[TK421]

I feel like I've been working on the house forever and I really needed to do something else, so I decided to build a new Pumpkin King.


Started with some extra plastic pipe I had lying around. I know they look like giant chicken feet, but they'll get "vined".


Another shot of the legs and, the bent piece of white is actually the spine. Just happened to take the phot during the commercial for the new "Carrie" movie.


Here is the body the next day. It took the better part of a day to twist up plastic bags and hot glue them to the frame. This guy is 8 ft tall!


The chest is small, but I think it works. I actually took a milk jug and cut it in half for the two halves of the chest, then overlayed twisted grocery bags for the ribs.


I attached the hands and continue to add twisted up plastic bags. After I secure a bag, I run my heat gun over it to help shrival and tighten the vines.


The left arm will be raised when he finally goes outside. I might even hook up a motor so the arm moves. (If I can find a quiet motor.)

 

[TK421]

The next day...


Took the body out this morning and sprayed him black. Took two cans of spray paint, but it's just the $1 cans from Lowe's.


Just showing off the torso.


Still showing off the torso.


Yes, still showing off the torso. But hey, don't ya like the front porch?


Here's a detail shot of the arm.


Detail shot of the chest. The shrivaled, slightly melted plastic bags give a great weathered/corpse look. This also works great on Bluckies.


The shine will fade as the paint dries. The hands are pretty big. I think it will be rather intimmidating when it's done.


Here's another shot of the torso and hips. I tried to build up the shape as much as I could. Sometimes, I would stuff several bags into one another to get larger vines. The process is a lot of fun, just takes time.


Two cans of flat black base coat. Next I will add browns and orange to give more detail.


Here's his head with a fresh coat of orange.

 

[TK421]

I might wrap some burlap in areas, but not too much. My first pumpkin king was actually built out of branches and it didn't last more than a season. That's why I wanted to take the time and build this one out of weather-safe materials. I may wrap some burlap around the legs, or draping off the arms, but I know it would be something I would have to redo each season.

 

[offmymeds]

Oh my!! he is awesome and yes the porch looks great!!!

 

[offmymeds]

And he looks likes he is holding that blue pot between his knees, LOL!!!!

 

[TemporaryHero]

beautiful!

 

[ReaperRick]

That turned out really nice. I'm gonna have try that next year!

 

[zero]

sir,, why is your grill in the front yard

 

[mystic manor]

You're one hard working dude. The house and pumpkin king look great!

 

[daddywoofdawg]

where does one find a huge foam pumpkin?II have looked for years because I would like to make one but can only find smaller ones.

 

[sumrtym]

where does one find a huge foam pumpkin?II have looked for years because I would like to make one but can only find smaller ones.

http://www.mrlight.com/products/Halloween/Funkins/26_x_18_Oval_Giant_Funkin_with_Carving_Tool.html?Tracker_ChannelID=28&Tracker_CustomerID=344&Tracker_variantid=440180&gclid=CNm3g9bKjboCFWpk7AodOkEAVw

 

[radu]

I bow to your horrific greatness! Your pumpkin king rules. Very well done, indeed!

 

[TK421]

The Pumpkin King now stands tall and proud in our front yard. My oldest daughter wanted to pose with it. I like the size comparison.

 

[TK421]

sir,, why is your grill in the front yard

My grill was in the front yard because we had a get together a while ago where we had a nice bonfire (buring scrap wood) and I cooked some tasty treats on the grill. I promise to move the grill ASAP.

 

[TK421]

where does one find a huge foam pumpkin?II have looked for years because I would like to make one but can only find smaller ones.

That funkin is very expensive! My wife got me the foam pumpkin I'm using from Michaels a couple of years ago. She went in after Halloween and bought it with one of those 40% off coupons. I think she got it for around $10.

 

[TK421]

I bow to your horrific greatness! Your pumpkin king rules. Very well done, indeed!

I have to say, this was really easy to do. I already had the plastic pipe lying around, but if I had to buy it, it would probably cost $14 - $18. The plastic bags were free, just collected over several months. The hot glue sticks came in a bag of 100 for about $6, and I think I used about 25 - 30 sticks. I used two cans of black spray paint ($1 each) and I sprayed some orange to highlight ($4 can which I used some of). I already had the pumpkin head, but if you shop around, or build one out of paper mache, you can get it done pretty cheap.

 

[bl00d]

That looks awesome great job!!!

 

[hallowicked]

He looks great.

 

[TK421]

Hi everyone! I'm still very happy with my pumpkin king build and finally put a tutorial together! If you're interested, you can download the PDF from my site!

How to build a Pumpkin King Tutorial

 

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