My entry for the HauntForum $20 Prop Challenge is a
companion piece to my 2010 entry titled “Buster Gravesley.”
Buster Gravesley had a son named Buster. Buster’s son was a gnarly surfer dude head
banging sort of guy, always on the look out for the perfect wave. Unfortunately
Buster Jr. met his end in the jaws of a Great White Shark and joined his father
in the afterlife where he still raises Hell every chance he gets and never
misses an opportunity to break free from the confines of his rotting grave. Like
father, like son …. Meet Son of Buster.
The Son of Buster Prop was built almost entirely from
recycled materials and papier mache. The prop features a mechanism which allows
it to be manually operated. When operated the tombstone cracks in half
revealing the Son of Buster creature lurking behind the tombstone. This piece
had to be created for under $20 dollars so the hardware choices were
economical, if you plan on building this I would suggest using additional
material resulting in a sturdier prop (such as larger hinges, etc.). Son of
Buster took approximately 30 hours to create over the course of a month. This
was a fun build and there was a fair amount of experimentation and new
techniques in regards to creating the head and the hands. The final prop stands
about 3 ½ feet tall and is 2 feet wide.
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