Custom-life size Tombstones

Hi weeping angel! It's all done by hand with a Dremel. Every stone you see is done all by hand. I've bought all sorts of different bits through out the years cause I knew I just couldn't find something other than a cnc router to do it for me. That's my next investment! I wanna do the huge horror/party trade show coming up in February. That would be my first, and basically coming out party! I've even signed up with kick starter to help assist with the last few $$ it's gonna take me to launch. It's taken a while with dribs and drabs of money invested. It's time though. This is my newest piece

CH, I was looking at your custom stones. I am a Haunted Mansion fan, so of course I recognized your 9 Old Men stones. Those and the tribute stones in the DW cue would make me stop and consider if I were to see them at at haunt show/convention. Also the details like the beveled edges and what looks like wood molding on the base would have me taking a closer look, like, 'How did they DO that?!' Same with your texture and weathering, which are awesome. I am a complete newb at building props, and I need A LOT more practice with the dremel (lost control and accidentally carved outside the lines with my first attempts). So if I were at a show nowhere close to Chri$tma$ time, I'd consider plunking down the money to buy HM stones of obviously better quality than I can currently create if the price was within my budget.

Speaking of ebay, I had pinned several tombstones from someone who makes them out of wood. Not because they are made out of wood, but because I can't figure out how they painted them. I'm guessing airbrush...and for the moss I am guessing that itty bitty flaky green stuff they sell for making model train sets. Those details really interest me. I send you a PM of what I'm talking about.

Hi sermelili,
With the foam, I totally understand the fear of rain and wind. That's all our fears when building our haunts! We don't wanna see our stones blowin down the road 30 miles an hr! Lol! My stones are a standard 2" thick foamular dense foam from Owens Corning. I can make them 4" thick as well. You'd be shocked to feel the weight behind these things! So...the trick to keep them in place??? Since they're 2" thick, I drill a 1/2" hole in the bottom left and right sides and insert 1/2 PVC into the stone. Then, you hammer some rebar into the ground, slide the stone over the rebar (the PVC keeps the stone safe from rebar damage) and there ya go! A wind proof tombstone. Mine survived hurricane sandy. I left my pet cemetery sign out and it held up against 40-60 mph gusts. That was a great feeling!!

When I get that machine, it's prob gonna knock the stones down to around $60 for the standard stones. Where real money comes into play will be the elaborately built stones. The money will no longer be tied up in the engraving, it'll be in the structure.