Thread: Faux Steel Haunt Panels

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Originally Posted by CalgEerie

Wow Terra the video was awesome to watch but this step by step is even better! Thanks so much for all of the hard work you do and then share with us less imaginative lol!

Thanks! Learned that a video tutorial interesting max length is about 10 minutes with 6 minutes as the goal. That is very hard to do and so have been editing them to be more of a flyover tutorial and leave the details in a written form. So, you get the best of both worlds I'm hoping

Originally Posted by Raven's Hollow Cemetary

Oh jeez, I just bought a slew of xps foam sheet and wood...and no, no, no! Think columns & fence! Think columns & FENCE!!! Stop looking at Terra's awesome panels, and stick with the game plan! But, but...I wants them too! *Slaps himself hard* STICK TO THE GAME PLAN!!! You know we <3 your fabulously awesome creative tutorials. But my dear, you make it hard to stay focused on the goal when you put such temptation before us.

All b.s.'ing aside, thanks for another wonderful tutorial! Love the results!

*walks away muttering to self* "It's a good thing you just spent all that $$$ at Lowe's & Amazon..."

heheh. Been there!

Originally Posted by Halloween Scream

These are just beautiful! Thank you for the wonderful tutorial. I'm stowing it away for some future zombie wasteland theme...

Love zombie themes. You're very welcome. Someone on YouTube said he was going to use them for a mad lab also.

Originally Posted by halloween71

Wow those look great!!!

Thanks. They look pretty cool stacked up in the basement too. Guess I could lay them against one wall and have my own mad lab.

Originally Posted by ELH(Erin Loves Halloween)

I have been in haunted houses with less then stellar decor. This looks movie magic quality gorgeous. I always love your work thanks for the tutorial!

Aww, that means a lot. Halfway through I was a bit nervous they weren't looking so good. Guess the lesson here with Halloween props is if it's isn't looking so good - keep going!

Originally Posted by Gary North

Great job, I have been looking for information on painting this type of prop. As mentioned above these are great quality!

Glad it can help

Originally Posted by scubaspook

I hope santa got you a table saw for xmas. If not theres still mothers day and birthday. Oh, those panels look really great.

You know, I keep whining about not having one and there's been a couple of times I had the money and was standing in front of one and talked myself out of it. They're just so darned BIG and take up a lot of room. I did see one that I almost pulled the trigger on. It's called the Rockwell BladeRunner. Think of it as a jig saw mounted upside down on a table. You can also mount it on the wall! Looked perfect for what I need but the construction looked like it could fall apart within minutes. So, hoping another manufacturer makes a similar one but better: http://www.newwoodworker.com/reviews/rocbldrunrrvu.html

Wow! Just Wow! I always love your work. And your tutorials are the best. Thanks for sharing your gift.

Terra. All I can say is "wow".. oh, and thanks for making those for me. When can I pick them up?

Interesting!
I wanted to line my walls with sheet metal.. so I bought .. sheet metal! ($11.00 for a 36 by 96inches) 26 gauge.
I bent 1/4 inch under on itself to eliminate a sharp edge then screwed them to my plywood walls with 9/16th long sheet metal screws that have a smooth, rounded head with a phillips drive slot (Menards)
Surprise, surprise! It can really take a Punch! (Or an elbow, knee, bumping butt.)

Originally Posted by ActionJax

Wow! Just Wow! I always love your work. And your tutorials are the best. Thanks for sharing your gift.

Thank you and glad it helps

Originally Posted by Misdomt

Terra. All I can say is "wow".. oh, and thanks for making those for me. When can I pick them up?

Heheh, anytime is good

Originally Posted by Gym Whourlfeld

Interesting!
I wanted to line my walls with sheet metal.. so I bought .. sheet metal! ($11.00 for a 36 by 96inches) 26 gauge.
I bent 1/4 inch under on itself to eliminate a sharp edge then screwed them to my plywood walls with 9/16th long sheet metal screws that have a smooth, rounded head with a phillips drive slot (Menards)
Surprise, surprise! It can really take a Punch! (Or an elbow, knee, bumping butt.)

Wow, good for you. I did a quick calculator on the weight. Are they really about 25# each (not including the plywood framing)? That would be a pain for me to get up and down the basement stairs but can't beat that price. Where do you get them?

This was fantastic! I think I have the perfect use for this in the haunted house I'm doing this fall in the mad scientist section... I love you right about now.

Awesome job Terra !! Looks amazing...sure is a better look than a plain garage door or tarps.

Fantastic job again. You are the queen of scream!!!! Love the detail. If I was just walking by your casa I wouldn't think about those panels at all, just part of the structure!!! Awesome job once again. P.S. absolutely jealous of your work room.