Ok, over the weekend I had very little time to work on the prop but I did mange to get some time in.  It didn't take me long to realize that the motor was mounted incorrectly(That's what happens when ya build props mad), so the first thing I did was to get the neck movement operational.  It took some bending and some reconfiguring of the previous mounting but I got it all hooked up and working perfectly.

You may also notice in this pic, that the hand's armatures were also completed.  After that, the cauldron got a coat of black latex(matte finish) paint on the unfinished areas, so it's starting to shape up a bit.  I think the brass straps and rivets will make a nice contrast to the black of the cauldron. Here's a pic of the cauldron in it's current state.

Of course, work got busier today so the project is on hold for a few days at least.