The Werewolf with Glowing Red Eyes:
1.) For the frame of the werewolf we cut up some scrap lumber and screwed it together in a roughly human shape. Any screws that poked thru the wood were cut off with a Dremel sander.
2.) The werewolf is dressed in a one piece outfit. I've found that one piece outfits tend to hide sloppy craftmanship better than anything else.
3.) I was lucky enough to find a small oscillating fan that did not require me to remove the cage and blade. Not only that, it was a toy robot fan and had these nice red lights for eyes. Perfect! For an ordinary oscillating fan however, "CYLUME" light sticks could be used for glowing eyes just as well. A piece of foam was added to the head to give the head a "fuller" look.
4.) I duct-taped the fan to a cross beam in the body.
5.) The werewolf mask and gloves were purchased AFTER Halloween, when masks and costumes are OVER 1/2 off! Don't impulse buy for this year, shop smart, stock up for next year!
6.) Please note that the werewolf is HOLLOW!! I placed a cassette player with a cassette in infinite loop playing wolf howling and lion roars (sound effects courtesy of local library-audio section.) An additional bonus is that people hear the sounds emanating from the animatronic but don't see any obvious speakers.
7.) Plug fan and cassette player and run! I believe the entire animatronic cost me under $30. (The mask and gloves being over 2/3 the cost.)
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