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Like the last three years, I will be part of the haunt at the local zoo. Our theme for this year will be a film museum, and one of the featured movies will be Hellraiser! One of my friends has a Pinhead costume, and I'm gonna build a bleeding, mutilated torso.
I had been searching for a mannequin doll for a long time, only to find out these thing, even used ones, are expensive as hell. A while ago, I found a torso for only 4 euros at a thrift store! Since a torso was all I needed, I didn't have to think twice about this.
Today, I cut open the neck, shoulders and stomach using a Dremel. A messy job, creating lots and lots of dust. The torso is made of fibreglass, making it quite hard to cut. It took me an hour and a half and three cutting wheels to get the job done.
The next step is running a tube through the torso, so it emerges at the neck. Using PU foam and polyester putty, I'm gonna make gruesome cuts and gashes. The purpose of the tube will be to pump (fake) blood over the torso using an aquarium pump; the entire thing will stand in a bucket so we can simply pump it around.
Of course, I will also use some hooks and chains! The hole in the stomach will have some hooks in it so it looks like it's being ripped open, and the neck and arms will have thick bolts screwed into them, for attaching more chains.
I had been searching for a mannequin doll for a long time, only to find out these thing, even used ones, are expensive as hell. A while ago, I found a torso for only 4 euros at a thrift store! Since a torso was all I needed, I didn't have to think twice about this.
Today, I cut open the neck, shoulders and stomach using a Dremel. A messy job, creating lots and lots of dust. The torso is made of fibreglass, making it quite hard to cut. It took me an hour and a half and three cutting wheels to get the job done.
The next step is running a tube through the torso, so it emerges at the neck. Using PU foam and polyester putty, I'm gonna make gruesome cuts and gashes. The purpose of the tube will be to pump (fake) blood over the torso using an aquarium pump; the entire thing will stand in a bucket so we can simply pump it around.
Of course, I will also use some hooks and chains! The hole in the stomach will have some hooks in it so it looks like it's being ripped open, and the neck and arms will have thick bolts screwed into them, for attaching more chains.