Overall, it was a fun project with more potential. I think I"m going to try and incorporate it into Halloween this year once I figure out my theme...

Some notes:
As is, it's fragile - not the frame, but the mud/paint/foam -- it chips very easily. I'm not sure of the solution, but I have bought some sealant that I'm going to try... maybe it'll toughen it up a bit.

One of my goals was to keep it as light as possible. This had to be moved from one building to another between church services. As far as weight, I can carry the weight itself (Maybe 50lbs), but the shape is too awkward for one person. It barely fit into the back of my pickup, but the size fit through most doorways. With casters on the bottom, I think I would have been able to keep the chipping down to a minimum, since as everyone is picking it up and putting it down, it tended to start shedding like a dog. That became a big frustration.

Anyway, hope this helps... some of the other ideas out there were probably easier, like stacking foam on top of each other, but at $22 a sheet. However, to accomplish the same dimensions - 24 inches high - I would have needed 12 sections of 2 inch foam. That means 6 sheets (each 4x8ft sheet cut in half, same way as the plywood) and would have cost $132 on foam ALONE. This project cost me $97. Hope it helps!

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