Vent Motor Headpopper
If you’ve ever wanted a headpopper prop in your haunt but didn’t think that a wiper/vent motor would create a good enough effect? Relax, Dave the Dead has a really good tutorial over at HauntForum on how to create your own headpopper. What I like best about this one is that as the head peeks over the tombstone it slowly rotates its way from side to side. This makes for a much creepier effect than just a popup / popdown.
Items needed for this prop include:
- 16″ square of 1/2 inch plywood, cut in half (two 8″ X 16″ pieces)
- 20″ long 1″ X 4″ wood slat
- 1/8 X 1/2″ aluminum bar stock, cut into 5″ and 25″ lengths
- 3/8″ X 4-1/2 inch lag Screw Eye
- (2) 1/4-20 X 1.5″ Bolts
- (3) 1/4-20 Nuts
- (2) 1/4″ lock washers
- (1) 1/4-20 locking nut
- (2) 1 1/2″ wood screws
- Motor
- 12Vdc wallwart
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