Secret Alien Containment Unit Discovered! A DIY Prop

[@carolinewampler7935]

Cobra commander I found your craft quite interesting

[@SamhainPropworks]

While I thought my plans for world domination were more hidden behind my mild mannered exterior, you saw right through my clever ruse! Thanks for watching!

[@carolinewampler7935]

You're welcome um I have a question what happens if the cobra commander shrinks you down to the size of an ant 🐜

[@helle5285]

Awesome prop and so versatile, like you said it could be futuristic, steampunk or medieval. 👍 Thanks you for sharing! 😊

[@SamhainPropworks]

Thanks for watching Helle! The great thing about props like these is they really can be slotted into almost anything with a bit of imagination. This one sits in my living room now, and I just can't help thinking "Steampunk Ghostbusters Slime Thrower" whenever I walk by it. What I would really love to see is like 5 of these things lined up in a row like a bank of batteries, would look out of this world :)

[@helle5285]

@@SamhainPropworks do it! 😆

[@larryblevins8078]

Awesome prop I want to make me one.

[@SamhainPropworks]

It’s a fun prop to make and it displays well! Thanks for watching!

[@MizzEanaj]

I really loved this!!! Great prop and entertaining commentary! Just what I needed. Thank you!

[@SamhainPropworks]

Thanks JP Kahlo! I'm glad you found the video useful and enjoyed my sometimes insane shenanigans, I always have fun when making the videos and since I do a lot of my videos in one shot and no real script, sometimes it is the Wild West of that the heck ends up on the final cut. :) Thanks for watching!

[@MizzEanaj]

@@SamhainPropworks Scripted tutorials are boring! I like shenanigans. Keep up the good work!!!!!

[@TheRealGrandpaSwagger]

What size is the shoebox?

[@SamhainPropworks]

It's the standard size one most places sell, Dimensions (per box): 13-3/8 x 8-3/16 x 4-5/8”. Hope that helps :)

[@TheRealGrandpaSwagger]

@@SamhainPropworks thanks you so much!

[@kristingrey4434]

I’m doing an alien theme for Halloween and have two cryo chambers in the works. I’ve been racking my brain on how to handle lighting and love what you did here. Totally using this idea along with how you crafted the top with the bowl. Thank you! Yours is beautifully crafted

[@SamhainPropworks]

Thanks for the kind words Kristin, I'm glad you found some useful ideas within the video. More than anything if people don't build this exact prop I'm hoping that the next time they are building something of their own that little lightbulb goes off in their head reminding them of the ideas I used and re-purposing it. The joys of prop making is seeing secondary uses for every object you see! Thanks for watching! :)

[@kristoph_exile]

Awesome what paint did you use?

[@SamhainPropworks]

I used a Rustoleum Metallic Brushed Nickel, but any metallic silver would work if you wanted a similar finish to what I had built :). Thanks for watching!

[@rfletch62]

Nice job! A few small changes and I'll have my Mi-Go brain cylinder.

[@SamhainPropworks]

Hey @rfletch62 I am always surprised on all the different purposes people use this design for! I have seen it as a steampunk battery, A canister on a rat rod and now you have introduced me to a mi-go brain cylinder and now I want to make one specifically for that as those look awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@igotapochahontas]

Very nice. I hope u have more steampunk/sci fi tech. I'm about to cruise your channel looking. 🤞

[@SamhainPropworks]

I want to build more Sci-fi stuff! I am currently working on a huge alien monster which is very much sci-fi in appearance :). If you are ever looking for something in particular, throw me an idea and you may be surprised how quick I turn it into a tutorial.

[@igotapochahontas]

@@SamhainPropworks ma dude! Yeah, u make great stuff. I subbed. I make sci Fi and steampunk functional machinery. So that's my interest although I haven't put much of it on youtube. Remember the production line scene in Edward scissorhands? Yeah, like that would be my request. It was 🔥

[@ImprovingYourMokai]

I was hoping to see what you made the lights inside from. Totally skipped that part. Did you make that too, or was that bought?

[@SamhainPropworks]

Oh, I didn't skip over it. It's just one of the spinning Kaleidoscope lights you can buy around halloween and xmas just mounted to the inside and pointing down. It creates a great effect with very little effort! Something like this is all that was used a.co/d/gSatQ1R Thanks for watching :)

[@ImprovingYourMokai]

@@SamhainPropworks I see it now! Thanks. I ordered an alien projector that uses batteries and has a remote. I'm going to build something like this for my Area 51 themed rat cruiser, so 110v isn't an option. Great video, thanks again. ;)

[@SamhainPropworks]

That will look amazing! You most likely can wire the new light up to the 12v of the main car battery, the draw should be low enough that it could run for a week before draining it, without the alternator running. Thanks for watching and am glad you found your solution regardless :)

[@tomrc4328]

@@SamhainPropworks Thanks, this is another channel of mine. Here is the finished piece I came up with! Thanks for the inspiration! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pl65qZ6EeZunpbc&ab_channel=TomRC

[@SamhainPropworks]

That looks awesome @tomrc4328 I really like the changes you made to the original idea, and the 5g bucket is a great idea that's almost more available and weather proof than the concrete tube I had used! Awesome re-use of materials to make an awesome prop. Thanks for sharing your awesome creation!

[@bearvassar6690]

For the inside use mirror film or mirror spray paint to really make the lights pop also go to hobby lobby and pick up a string of lights it's a round bulb with a clear tube filled with the jukebox fluid so when its on it bubbles or buy jukebox bubble light tubes .also you could use cheap fiberoptics filaments.

[@SamhainPropworks]

Both great ideas! This prop still sits in my office and I am thinking about all the stuff that can be done with it and what other props I can build to add to it. The idea for the mirror film is a awesome one.. Imagine the entire inside lined in reflective film, the whole thing would look otherworldly! Thanks for watching Bear!

[@BrendanTheGent]

Perfection! Amazing work. Love the weld idea

[@SamhainPropworks]

Thanks for watching! The weld trick is great but I made a tiny mistake saying it was air dry clay, it was air dry foam. Though I am sure the clay would work anyways 😀

[@charlesedwards9635]

Magnificent 👏🏻

[@secretsquirlPooP]

Would be most steampunk with some rust or doing it all in a bronze/brass look; would be awesome

[@SamhainPropworks]

Oh that would look excellent! It does have quite the steampunk vibe already and a little change in color would make it fit right in! Thanks for watching SecretSquirl :)

[@MONSTERMISFITS]

This turned out great.

[@SamhainPropworks]

Thanks Monster Misfits! I usually don't delve too much into Sci-fi stuff but for some reason I have wanted to build a containment pod for years this gave me an excuse to do it. Thanks for watching :)

[@MONSTERMISFITS]

@@SamhainPropworks haha yes I have my eye set on a 8 foot one I got a 30 inch concrete tube I just gota do it one day.

[@GrimwoodHollow]

Holy smokes, another AMAZING prop! You are absolutely killing it! Everything you do is so creative and so well crafted, and you are such a great instructor! This is seriously such a great prop and could be really fun with a lil baby alien creature in this too, omg!! Thanks so much for sharing!😍😜🎃👍

[@SamhainPropworks]

Thanks again Grimwood your kind words are always a appreciated :) What you put in the pod is 100% up to you and when I recorded the video I was not sure what to put in it, so for the video it remained empty as the effect looks just as great. My pod is now currently is sitting on a side table in my living room, with a monster high doll chosen by my daughter proudly displayed in it. So glad you swung by to watch! Hope you have a great week!

[@GrimwoodHollow]

@@SamhainPropworks Haha love that she put a monster high doll in there, perfect!! I really love this prop buddy, the eerie light on its own seriously is so spooky and mysterious, it has such a great sci fi feel! There’s just so many possibilities with it, it’s so fun! Awesome job, AGAIN!!😍😄👍

[@Morsoth]

It looks amazing!

[@SamhainPropworks]

Thanks Morsoth! Thanks for swinging by and watching :)

[@gotham4434]

Pretty awesome. How much heat does that light produce?

[@SamhainPropworks]

Very little. It's an LED light with a small motor running the effect, so any heat produced is negligible . It has been running about 5 hours today, so your question had me go check and while the inside of the tube was slightly warmer than the ambient temperature of the room, the heat was not even in the realm of concern. I'm sure if you are using a higher heat producing lamp, putting a vent near the bottom would go a long way to give some extra airflow. Thanks for watching!

[@bookhouseboy3]

You didn’t say where the black foam around the window came from or what it is. Everything else I recognize.

[@SamhainPropworks]

The black foam on the window is the 3/8” Eva foam exercise mats. I’m sorry for not mentioning it in the video 😀. Thanks for watching!

[@Aweegar1]

About how much was the total cost?

[@SamhainPropworks]

Good question... My guess? 8$ worth of Eva foam mats, $8 worth of Sona tube, $5.00 for the bowls, and Maybe $6 worth of EVA foam sheets and a $2 plastic shoebox. So maybe at max $29 worth on materials outside of paint. Depending on where you source the materials, this may be more expensive or cheaper mind you :). Thanks for watching

[@kane100574]

You are awesome! Subbed

[@SamhainPropworks]

Glad you enjoyed the video! I am planning on more sci-fi themed props this coming year so if you know of anything you would like to see, let me know 😀

[@FraidyZone]

That's beautiful and really inspires me to get started on this year's Halloween theme!😄👍👍 The clear bowl that you used for the top reminded me that I need to come up with a similar dome idea (but on a larger scale) for the top of a flying saucer.🤔

[@SamhainPropworks]

That is too funny Fraidy Zone, when I purchased the clear bowls I also purchased 2 metal bowls in case my concept with the plastic ones fell through at the last moment. Falling asleep last night I had a mental picture of a UFO made using those leftover bowls (you just can't shut off a prop making brain). Maybe a Stereotypical Mid 60's style UFO should be in the works! How big do you want to make your UFO? I'll put on my thinking cap and let you know if I come up with an idea of something you could use once I know the scale of what you are looking for. :) Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@FraidyZone]

@@SamhainPropworks Yay! I hope you DO make a flying saucer! All I have so far are 2 (five-foot) plastic kiddie pools just to start with a rounded, relatively large, lightweight base. (One for the top, and the other maybe for the bottom.) I've seen some people use a clear, plastic umbrella to make a dome, but it's hard to mask the fact that it's an umbrella.😂⛱️

[@SamhainPropworks]

Given the scale, the very first thing that pops into my head is the Rubbermaid plastic garbage can lids (32 gallon Roughneck ones, they are more three dimensional) though you are going to need a spacer to lift them higher from the surface. EVA foam pieces could do this well, you could even easily cut out windows out to give you room to light it from the inside as well :) It's not the stereotypical smooth UFO shape, but I think the end effect will look just as good. Have a good one!

[@FraidyZone]

@@SamhainPropworks That's a brilliant idea!!!!...To forego the whole clear dome idea, and make up for it by cutting out the windows! You are a GENIUS!🧠👏👏👏😄Thank you!!

[@apatwella]

Looks great. TO bad i dont have the patience to do it though :D

[@SamhainPropworks]

It takes a bit of time, but I would say you could build one in a weekend, the biggest slowdown is waiting for paint to dry :). Thanks for watching!

[@apatwella]

@@SamhainPropworks not sure if i heard, but did you mention the total cost of it, or remember a ball park figure?

[@SamhainPropworks]

It's so very hard to peg the costs, everywhere has so much variation on prices these days. I will say the most expensive part was the tube, and it was like 12$ Canadian for 10 feet.

[@apatwella]

@@SamhainPropworks alright, thanks for the info :D

[@madeleine0992]

Please more SCIFI

[@SamhainPropworks]

What would you like to see? I stray all over the place in terms of themes, but if you have something particular you would like my take on I would totally make a video on it 😊 Thanks for watching

[@larryblevins8078]

It's a plastic bowl not a jar

[@SamhainPropworks]

You watch enough of my videos and you will accidentally hear me call all sorts of things wrong in the moment. Lol. I catch them in editing and I have a good laugh at myself! Thanks for watching 😀