Krough's Monster Mud Entry

[krough]

Meet Mr. Lo Pan he sits on this dilapidated stack of crates and plays haunting flute music late into the night, his dead eyes stare off into the

bamboo forest watching for....

And yes I like "Big trouble in Little China"


http://www.grimvisions.com/images/mrlopan/lopanentry01.jpg
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http://www.grimvisions.com/images/mrlopan/lopanentry03.jpg
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http://www.grimvisions.com/images/mrlopan/lopanms1.jpg



Cost
Item Cost
Horn Hat 12
Pipe flange 2.58
24 inch threaded pipe 2.25
Paints 7
Screws 0.1
Nails 0.25
Epoxy putty 0.25
Muslin 6 yards 4.74
Wood Free
Cheese cloth 0.25
Sculpt or coat 0.25
Chickenwire 3
PVC 1
Armature wire 0.25
Candles 6.33
Urethane skull 2
2 urethane hands 4
Duct tape 0.25
Paper clay .50
2 roll-on balls Free
Glue 0.50
Plastic varnish 1.00
Leather .25
hair scrap .25
Total 49.00


I spent the majority of the build time painting with about 15 hours or so spent painting and looking at his clothing, I used a fair amount of acrylic paint by way of acrylic wash (acrylic paint mixed with water) to get his cloak and clothing to look right. His hands are casts of my own hands I made from flexwax, and then cast in urethane foam and painted with an airbrush. I think the biggest difficulty was putting his cloak on him once I had the Monster Mud on it, it is in 2 pieces but it is still very large in each half is 2.5 yards or so in length and once the Monster Mud was on each half they were very heavy and hard to handle by myself. Everything you see on his character except for his hands, head, hat and flute is Monster Mud.

Thanks for looking.

Here is a blog post on what his build progress looked like.

Blog Entry (http://www.grimvisions.com/2007/09/03/mr-lo-pan/)

[turtle2778]

OMG!!! THAT is buy far one of the best ever!!! WOW!!! Krough, seriously excellent job. That is just wonderful and very realistic.

[Merlin (The Quiet One)]

Just when I think maybe mine will look decent you post something like this! That is absolutely fantastic! You do excellent work, Krough.

[Hellrazor]

Great job! Wow! where do you come up with these ideas??? Amazing! The hands look so real its totally creapy! I love it!

[trishaanne]

That is just freekin' AWESOME...again! It looks SO realistic. Just when I didn't think you could outdo yourself, you do. Great job!

[pyro]

as i pick up my jaw off the floor -- DAM that is GREAT ----

[Uruk-Hai]

WOW, Krough! Outstanding!! Really great both in concept and execution. I think what really stands out to me is the pose. You'd never know it was just pipe and chicken wire underneath it all - really naturalistic looking. Again, really well done. I love the bamboo - it really adds to the mood.

I did have one question though, and this is in no way meant as a criticism as I really love all your props, but I was curious as to how you work all the very different props together? Do you have a large yard with different themes in different areas or have you worked out an overall theme to tie all of the dissimilar elements together? Just inquiring minds. :)

[Uruk-Hai]

WOW, Krough! Outstanding!! Really great both in concept and execution. I think what really stands out to me is the pose. You'd never know it was just pipe and chicken wire underneath it all - really naturalistic looking. Again, really well done. I love the bamboo - it really adds to the mood.

I did have one question though, and this is in no way meant as a criticism as I really love all your props but I was curious as to how you work all the very different props together? Do you have a large yard with different themes in different areas or have you worked out an overall theme to tie all of the dissimilar elements together? Just inquiring minds. :)

[morgan8586]

excellant work!!!!

[oct31man]

That is an excellent piece of work you did there! Very artistic!

[Lagrousome]

Great job Krough! I'm sure everyone will take a second look and wonder if that's a real person or not! I admire your talent!! (and envy it too!)

[tonguesandwich]

Sweet... you can put him anywhere. Pirate ship, graveyard etc. Very versatile prop and pretty awesome. Kick butt job!

[dflowers]

Ok, I don't think I am going to even submit mine now. LOL, Krough, all I can say is WOW!

[krough]

WOW, Krough! Outstanding!! Really great both in concept and execution. I think what really stands out to me is the pose. You'd never know it was just pipe and chicken wire underneath it all - really naturalistic looking. Again, really well done. I love the bamboo - it really adds to the mood.

I did have one question though, and this is in no way meant as a criticism as I really love all your props but I was curious as to how you work all the very different props together? Do you have a large yard with different themes in different areas or have you worked out an overall theme to tie all of the dissimilar elements together? Just inquiring minds. :)

I actually have a very small yard. LOL
I mainly do a graveyard on one side. And the Witches Shanty/Bayou on the other, I think Mr. Lo Pan will occupy the porch of "Myrtles House of tetanus and Botulism". I also don't use all the props each year.

[edwood saucer]

Jeez Louise... Krough is the DaVinci of Monster Mud!

Great job Krough.

[oct31man]

Ok, I don't think I am going to even submit mine now. LOL, Krough, all I can say is WOW!

Crossed my mind too :)

[heresjohnny]

uh.....I......ah........:eek:

[dave the dead]

Maestro!!!!

That is just fantastic! I like everything about it. Really, truly, top notch work there Krough!

[Haunted Bayou]

Gee Whiz!

[Otaku]

Wow, Krough, if the bar gets raised any higher I won't be able to reach my beer! That is so realistic, I'm still not sure he isn't breathing. "Big Trouble..." crossed my mind, too, when I saw the name. One of my favorites (or maybe I'm just a Kim Cattrall fan). Super job, Krough.

[ScareFX]

Fantastic prop krough! That's monster mud taken to a higher level. Love the lighting and pose too. Very well done.

[Sickie Ickie]

I am a big fan of the old "Kung Foo" series, and this takes me back to then. Totally awesome. You can tell he has secrets, but in my mind is peaceful unless aroused.

[Adam I]

Wow, very realistic Wonderful

[tonguesandwich]

After seeing that prop, I don't think I want anymore store bought ones....that is so much better.

[ScareShack]

WoW! Truly amazing. You did an awesome job on this one!

[NickG]

very nice.

[Evil Eyes]

Krough, you are the master! What a fantastic idea and the setting is just perfect. Great work.
I would love to make more large pieces but I already have my basement, attic, and storage unit full and my largest pieces in the garage. Where the heck are you going to store this?

[DeathTouch]

Where is his Charley Chan glasses?

[slimy]

Great prop. Great lighting. Great photography.

You rock, Krough.


Outfreakingstanding.

[BooGirl666]

Um yeah this really makes me not want to enter lol... My prop will totally blow compared to you Krough.... Excellent job!! You ROCK man!!!!

[SkullAndBone]

What a fresh take on MM. Very well done brutha.

[Lauriebeast]

:eek: Love it! Awesome work my friend.

[MistressOfMayhem]

Wow - incredibly life-like! Excellent work....now make me one!

[BuriedAlive]

Krough, I don't know what your day job is, but you need to quit and make props full time. You certainly have the talent for it. You have the midas touch, man, but instead of gold, everything you touch becomes a work of art.

[Samhain]

Bloody Hell Krough, I think I've figured out your trick:
You flew to Greenland, stole Santa's elves, spent several weeks forcing them to watch horror movies on an endless loop over and over and now have them working in a sweatshop in your basement pumping out FANTASTIC pieces like this.
It's all so obvious now I think about it!
=]

[widowsbluff]

Can Monster mud be called beautiful? Your's is, great job.

[mnstrmum]

Its fantastic! It will definatly scare the bejeezuz out of the little one's

[Brad Green]

Just....Flat....WOW! Krough, you really have to stop setting the bar so damn high....I'm getting a nose bleed waaay down here!

[Ms. Wicked]

Well there you go, Krough. ;)

He's fantastic. :)

[Fangs]

KROUGH!!!


I'm still speechless............. :devil:



Ok, I've told ya before, and I'll say it again: F*@kin AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

[Ghostess]

^ What all of them said. Outstanding!

[krough]

Thank You all so much for the kind remarks. I really do appreciate them.
Making Mr. Lo Pan was quite the experience for me, I had not done anything in this scale with Monster Mud before.

[Spooklights]

Wow! This is really an original piece; I don't think I've seen anything else like it. It's really creepy in it's own way....it looks like it might get up and talk to you. Congratulations on another great prop!

[spideranne]

You are very talented, he is amazing.

[mikeq91]

That is absolutely unbelievable... amazing job! Not only is it a very unique idea for a character, its extremely realistic... i have been examining the hands over and over because they look so real

[Ghoulbug]

wow!! truely amazing!! i love the lighting u have for it. very cool

[buckaneerbabe]

I just love creative people!

[THeme ssaGE]

Nice job Krough - very inspiring

[HalloweenZombie]

NICE! I'm stunned! I get the MM part and the chicken wire and pvc and all that, but how did you make the hands and eyes? Eyes like that alone cost $50. The hands are killer realistic too. You must share!

[krough]

Thank you all.
HZ, I molded the hands from my own hands in Flexwax, and cast them from 2 part polyurethane foam and then painted them with an airbrush and a paper towel. The eyes are roll-on deodorant balls, that I painted by hand.

[HalloweenZombie]

Most excellent! Unless someone pulls something pretty incredible out of their...um...hat, you'll have my vote. Did ya take progress pics? I love to see an artist at work.

[CerysCrow]

Wow. Just wow.

[kevin242]

Dude, Mr. Lo Pan seriously kicks some ass. The hands look great. This prop is awesome.

[Death Wraith]

As always you set the bar way too high for the rest of us :D Great work

DW

[Lilly]

I like the flow-edness of the material..great color too
good job

ps... how do you store that now.

[krough]

Thank you for the comments and kind remarks everyone.
Lilly, I store it in a shed with a few props I cannot if into my basement anymore. Im running out of room.

[mrklaw]

Im running out of room.

The haunter's lament!
Amazing job Krough. You always do outstanding work. It really inspires the rest of us.

[Grave Watcher]

nice

[sparky]

You have my vote Krough.....That is just awesome work,very nice!!!!
:eek:

[gmacted]

As always, the lighting in the picture is fantastic. You sure do know how to compose a picture. The prop is fantastic as well, but as they say "a picture is worth a thousand words". Well done.

[Hella]

Excellent, excellent, excellent! I am always amazed at your talent Krough.

[Big Howlin]

4523 osler st
vancouver
bc canada

so thats where you can mail it...thanks.

[Bonesnberries]

good times