Thread: 2008 Progress Update =)

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Here are a few of the projects I've been working on so far this year...

First up, I've re-worked parts of the ID badges. I think we have a final design now. I should be able to put my entire badge together sometime this week and have it laminated. My husband's will have to be done on or around Halloween because he's having his hair done Sweeny-Todd-Like and we want the photos to match. Right now, I just have some clipart on the badge as a place holder.



Next up are those Toe-Tags I worked on. I bought the large tags for cheap at Office Depot. Then I touched up this free toe tag (PDF file found here) in Photoshop, printed out some labels on address label paper (size Avery 5163), stuck 'em on, and viola! Perfect Toe-Tags.



Lastly, I've been working on a PVC shell for the gurney. I still have to paint the parts that will show silver. I also need to add some PVC to better support the railing and to keep the whole thing on the table better. I will also eventually (I hope) draw up some plans for the thing when I've finished. The idea behind the gurney is to have a dummy laying on it and we'll pull candy out of his chest (that's why the cauldron is there). The phonebook is there to support the cauldron. You'll also note that I have an "infected fun blood" IV-Bag hanging from the arm there. I plan on buying some tubing to connect to it (It's about $3/roll at Home Depot) and running the thing into the dummy... where I may or may not connect it to a fish tank pump and have blood spurt out... I'm not really one for gore, so... probably not... but the option is available. I'll buy sheets in August or whenever "back to school" sales hit. PVC cost about $20. The table was $50 (we didn't have one before). The project didn't take long either... maybe 90 minutes...




Anyway... that's how far I've gotten so far. I really hope things come together alright. There are a few details I need to work out still... =)

I finally got around to spray-painting my gurney. Whee! I'm also working on making some intestines and a dummy. We've also decided to attach masonite to the PVC gurney using pull-ties. I'll show more photos as things develop. Got a couple other details ironed out... it's starting to come together. I just hope I can finish it in time for Halloween...

I'll have to buy some new pillows for the guest bed (or our bed) and use older ones for the gurney pillows. I also need to stop by Savers or some thrift store and get some old clothes I can cut to pieces-- I have to have a hole in the guy's chest. I did pick up some cheap sheets at Target. I bought 2 sets for a little under $20... and I'll probably cut one up. *shudder*

I also found some medical forms last night (!) that I'm going to convert and modify so my "patient" has a chart. Muahaha. I'm getting excited!

Below: Spray painted the areas that will be visible-- the railing and the pole that will hold my IV bag. Notice that the PVC frame HOOKS to the table! Eeee! This way, kids can (even though they're not s'posed to) lean against it and pull on the gurney and it won't budge. =D



Below: We picked this little gadget up at JoAnn's for 70% off! It'll be perfect for the clipboard with the patient charts. I do have a metal clipboard... I just need to make up a patient chart from the documents I found last night. =)

Very nice props...congrats!

Very Cool!!!!

Looking good!! Very nice.

Great job - love the gurney!! Very creative..

I've probably posted some of this somewhere else-- so hard to keep track of what is where anymore.... but I thought I may as well update this thread for kicks.

Finished my corpse head a last week... photo is small because I'm too lazy to retake it (It's taken me this long to post it anyway):

BEFORE
AFTER model magic

... and been waiting on the husband to polish off the corpse for about a month now. This is where I'm stuck right now:


Still want to adjust the ID badges a little-- haven't got to it yet, but here's the mock-up I did several weeks ago.


I also need to finish hand sewing "the guts"-- mostly done with that as you can see here:


Last night, I got some items for making an IV drip chamber, so my IV bag will drip "infected fun blood". Muahaha!

... and I finished painting the kitchen cabinet tombstones that now glow in blacklight. Whee!

Still working on getting the IV set up and running, but we did get the cadaver finished. =D

jadewik, that all looks fabulous!! Are you going to color the guts red?? That cadaver looks just like our CPR dummies at work!!! How cool is that gonna be, to pull your candy out of the guy's chest??? What a great idea!!!

awesome bed and dead guy,lol, looks great!!! I love your ID Tag!!