Here's the night pictures!
Halloween 2013 is a wrap!
What an awesome night. I think we had just over 100 Trick or Treaters but word of mouth travels fast (had a few veterans come visit from the last place) so I don't expect the numbers will stay low. The timer on the 'big' fog machine decided it didn't want to work anymore so I conjured the inner McGyver and scotch taped the 'manual' button into the 'on' position. On the costume front, I saw a lot of witches, princesses and super heros this year. I'll post up pictures as soon as possible but for now here's one of my favorite shots of the evening, the shadow of the hearse was a happy accident.
What an awesome night. I think we had just over 100 Trick or Treaters but word of mouth travels fast (had a few veterans come visit fr...
Cauldron Creep Finished!
I drilled a hole in the bottom side of the cauldron to pipe in some fog. Two strands of green christmas lights were used n the bottom of the cauldron and a strand of red christmas lights for the coals. A rectange made from PVC holds the skeleton upright.
Here's the finished Cauldron Creep. The wiper motor I ordered to animate his stirring was delayed in the mail so it was just a static...
Cauldron Creep Staff
Found a Russian Olive tree branch today that fit the bill for the Cauldron Creep's Staff (I'm pretty good with a bow staff). I trimmed all the small branches off, stripped some of the bark and then gave it a rough sanding. I cut some mini-skulls in half, hot glued them, painted them black and applied some Rub'n'buff to match the skull on the cauldron. Looks kinda like the wabbajack.
Found a Russian Olive tree branch today that fit the bill for the Cauldron Creep's Staff ( I'm pretty good with a bow staff ). I tr...
Cauldron Part II
Expanding spray foam is applied around the top. Almost before it is fully cured and still pliable, I squished it down and shaped it to my liking. For paint, I used some flat black, flourescent green and orange layers. Finally, some gold Rub'n'Buff is applied to the skeleton and banding. The cauldron is now done! Now to move on to construct a base for the cauldron to sit on and the creep itself.
The cauldron will rest on some 'logs' made from 2-liter bottles. Again using spray foam and paint to give the texture. Some red string lights will be placed into the 2 liters to make the logs glow as though they were red-hot.
Expanding spray foam is applied around the top. Almost before it is fully cured and still pliable, I squished it down and shaped it to my ...
Cauldron Part I
Work begins on the cauldron. Using a plastic rope bin as a base. Cardboard strips are hot glued around the perimeter with a skull and 1/2 ping pong balls for detail. To avoid seeing the corrugated edges of the cardboard, white painters caulking is applied. Next step - Foam!
Work begins on the cauldron. Using a plastic rope bin as a base. Cardboard strips are hot glued around the perimeter with a skull and 1/2...
Setup Begins!
Time to get started with the setup. Its a new house so all the placements will have to be figured out all over again. I added some ping pong balls to the Grim Reaper to give his eyes more of a diffuse glow.
Time to get started with the setup. Its a new house so all the placements will have to be figured out all over again. I added some pin...
New Project: Cauldron Creep
Starting a new project - a Cauldron Creep! This guy stirs and stirs, powered by a wiper motor. Hopefully he turns out as great as the on...