[bmike]

wanted to share my weekend project which was about $150:
I needed some sculls, so I called my good friend Mitch Rogers and he was able to supply me with a gallon kit of PolyFoam Rigid. This stuff is great, it takes about 12 minutes to make a scull. I was able to make 58 sculls with a gallon kit. shop.brickintheyard dot com/PolyFoam-R-5-Gallon-Kit-16-Lbs-R5U16 dot htm
This was my work station

This was the start:

This is where it got little bit more interesting:

and finally finished product:

It looks much more interesting in person.
Thanks for looking

 

[stick]

Wow, looks great and love the paint job on it.

 

[Chewbacca]

Very nicely done! I've been wanting to do something very similar myself for several years now. Did you make your own skull mold? If not, where did you get it?

 

[bmike]

the mold was made with Gel-10 silicone (shop.brickintheyard dot com/PlatSil-Gel-10-Pint-Kit-2-Lbs-Gel10U2 dot htm). The best part about the mold was that the foam doesn't stick to the mold so no mess and very quick.
Check out the video:

 

[Chewbacca]

Thank you for the info and the video link.

 

[Deadview]

Very nice. The entryway looks superb and thanks for the video.

 

[scarybella]

Very cool..love the paint effect

 

[annamarykahn]

i did something sort of similar ... =>http://www.halloweenforum.com/halloween-props/140413-great-stuff-foam-comparison.html

i can get, if i remember correctly, about 12-16 skulls out of a can of great stuff foam

now the end result isn't as polished as there are a lot of "defects" as compared to a liquid foaming material like bmike used ... but in all honesty, i prefer my skulls to store bought ones as they have "character" and no 2 are alike ... lol!

hope this doesn't hijack bmike's thread ... that isn't my intention

amk

 

[bmike]

I agree it would have been nice to have all sculls to be different size and look, but I could not find cheap skulls that would do what i needed, maybe someone could point me to where I could get some (save me lots of time)

Thanks

 

[punkineater]

Your archway is awesome! I, too, have wanted to delve into the 2 part foam mixture..the end result is a great looking skull.
Thanks for posting your pics & the links! You've inspired me to try this for next year

 

[Danski]

That's cool!! How did you stick them to the door frame?

 

[bmike]

i used home depot window and door foam in the can and that stuff will stick to anything..

 

[WOLFPACK7483]

Two words..............

Bad *** ! ! !

 

[The Red Hallows]

I love this.

 

[matrixmom]

Looks fantastic, and very eerie !

 

[truehuneyblue]

Love it, that's great work

 

[Blades006]

It looks awesome!!

 

[dirtTroll]

Man, I need that mold! That is fantastic!!!

 

[ryanlamprecht]

Officially my favorite prop of the year!