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Hanging cage / jail
Remix
Instruction
Information
I created this hanging cage using Jacob's lantern template for a prop in my Mad Scientist laboratory. The skeleton is from the Dollar tree.
This remix is based on
JacobInstruction
Step1: Find a piece of flat cardboard and paint it.
I used carboard because I have plenty of shipping boxes from Amazon, What Not, Wal-Mart, etc. Free material is always a bonus, especially when using this as a prop for Halloween.
Optional: Paint both sides of the card board and let dry.
Step2: Cut the material
Because corrugated cardboard comes in many different thickness' you should do a material test on a scrap piece first.
Here's a link to a Corrugated cardboard material test template if you'd like to use it.
https://www.atomm.com/template/68892-corrugated-cardboard-cut-and-score-test-chart-s1-20w
Step3: Put it together
Please follow Jacob's instructions in the original template. He did a great job.
The difference is that because I plan on hanging this cage, I glued the pieces together so it won't fall apart.
https://www.atomm.com/template/27328-wooden-christmas-lanterns-with-intricate-cut-out-designs
Step4: Add your criminal... or test subject in my case
The skeleton I used was from the Dollar Tree, a garland of 4 little skeletons. I used a heat gun to soften the joints of its arms and legs to bend them in a more life like way. Then I painted it and before it dried wiped off some leaving paint in the cracks and crannies.
I used acrylic paint for both the cardboard and the skeleton, which was also from the Dollar Tree.
