Since I'm focusing more on Halloween and props, I decided to change the web site name to something more appropriate. All content will remain the same and katalyss.com will continue to point to this site (for now) but be sure to update your bookmarks.

Happy 2010!

Couldn't sleep, so I decided to auto-tune my daughter singing "Little Red Riding Hood."

Ok, I did it... I'm going to bed.

After the unfortunate dismemberment of the hand on my lid-raiser coffin, I decided to change things up a bit and turn it into a MIB. Below you can see a test run showing the gear shape and slamming action. You may notice that the motor occasionally shuts off. This is due to the motion sensor hooked up to the power supply. (If you look closely, you can see me waving frantically, trying to get the sensor to activate.)

Since taking the video, I've upgraded the wall wart power supply with a PC power supply to give the wiper motor a little more muscle.

Well, here he is, my only other prop for the year. He turned out ok - considering how little I spent on him.

His frame is a basic PVC frame with screws in the joints to hold the pose. I made the elbows adjustable using the Bride of Articulation frame technique - it works really well by the way.

I had to prop (punny!) him up this year because I couldn't think of a way to make him stand on his own. Next year, I think that I'll try screwing some U braces to the back of his legs and anchoring him to the ground with rebar. (As usual, I didn't think of this until it was too late.)