[Eigengrau]

First off, thank you to Old Man Bakke for the idea and the step by step tutorial here http://www.halloweenforum.com/tutor...w-make-large-cauldron.html?highlight=cauldron

This is another first for me, I had never used paper mâché.

Started with a large round tub that I found at a local hardware store.

Then I start cutting "ribs", these make the tub look like a cauldron

Taking form

Wrap it up with a toll of duct tape

My first layer of paper mâché, so far so good I think. See how it looks/feels today when it's all dry

Time for a coat of paint. I used Flat black Plastidip, thought it would seal it up nice and strengthen it a bit.

Testing out the fog machine and a green floodlight

well that's it so far, but i'm headed back out to the garage right now.

 

[duckstruck]

Looking good!

 

[Eigengrau]

thanks everyone, i added a few more pics to the OP

 

[StanFam3]

Looks like it's ready for toil and trouble to me! Great work!

 

[Eigengrau]

I put in a night shift on the cauldron prop last night. i think it's finished! (for this year anyway)

I wrapped the base of the cauldron in saran wrap, laid some out on the floor, then made a bunch of odd shaped balls and wedged them along the bottom of the cauldron. here it is ready for some foam.

one can of great stuff seems to have done the trick

after letting the foam cure over night i went out to see how easy i could get it off of the cauldron.

add a very light coat of black paint. While removing the foam i found a couple of the spots where the foam was a little thinner to be a little flimsy. so i traced my foam onto 1/4' plywood and jigsawed out some base support.

I the glued a string of orange lights to the 1/4'' base support, then glued the foam to the base
Put the pot on

throw an old costume on this "dress making thing" yes yes that will do

 

[Eigengrau]

i can not get videos to upload. do i have to use youtube?

 

[Ghost Ninja]

Yes, at least that's the only way that I can get my videos up.

 

[creeeepycathy]

looks great! love the coals.

 

[Ghost Ninja]

The coals do look great. I pretty much spent the day today putting my fire pit together and just stopped to take a break. In fact, I just sprayed the last of the foam into the fire pit a few minutes ago.

 

[Eigengrau]

 

[oaklawn Crematory]

WOW You did a really super job! Looks really good.

 

[Eigengrau]

hope the video is working now