Prop Tarantula Initial Page

Prop Tarantula

Intro

This was a large double bed size prop tarantula spider project originally meant for a cool Halloween front of house horror tableau, but also a portfolio piece. Basically I wanted the coolest Halloween house and more like the Halloween equivalent of the Christmas lit house that can be spotted by airliners, but also to learn how to do such a thing and then use this to try and find work in art departments.

This project turned into a massive never-ending money and time pit but though this have learned a lot and had many problem-solving

See the various development sections.

The legs all have thick wire and foam wire joints for flexibility and the head, body and legs all rapidly unbolt with a electric screwdriver.

Spider
Title & Intro

Page

This was a double bed size prop Tarantula, originally intended as a cool Halloween front of house prop as well as portfolio piece to discuss project development.

Finished project page.

Spider Project

Development

Projects Accounting Costs

Spider Initial Research & PPP Testing

To start the project was looking into existing props and Halloween tableaus and how such a project could be done.

Initial Proving Principle Prototyping & scale modelling.

Spider
Development

Head

The main central part is the head to which all other parts are connected and would be the section to connect stands and load supports.

This involved the most substantial development and most restarts.

Spider
Development

Body

This had a similar basic structure to the head but a lot simpler. It does have its own issues and problems.

This had to be re-opened for upgrades to strengthen the connections to the head.

Spider

Development

Legs

The legs required repeated and costly redesign and rebuilding building to try and build enough strength into them to be able to support the weight of the spider, as well as look realistic and bond the paint to them.