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Wind destroyed some stuff this morning. Dread Pirate Roberts (our nickname for him) lost his chest and shoulder, had one arm snap off, and the other arm twisted 90 degrees. It must've been nasty because that arm was PVC glued into the fitting. Ended up using screws to hold him together. The white sheet guy was broken too. Put him back together as best I could.
I was hot gluing the eyes into DPR and the White Sheet Guy as the first ToT's came up the sidewalk. Ain't no minute like the last minute!
Only had about 120 trick or treaters, but the kids that stopped and stared made it so worthwhile for me and the wife. Perhaps one or two of them will remember this night for years to come long after the cavities have been filled and they're "too cool to dress up". We got a lot of requests from parents to let their kiddos pose in front of Starbucks or next to the Creep. Only had two start to cry but they were both about 4 years old.
I got to meet a few more neighbors too. One retired gentleman took photos in the day as I was setting up around 4:30 and then came back this evening to get the full effect.
My wife said to me at one point, "you know we're on about 50 Facebook pages right now." That made me smile. It's all about making memories for the little ones.
I told most everyone to make sure to come back next year, it'll be really interesting. After it was all said and done, the wife and I about to go to sleep, and we started working on ideas for next year. She says, "what about a dragon?"
Hmmmm. A dragon...Medieval theme...Yeah. That dog will hunt.
My first year haunt video. Sorry for the shakiness, and you can't really see the spider's butt although you can see him a bit better in the Giant Spider PVC Legs tutorial thread.
I was hot gluing the eyes into DPR and the White Sheet Guy as the first ToT's came up the sidewalk. Ain't no minute like the last minute!
Only had about 120 trick or treaters, but the kids that stopped and stared made it so worthwhile for me and the wife. Perhaps one or two of them will remember this night for years to come long after the cavities have been filled and they're "too cool to dress up". We got a lot of requests from parents to let their kiddos pose in front of Starbucks or next to the Creep. Only had two start to cry but they were both about 4 years old.
I got to meet a few more neighbors too. One retired gentleman took photos in the day as I was setting up around 4:30 and then came back this evening to get the full effect.
My wife said to me at one point, "you know we're on about 50 Facebook pages right now." That made me smile. It's all about making memories for the little ones.
I told most everyone to make sure to come back next year, it'll be really interesting. After it was all said and done, the wife and I about to go to sleep, and we started working on ideas for next year. She says, "what about a dragon?"
Hmmmm. A dragon...Medieval theme...Yeah. That dog will hunt.
My first year haunt video. Sorry for the shakiness, and you can't really see the spider's butt although you can see him a bit better in the Giant Spider PVC Legs tutorial thread.