestone...it sold for over $700...
this was on ebay recently....it was listed as a prototype plaque for the madame leota gravestone...it sold for over $700...
