Thread: Our props circa 2006-7

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Hi

As we are new here, I thought you might like to see some of our props.

Boris the Scarecrow, completely inspired by the SpookyBlue Bruno.



Our House Demon - Cyril (mostly coathangers)


The blue paint glows, especialy with the blacklight

Headstone and skulls


I think the shroud sets off the skulls quite well

Frank


I don't have the bars anymore. It was an old kids bed frame, and after we got them new beds I didn't have room to store them as props.
Also the kids don't have to give up their beds for a week, but then they are not kids anymore

Very nice! I like the rock fencing around your yard, it adds to the feel of the decorations.

Your house is gorgeous and the props look excellant up against all that stonework!
Thanks for sharing

I love al your props, especially Bruno! I sooooooooooo want to make one if I can find a stupid cauldron!!

I love the house demon! He looks too cool sitting up there on his perch.

MsM

Originally Posted by Mistress of the Abyss

I love al your props, especially Bruno! I sooooooooooo want to make one if I can find a stupid cauldron!!

I used a paper globe lantern. It just took a few more layers of paper strips, than if I used a cauldron. If I make another I'd lay down some gaffer tape on it first before the paper strips.

Originally Posted by Erlang

I used a paper globe lantern. It just took a few more layers of paper strips, than if I used a cauldron. If I make another I'd lay down some gaffer tape on it first before the paper strips.

Wow, that's a great idea. I never thought about using a paper lantern.

I love your props they look awesome!!

Erlang - how did you make it with this lantern, looks like it could be easier to make??

You might want to blow a balloon up inside it, to make it more rigid while your building the layers up.

Then I just used paper strips to build up a shell. I should have done a couple more layers, but I ran out of time.

You will need something to snip through some of the lampshade wires to make the eyes and mouth.

Then it's like the spookyblue Bruno, using twine, screwed up paper, paper mache, and chicken wire to build features and the stalk.

Latex, paint and then a lacquer coat to weather proof.

The body is PVC plumbing pipes, then the smock is weed suppressing sheet from a garden supply, hot glued together (I am no seamtress) twigs for hands, and natural raffia around the neck and waist.

He is mounted on a 4 inch fence post hammered a foot or so into the lawn and the PVC pipe fixed with U-Clamps screwed to the post, then a couple of long screws thru the PVC into the post to stop him behaving like a weathervane.

In darkness he had a string of AA power orange light to make him glow, but this year he will have a higher wattage AC powered flickering orange light.

I want to set that light up with a PIR to get triggered by the T&T'rs.

Remember darkness and ambience covers many things. I think that is what spurs me on, knowing you can get a great effect from a few screws, string, shadows and excitement