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I'm going to be working FrightFest at a theme park this October and I was told I could do whatever, and they're giving me my shovel from last year and getting me a chainsaw, so I was thinking about an undead construction worker. I'm getting a hardhat to put nails in and blood on but I can't think of anything else, suggestions?

Did my hardhat today, just need to get some blood and add the finishing touches. Tell me what you think.

I like the hard hat. To bring it over the top, you might want to carve a partial "brick" out of foam. Paint it to look like a real brick and glue it onto the hard hat, so it looks like it went right through into your skull.

You could also make a bunch of foam splinters, paint them up to look like wood and use liquid latex to attach them to your skin, like they were impaled in your face.

Eric

My facial makeup will be up to the makeup artist at the theme park, but I will definitely ask if I could do the splinter idea. That seems awesome, but I'm not sure about the brick, it may make it a tad goofy lookin, because all those nails are real. But I really like the splinter idea. Thanks.

Originally Posted by gears of gore

My facial makeup will be up to the makeup artist at the theme park, but I will definitely ask if I could do the splinter idea. That seems awesome, but I'm not sure about the brick, it may make it a tad goofy lookin, because all those nails are real. But I really like the splinter idea. Thanks.

Oh no...I disagree. I think the partial brink idea is genius. I love the theme/term - Deconstruction Worker. Nice.

I think the use of chainsaws at Halloween is so overdone. I'd use a big fake (rusty) pickaxe accessory, and maybe a vest illusion with a board coming through the front, protruding out the back. There's a lot you could do with that character (flashing red light, fake rebar through the leg, etc.

I'm only a chainsaw guy when they need me, other times I'm Shovelface, long story on that name, but I walk around dragging a shovel and when I find someone to scare, I pick up the shovel to be quiet and slam it as hard as I can and as close to them as possible, it's really a rush. So awesome.

Anyway, I'll see how the brick goes tomorrow, thanks for the input.

I have a question for the people who are more talented than I, so just talented ha.
My question is how would I be able to have blood seep through the front crack of the hardhat? Any ideas are welcome

You could just paint it on and put a gloss on it to make it look real. otherwise you could use Great Stuff expanding foam, a little goes a long way, and then paint the expanding foam looking like your brain or something is gushing out.

If you wanted actual "blood" you could always get a camel back fill it with "blood" then have some type of a hose/suction run up your back and into your helmets crack so you would literally be dripped out blood. Only problem with that is I dont know if you could regulate it and you would have to refill it after it runs out. Could be costly.

Yeah I wanted an actual "leakage" and just wanted to know how expensive/difficult the project would be. Thanks for posting =)

This a pic of the pants I'll be wearing, the blade is all foam.