Haunted Mansion props, pieces and inspiration.

Finally got back to this project. Printed a small 3 inch version (my standard test size). I decided to paint it in stone colors rather than wood. Bear in mind this was done on my U2E+'s lowest quality setting. About 0.15 layer height.

Some day I'll look at printing one large enough to put on a wall with a pillar candle :)

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Monkey540 said:
Indeed they were. Very affordable too, I think about $30/ea at this size.

They provided full size PDF proofs as well.
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I didn't see a 16x40 size option. Did you have to contact them to do it that size or am I just missing something on their website?
 
Just a quick update on the candle gargoyle I am sculpting. Pretty much finished up the sculpt and added some details. Overall I'm pretty happy with it. There are some slight discrepancies but I have to remember the intended goal of this is to have a very close replica for display in our own mansions. So slight size and proportion adjustments have been made. Regular candles or LED candles weren't going to cut the effect we get from the parks so I did sculpt my own drippy candle. They can be bored out to accommodate a flicker candle or electronics if needed.I will attempt to make a multi part mold as to retain the integrity of having a single cast model. Yeah, I know what some of you mold guys might think but I know this can be done... so I slathered him in a coat of rubber to get the party started.

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Nice!

I have the door handle but not the backplate. In resin that is. I have a raw scan I need to get back to that might have promise.
 
I'd love to see how you end up displaying this. I have a replica of the handle and the backplate, but I have no idea how to attach them to each other and then how to display them. Right now they're just lying on the shelf...

Monkey540 said:
Too Rich for my blood


So, I pick up a little something the other day. It's the Serpent Handle, after a bit of cleanup it's ready for painting, and I just love it:

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Editrix said:
I'd love to see how you end up displaying this. I have a replica of the handle and the backplate, but I have no idea how to attach them to each other and then how to display them. Right now they're just lying on the shelf...
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Ditto! I've been thinking about how to make them work as real, useable door handles, but I still haven't come up with a good solution. One of the biggest problems is that the casting is too thin at the tail end of the serpent, so it makes it hard to embed a threaded insert to connect it to an existing door knob. I may just have to epoxy some extra material to the tail so that I can give the threaded insert something to bite into and then I'll be alright. It'll probably require some sort of collar to cover the door knob shaft too. Oh the joys of being a collector/maker. LOL
 
Dminor said:
Ditto! I've been thinking about how to make them work as real, useable door handles, but I still haven't come up with a good solution. One of the biggest problems is that the casting is too thin at the tail end of the serpent, so it makes it hard to embed a threaded insert to connect it to an existing door knob. I may just have to epoxy some extra material to the tail so that I can give the threaded insert something to bite into and then I'll be alright. It'll probably require some sort of collar to cover the door knob shaft too. Oh the joys of being a collector/maker. LOL
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I definitely want to see this if you do it! Thanks!
 
Been planning on making a functioning snake door handle for ages myself...as others have noted...it's the darn collar issue that is a puzzler. I have a number of door knobs that might work with it...just need to pull out the calipers and start measuring. Then the question is will a 3D printed collar be strong enough?

I have a few scans of the snake handle...just not happy with any of them yet to really try...hmm. I wanted to get a really good scan so the handle would have a front 'and' back. All the resin models I've seen (and the one I have) is just the face. If I get a good scan than it'd be an easy thing to make it full front and back.

The attached pic is from the end of the buggy loading hall in WDW. This particular handle is apparently more of a push bar than a turning handle. I'd guess they just unlock the deadbolt and push. That begs the question...maybe drawer pulls? I say again...hmmm.

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My thought was that if I could thicken up the tail end of the handle I could use an old door knob set with a threaded spindle on one end. It doesn't solve for the collar that would be needed to make it look tidy, but it was a start down the pathway towards making these into legitimate door handles/knobs.

The two resin cast pieces that I have suffer from being poured on an uneven surface. The head of the snake is fine, but that tail end is THIN! One is about /2" and the other roughly 3/4". The 3/4" might work, but I just haven't made the jump yet.

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I tossed a piece together to show what I was thinking. As I said this particular model is lackluster at best. I made it with my CNC software. I keep trying different scanning methods none seem to capture the surface detail sufficiently. I do have one more scan from my most recent visit to WDW but it's raw in the extreme. Needs a lot of post processing. I've got a few more options before I commission a 3D sculptor to do it!

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RobertH said:
I tossed a piece together to show what I was thinking. As I said this particular model is lackluster at best. I made it with my CNC software. I keep trying different scanning methods none seem to capture the surface detail sufficiently. I do have one more scan from my most recent visit to WDW but it's raw in the extreme. Needs a lot of post processing. I've got a few more options before I commission a 3D sculptor to do it!
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I think you're on to something. If you modeled the handle with some kind of extended collar off the back side of the tail that would allow for a set screw and cover the exposed spindle, then you could use an antique style door knob like the one in the picture below and it would allow you a mounting point.
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Dminor said:
I think you're on to something. If you modeled the handle with some kind of extended collar off the back side of the tail that would allow for a set screw and cover the exposed spindle, then you could use an antique style door knob like the one in the picture below and it would allow you a mounting point.
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Yup. Exactly my plan.

My house is better than 150 years old and I have more than one of these types of door knobs. You can actually buy them for newer doors as well. We have one hallway that I wanted to keep the look throughout and have half original doors with original parts and half new doors with vintage looking reproductions.

I've bought a lot of stuff from these folks over the years...very handy. They have a large assortment of Victorian and other styles.

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