Bloodhound
09-27-2008, 11:15 PM
The MacGuyver of Haunting Challenge
Entry: Scarecrow
Required Items:
1.) Wire Hangers - free
2.) Duct Tape - free
3.) Balloons - free
4.) Broom - free
5.) Styrofoam Packing Material - free
Supplies:
1.) $10.00 - 3 Foam & Key ring Skeleton
2.) $00.00 Phone Book - (recycled)
3.) $01.99 - White Glue
4.) $00.00 - Water - free
5.) $07.00 - Celluclay
6.) $00.40 - 2x4x5 lumber - (recycled)
7.) $03.00 3x3 Large Weave Burlap
8.) $00.00 - Scrap Fabric - (recycled)
9.) $00.10 - 2 Deck Screws
10.) $01.00 - Crow
11.) $00.50 - Black Paint
12.) $00.50 - Orange Paint
13.) $00.25 - Off White Paint
14.) $00.50 - Brown Paint
15.) $00.05 Green Paint
16.) $00.65 3x2x 2 Chicken Wire
17.) $01.00 - Gorilla Glue
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$26.94 Total Cost
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee283/bloodhound_album/Contest/hauntforumcontest004.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee283/bloodhound_album/Contest/hauntforumcontest016.jpg
The Build:
To create this scarecrow I cut apart the skeleton and used the Torso, Upper Arms, Fore Arms, and Hands. I glued them all together with gorilla glue and Wire Hanger, into the position that I wanted. I used a Balloon to create the head of the prop using paper mache and celluclay . I used Wire Hangers and Duct Tape to make an armature for the fingers and a piece of Wire Hanger to make an armature for the stem of the prop and modeled them with celluclay. Then I painted and assembled. I left a hole in the bottom of the head to slip over the neck of the Torso.
To create the cross I used the 2x4. I cut the board into a 3 piece and a 2 piece then screwed the smaller piece to the bottom of the longer piece, making a base. I drilled a hole thru the 2x4 for the Broom handle and glued on the Styrofoam Packing Material around it. Then I used my torch to heat a Wire Hanger to melt the Styrofoam Packing Material and to create wood lines and then painted it. I then attached the crow to the top.
To create the mound I used a piece of chicken wire and shaped it into a dome leaving a hole in the top for the cross to slip through. Then I covered it with the burlap, and painted. Once finished I hung the scarecrow on its cross by the arms.
Additional photos of the contest project:
Contest pictures by bloodhound_album - Photobucket
Entry: Scarecrow
Required Items:
1.) Wire Hangers - free
2.) Duct Tape - free
3.) Balloons - free
4.) Broom - free
5.) Styrofoam Packing Material - free
Supplies:
1.) $10.00 - 3 Foam & Key ring Skeleton
2.) $00.00 Phone Book - (recycled)
3.) $01.99 - White Glue
4.) $00.00 - Water - free
5.) $07.00 - Celluclay
6.) $00.40 - 2x4x5 lumber - (recycled)
7.) $03.00 3x3 Large Weave Burlap
8.) $00.00 - Scrap Fabric - (recycled)
9.) $00.10 - 2 Deck Screws
10.) $01.00 - Crow
11.) $00.50 - Black Paint
12.) $00.50 - Orange Paint
13.) $00.25 - Off White Paint
14.) $00.50 - Brown Paint
15.) $00.05 Green Paint
16.) $00.65 3x2x 2 Chicken Wire
17.) $01.00 - Gorilla Glue
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$26.94 Total Cost
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee283/bloodhound_album/Contest/hauntforumcontest004.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee283/bloodhound_album/Contest/hauntforumcontest016.jpg
The Build:
To create this scarecrow I cut apart the skeleton and used the Torso, Upper Arms, Fore Arms, and Hands. I glued them all together with gorilla glue and Wire Hanger, into the position that I wanted. I used a Balloon to create the head of the prop using paper mache and celluclay . I used Wire Hangers and Duct Tape to make an armature for the fingers and a piece of Wire Hanger to make an armature for the stem of the prop and modeled them with celluclay. Then I painted and assembled. I left a hole in the bottom of the head to slip over the neck of the Torso.
To create the cross I used the 2x4. I cut the board into a 3 piece and a 2 piece then screwed the smaller piece to the bottom of the longer piece, making a base. I drilled a hole thru the 2x4 for the Broom handle and glued on the Styrofoam Packing Material around it. Then I used my torch to heat a Wire Hanger to melt the Styrofoam Packing Material and to create wood lines and then painted it. I then attached the crow to the top.
To create the mound I used a piece of chicken wire and shaped it into a dome leaving a hole in the top for the cross to slip through. Then I covered it with the burlap, and painted. Once finished I hung the scarecrow on its cross by the arms.
Additional photos of the contest project:
Contest pictures by bloodhound_album - Photobucket