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Merlin (The Quiet One)
09-29-2008, 10:27 PM
Witchdoctor

McGuyver contest pictures by mklogsdon - Photobucket


Specified Items: Plastic soda bottle
Wire coat hanges
Coffee cans
Duct tape
Balloon
Deodrant ball
Cotton balls
Twine
Broom
Styrofoam packing material

Free/Recycle Items: Newspaper
Plastic water bottles
Plastic coffee cans
Cardboard
Feathers (from duster)

Itemized Cost Items: Scrap plywood approx 4 sq ft .80
Paint 2.80
Eyes 1.00
Glue sticks .75
White glue 4.00
Paper towels .50
Burlap 1/4 yd .90
Stain .50
Yarn .10
Wire (spider legs) .25
Necklace 1.50
Staples .25
Total $14.35

The body is 2 large coffee cans duct taped together and covered with cardboard. The head is 2 large plastic coffee cans taped together, glued on the eyes and filled the space with cotton balls. The armature of the arms is wire coat hangers covered with styrofoam scrap, the duct tape. The legs are plastic water bottles taped together and the feet are cardboard and styrofoam packing. He was then paper machaed with newspaper and a final coat of paper towels. Painted and dressed he was ready to go. He is attached to a piece of scrap plywood for stability and to keep him from wandering off somewhere. The spider is a deodrant ball, hot glue and wire. The shrunken head is a paper machae covered balloon.

Lady Nyxie
09-30-2008, 09:27 AM
Yay for mache! He is awesome!

Terrormaster
09-30-2008, 09:54 AM
I told the witchdoctor I needed something new
And then the witchdoctor he told me what to do
Then he said -- MacGuyvery me baby!

Nice job!

spideranne
09-30-2008, 09:59 AM
He's so cool. Love the spider detail.

Ghoul Friday
09-30-2008, 10:28 AM
I think you should leave him in the garden year-round ;)

Bloodhound
09-30-2008, 10:43 AM
Who needs a gnome? When you can have the - Witch Doctor! Fantasic job! I like him.

Lilly
09-30-2008, 08:34 PM
very nice, great job Merlin..
y what terrormaster said ( now he's got me singing that)
your shrunken head is awesome
I like the little spidey too.

turtle2778
09-30-2008, 09:22 PM
I really like him. Good job

Tyler
09-30-2008, 10:17 PM
Thats really cool!

pyro
09-30-2008, 10:19 PM
ok that is different-great job

Devils Chariot
10-01-2008, 03:20 AM
Can you drop him off in my yard on Oct. 30th? That's when we are setting up. Thanks!!!

Merlin (The Quiet One)
10-02-2008, 08:50 PM
Thanx for the kind words folks. This was fun!

ShakeySkellie
10-06-2008, 12:19 PM
I like this one because it is so different from all the others.

yetch
10-08-2008, 03:13 PM
I like the close up photos. Spider is pretty groovy.

lowdwnrob
10-12-2008, 05:03 PM
Great job Merlin.