dave the dead's 2008 $20 Prop Entry

[dave the dead]

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m240/davethedead/HF%20prop%20challenge/funk077.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m240/davethedead/HF%20prop%20challenge/funk076.jpg

The Mummy!

Material List
Urethane skull made from a mold $3.00
approx 1.5 lbs of celluclay prorated $3.15
1/2 in. PVC 15 feet $1.64
pvc fittings (4 elbows,one T,one X) $2.19
PVC glue prorated $0.25
4 ft. of chickenwire prorated $1.12
one roll duct tape $2.00
bedsheet purchased@garage sale $0.10
cheesecloth $1.00
approx1/4gallon mistint latex paint $0.50
misc acrylic paints $1.50
2 eyeball blanks from MonsterGuts $0.15
epoxy to coat one eye $0.25
newspaper free $0.00
PROJECT TOTAL $16.85

PROCEDURE:
I coated the skull with celluclay to form the head. One eye socket was left blank to accept the Easy-Eye later on.
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m240/davethedead/darwin/IMG_5081.jpg
I made a PVC frame body to mount the head on, and added chickenwire for the torso.
The chickenwire was stuffed with newspaper, and the arms and legs were bulked out with newspaper, then duct-taped to seal the whole thing.
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m240/davethedead/HF%20prop%20challenge/IMG_5095.jpg
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m240/davethedead/HF%20prop%20challenge/IMG_5099.jpg
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m240/davethedead/HF%20prop%20challenge/IMG_5102.jpg
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m240/davethedead/HF%20prop%20challenge/IMG_5104.jpg

At this point, I changed the leg configuration slightly to the curled up position in the final pose. I tore the bedsheet into strips, and soaked it in mistint latex paint, wrapping the body. While the paint was still wet, I added torn up cheesecloth.
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m240/davethedead/HF%20prop%20challenge/funk074.jpg
Once this was dry, I airbrushed the mummy with acrylic paints and added in a single eyeball (made from a roll-on deodorant ball, a printed iris,and coated in epoxy)
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m240/davethedead/HF%20prop%20challenge/funk077.jpg

[Lilly]

Good Job dave..he looks like he is perplexed wondering what the heck those rising spirits are doing floating above him

[Frighteners Entertainment]

Very cool.

[chubacabra]

Thats awesome

[pyro]

ok thats cool -good job dave

[Haunted Bayou]

Man...people are really on their toes for this challenge. I can go broke this year making $20 props from this challenge. http://bestsmileys.com/fainting/1.gif

I love that mummy.
Fabulous job, Dave!

[Brad Green]

VERY nice job! $20, I've seen prop mummies at 5 times that price that couldn't touch this guy!

[DarkShadows]

Nice!

[GothicCandle]

I like it. very creepy. Well done!

[Bloodhound]

One new Mummy prop $16.85- NICE !!! Good Job, Dave

[Phil]

What a nice twist on a classic! Crazy good job as always Dave.

[Sickie Ickie]

aNOTHER GREAT JOB, MY FRIEND. :)

[Ghoulbug]

I like it dave...I like the look on his face and the way he is posed. very cool

[dave the dead]

thanks everyone!

[Revenant]

Good Job dave..he looks like he is perplexed wondering what the heck those rising spirits are doing floating above him
Or maybe wondering what that fishy-looking homeless guy is carrying around in the bucket

Nice Dave!

[beelce]

OUTSTANDING as always Dave...Yes I love the look on his face!!

[Adam I]

Amazing

Has the Mummy got a name?

[Otaku]

Very nice, Dave! As was mentioned earlier, there's mummies being sold for waaaay more that don't even come close. And I agree, nice pose!

[Bethene]

Awesome job Dave, i also agree love his pose and look on his face, Way more realistic looking than alot of them I've seen. (Another thing to add to the project list!!)

[trishaanne]

Great job Dave...as always.

[dubbax3]

He has so much character. This is truly the nuts! I love heem

[Dr Morbius]

Off the hook! Terrific prop, Dave, just terrific!

[Merlin (The Quiet One)]

Again, you have created a great prop! Very nice.

[skeletonowl]

You are a beast prop maker! I'd like to see a lot more low price challenges head your way

[BobC]

Awesome stuff looks great. Where and how can you print a iris? :jol:

[dave the dead]

Awesome stuff looks great. Where and how can you print a iris? :jol:

http://www.hauntershangout.com/home/easyeyes.asp
http://www.hauntershangout.com/graphics/projects/easyeyes/easyeyes.jpg

[buckaneerbabe]

Another "davethedead original"!! I'm always amazed at what you create, just love him!

[scareme]

Awesome as always Dave. I just wonder what goes on inside your head. I'd be willing to take it apart sometime if you'd let me.

[crossblades400]

Awesome dave! Looks like a pro =P

heheheh, now go make a milion and sell them to chain stores! :D

[DeathTouch]

I love it!

[slimy]

I haven't said it in a while......But......... This is one more reason......................


I HATE YOU DAVE THE DEAD!!!!!!!

That is all.

[dave the dead]

I just wonder what goes on inside your head. I'd be willing to take it apart sometime if you'd let me.

You wouldn't want to open it up,Scareme...its dark in there and kind of smells like wet dirt...I can see it real good when l roll my eyes back.

[BooGirl666]

Swwweeeett!!!! Dave the mummy rocks!!!! Awesome job as usual!!!!

[Spooklights]

I really like the mummy; the pose and the expression are perfect. Great prop!

[TNBrad]

This is so very cool Thanks for sharing; I think I’ll try a few of these for my next yard haunt. My new neighbors are in for a great fright this year.... LOL.

[BoysinBoo]

Really Amazing, especially for the price. Just one question, though: What exactly is he doing with his left hand? Is that why he looks so confused/surprised? Great job!

[DeathTouch]

Really Amazing, especially for the price. Just one question, though: What exactly is he doing with his left hand? Is that why he looks so confused/surprised? Great job!

That is kind of like the Pee Pee dance.:eek:

[scream1973]

Dave your props never cease to amaze especially given the price.

[kevin242]

I love it! Nice job Dave.

[Hellrazor]

pretty awesome!

[Ms. Wicked]

I was thinking exactly what scareme said.

I don't know how you think this stuff, but don't stop. You're stuff is great!

[Daughter of Darkness]

Dave,this is an awesome prop!

[dave the dead]

Thanks again everyone!

[RAWR]

I'm so jealous of you talent. hopfully when i'm older i can be just as good as you.

[BoysinBoo]

I'm so jealous of you talent. hopfully when i'm older i can be just as good as you.
LOL! Dave, I think you just qualified for AARP. Nothing scarier that old people and mummys.

[dave the dead]

I'm so jealous of you talent. hopfully when i'm older i can be just as good as you.

When I was your age we used to walk 20 miles uphill in the snow just to make a prop......;)

[Hawks Hill Haunter]

and that was without shoes or boots - but by golly we had pvc and duct tape in our hands!!!

B-E-A-UTIFUL Job, Dave!!! Love it Love it Love it!

[RAWR]

When I was your age we used to walk 20 miles uphill in the snow just to make a prop......;)


know i feel like a fool.

[dave the dead]

know i feel like a fool.
Then your halfway there to the insanity, RAWR! Welcome to the foolishness.:D

[BoysinBoo]

know i feel like a fool.

Hey Rawr, I wasn't trying to mess with you. It just tickled my funny bone or bones...whatever. I don't think Dave meant anything by it either. And he's right we're all a ship of fools. Normal people don't survive around here.

To misquote George Carlin: "Think about how dumb the average person you meet is...and then realize that half of 'em are dumber than that."

LMAO

[Sickie Ickie]

"...and then realize that half of 'em are dumber than that."

Like me! LOL

I love the face!

[RAWR]

i figured it wasn't supposed to be that way. but hey people got a laugh form my foolishness

[turtle2778]

Excellent work as usual Dave.

[Sickie Ickie]

Wow. I just took a second look at it, and didn't realize this was life-sized!

[Fangs]

LIFE SIZE??!!??!! WoW!!! Once again Dave, you have outdone yourself!!! Wish I was your neighbor..... :devil: heeheehee

[Uruk-Hai]

Amazing as always! Really great. Just curious, how tall is he? It's hard to get a sense of scale.

[dave the dead]

Amazing as always! Really great. Just curious, how tall is he? It's hard to get a sense of scale.

If he were standing, he'd be about 5 1/2 feet tall.

[PrettyGhoul]

Fantastic mummy Dave! I love the way you positioned him and his expression. He looks like he just woke up and is wondering "What the H happened!!?" lol :eek:

[pyro]

congrats to you dave--great job

[Haunted Bayou]

Wow Dave. You ran away with this contest.
Congrats!

[Dr Morbius]

Congrats, Dave! Nice work!

[Otaku]

Congrats, Dave! Love that expression - he really does look like he just woke up!

[BoysinBoo]

All hail the King of the $20 Undead! Congrats Dave.

[Silent Requiem]

congrats dave!

[dave the dead]

Thanks alot everyone!

[Lilly]

congrats Dave ..well worth the win..
see ya next time

[Sickie Ickie]

I'll keep trying to catcha! LOL Awesome job, dude! Congrats! :D

[Whispers in the Park]

Awesome!

[scareme]

Congratulations Dave! Well done.

[MaskedMarauder]

hahaha - awesome job bro!

[Aelwyn]

That's just awesome! :) Very well done!

[Spid3r3lla]

Incrediable work!

[berzerkmonkey]

Excellent job Dave! I have to ask though, since I can't tell from the photo - how are your joints created? What is holding the PVC pipes together?

EDIT- Did you torch the joints and bend the PVC?

[dave the dead]

Excellent job Dave! I have to ask though, since I can't tell from the photo - how are your joints created? What is holding the PVC pipes together?

EDIT- Did you torch the joints and bend the PVC?

Yes! The pvc is heated and bent.

[halo0205]

Very cool. I can't believe you made this for under $20