prop molding casting

I know I've been posting a lot of pics, but I have to crow about this one to somebody. So, you've seen the jack-o-lantern scarecrow: the next piece of the display is a human figure the that scarecrow is sneaking up behind. I've been sculpting his head for a long time now, remembering how to work...

My first attempt at foam weaponry. The mold is made from Hydrocal which should have been silicone (due to undercuts), but I'm just practicing. The flashing was removed and primed with brown and black. After the dry brushing, here are the original (above) and the replica(below) side-by-side...