done but looks very nice in the back of the hearse. On to the build.........
Monster list, I can't remember who's site it was but when I find the link I'll post it here.
The plans were modified for my use in the hearse to use the 30 inch rod-less pneumatic
ram I scored on E-Bay. I started out making the coffin to the size on the drawings out of
oak plywood. I had just enough scrap walnut to do the cross on the top with. I did the
edges of the plywood with 1 1/4 inch wide solid oak stock with no inlay, this cut down the
cost.
The base molding was made from oak case molding and a piece of the 1 1/4 inch molding
was put over that to build it out. (The top is made in one piece and then cut into two
pieces so the middle rail starts out as one wide piece). The handles are curtain rods and
wall brackets turned upside down and were screwed to the rods and painted gold and then
clear coated. The inside was covered with a white cloth I got from Wal-Mart off the
bargain pile for $12.00 for 9 yards! I also used this for the window curtains in the hearse. I
just hot glued it on around the inside of the coffin base.
flipped on the bottom by way of a "T" made out of PVC pipe and held in place by a wood
bracket. I cut some chicken wire to make a chest and part arms and used wire ties to hold
it onto the PVC frame work. On the top I used a bucky skull with eyes and then did the
liquid latex and cheese cloth to finish off the skull. I dressed him in an old shirt and tie and
attached a 1 inch wide piece of aluminum stock to the frame and down to the sliding block
on the ram. At the end of the ram I made a switch out of two pieces of wire that activated
the scream from the digital chip recorder from Radio Shack. The speakers are under the
hearse and are cheap powered computer speakers from big lots.
