fullsized human skeleton

Try Carolina Biological Supply at:
https://www3.carolina.com/onlinecatalog/login.asp

A real skeleton will cost more than you are willing to pay ($1,000 US or more), but good plastic ones cast from real skeletons can be had for about $350.oo

They now carry a super-low budget plastic human skelton for $40.00! The only drawback is that the hands and feet are cast as a single piece. You most likely need to paint this one to make it look more realistic, it is a super low budget item, in science classroom terms.

You mean Carolina Biological has a skeleton - full size - for $40 bucks? Even at that price that's not bad for utility items. Granted they're probably as cheap as they come but doing a mummy or something like that, this would be a good basis for that because you don't have to worry about messing it up. Thanks for posting this. Let me know if CB isn't the place. I'll go look. May just have to get a few for utility use. Thanks.

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if anyone finds a link to the $40 skeleton post it

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You could call the company and ask for details, but CB is known for their quality products - thus their popularity among science teachers across America. Since their plastic cast skeletons are quite exacting in their detail and are wired together like a real skeleton, this one may be cheaper simply because of the fingers & toes not having to be wired (saving labor costs), being made from a less durable material, or possibly being slightly smaller than life size. Classroom skeletons are generally on the shorter side already - a major source of them is the orient, where people are on average a bit shorter than in the US.

My hope is that these are a little low rent for the demands of scientific study purposes, but possibly fine for FX use.
Outside of asking a number of questions, only by ordering one can it be determined if they are suitable for a particular need. CB always has had a good return policy, and most likely wouldn't be averse to accepting a return if it came back in new condition, especially if this possibility were discussed at the time of making the order, risking only the price of shipping. These guys are huge, they have too much at stake to mess around with ripping you off, unlike many net-based companies, which might be run out of someone's basement and could close up overnight. For safety's sake, I prefer to work with companies who have built themselves up over the course of many years through their product line and excellent customer service.

I may buy one out of sheer curiosity, it's only a lousy $40.00! If anyone else does get one, please post and give us your reaction to the item.

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Jeff F - Magic and FX
Amazing the Masses

I just went and checked on this Carolina Biological $40.00 skeleton and this is what I found. It appears to me to be a 17" plastic skeleton. I bought one sometime ago from somewhere else for $54.95 - not much more. The description doesn't say how big it is but there is some code that was apparently typed erroniously that shows as the following:

17&iquot

Now I have no idea what they meant by that. But I think it's a mistype in the html code of some kind of error when using symbology that html code uses for control characters or something like an inch (or quote symbol) would be. So I think it's the same one I have. At least it looks the same but I'm not sure. I have a metal base and this says its a plastic base. And I can't believe that for $40 bucks a plastic base would begin to hold a full size human size skeleton. It's probably supposed to be 17" and not full size. I think mine is like 2 or 3 feet tall though and made from resin and not plastic. I got mine from American Science and Surplus. They have a web site and if it's offered - as it is from time to time - you can get one there for $54.95 but it's not adult size, though very nicely made and great detail.

I guess it's time to manufacture one for sale huh? Maybe I'll just do that and see what I can sell them for. Hmmmmm????

FXMan