Hellrazor's Monster Mud Entry

[Hellrazor]

Well I know that Reapers are not all that "original". I had to take into consideration my Haunts theme when creating my "masterpiece" LOL. Well My haunt is a traditional graveyard with the garage having a witches lair and well a mad scientist.. but hey thats not the point... I have a 6 food reaper that just seemed to need a friend. So I used an idea I saw on Terror Syndicates website and created my version of the "wall Breaker"

I came in right on target... I feel his food needs a little lift but that will have to be assessed after the contest. Hes a tall reaper okay! I wanted the top to be high enough to make the kiddies wonder about him.

My neighbors think he rocks and all the kiddies are excited right now about Halloween as they saw me putting him up today... So take a peak and let me know what you think. I am pretty pleased with how he turned out if I do say so myself!

Here is the breakdown of my cost:

Bricks:

Grey Foam: free (mom found it in her recycling room in her apartment for me)
Paint: 2.00 for Red (used 2/3 can of Oops paint) 1.00 for Orange (used 1/3 of 3.00 can for Oops)
PL Premium: 4.99

Scythe:

Skull: 1.00
Staff: free, cut down weed tree between garage and neighbors fence
Scythe: 2.00, wood left over from dresser spouse made (he kept throwing it out and I kept taking it out of the garbage – see, pack rats are good)
Spray Foam: 2.00
Duct Tape: .50 (half roll from dollar store)
PL premium: .25
I mudded it first to have the same look and then a little highlighting, see below

Foot:

Monster Mud: Free as per contest rules
Burlap: 1.00 (as total burlap was 3.99)
Plywood: free, taken from house down the street when renovations were being complete – was in the dumpster
Chicken wire: Free, left here by previous owners (again Billy kept trying to throw it out)
Aluminum foil: .10
Paper, cornstarch, Elmer’s glue & water: .50
Spray foam: 1.00
Fog Machine: 14.99
Fog Juice: free, came with machine

Reaper:

Monster Mud: Free as per contest rules
Plywood: free, see above
Hand: liquid latex: 1.00, Cotton balls: .10, Clothes hangers: free, donations from people at work, PVC pipe: .25
Frame work: 2 pieces pink foam: 1.00, PVC pipe, white: .75, PVC pipe, Black for arm: 1.00, cuff to attach hand to arm: .90, Styrofoam head: Free, came with mask purchased wayyyyy back from an auction, light up eyes: 1.00 from dollar store, face: flour, newspaper & water: .25
Scraps of wood for frame: free, took out of recycling
Burlap: 2.99
PL Premium: 3.99

Paint used for backers, touch ups, face, hand, foot & drybrushing for texture: 3.00 (black was 12.00 for can & used 1/10th, grey was 9.00 for can and used less than 1/8th)

Zip ties, used throughout project for various reasons: 1.00 (being generous as the whole bag cost 1.00 from the dollar store and used many but not all)

Hardware: most of it found in and around hubbys shed: purchased nuts only: 1.00

Total Cost: 50.56

So here he is: Enjoy!

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[ScareShack]

wow. He turned out really nice. great job on the bricks. i thought it was just the top part, the reaper, then noticed the bottom section too. really cool, great job!

[Lilly]

Great Job HellRazor..
nice bricks and reaper
good idea on the 2 piece sections

[oct31man]

Very cool! Great job! I too, thought it was just the top! Nice touch adding the foot!

[pyro]

great job & idea ....yep i too thought it was one piece

[widowsbluff]

Very nice, great work.

[heresjohnny]

Nice job Hellrazor!

[Lagrousome]

Great Prop Hellrazor! I have never seen that! Man I need to surf the sites more! This is gonna be tuff to decide!

[Moon Dog]

Very nice work! Very original! :)

[Darkside]

I love it. Great job.

[dave the dead]

excellent! Love the "walking thru the wall" idea.

[Hellrazor]

Wow, thanks everybody! I wish I had a better video of the fog machine in the foot.

[Ghostess]

It turned out absolutely awesome! Great job!!!!

[slimy]

Good job, HR.

Most original.

[edwood saucer]

VEry cool. I haven't seen wall breakers before... great idea.

[Fangs]

SWEET Hellrazor!!!!!! He turned out awesome! That is a really cool idea! Funny thing, I was just looking at your "in the making" pics on your site yesterday and was wondering how you were going to finish it.
I really like your Reaper!!!!! :devil:

[Hellrazor]

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I wanted to rotate the pics but was afraid of breaking the link. I tried last night to rotate them but for some reason photobucket was not working right for me. So here are a few pics.

Some are blurry as I wanted to get pics with the lighting and his flashing eyes and with the flash, the pics were not coming out with those effects.

[Holyhabanero]

Congratulations. He looks awesome.

[krough]

Nicely Done.

[Uruk-Hai]

Looks GREAT!! Really like the 2 part idea. The lights and fog are just the icing on the cake. Just an idea - if you have a few bricks left over you could scatter them around on the ground as if some had fallen when he broke through. Really great prop - very original!

[Big Howlin]

Yeah very nice. The bricks look nice too. Great effect.

[Hellrazor]

Looks GREAT!! Really like the 2 part idea. The lights and fog are just the icing on the cake. Just an idea - if you have a few bricks left over you could scatter them around on the ground as if some had fallen when he broke through. Really great prop - very original!

I do have a whole bag left over. I thought about it and then decided not to, worried about them flying about on halloween LOL. I think I may do that... still in the thought process. Thanks for bringing it up!

[Hellspawn]

Im really impressed with both your reaper and your creativity, I really love it!

Awesome job

[jrzmac]

Sweet i'm definately "borrowing" this idea. one thing, I would lower the top to bring it closer to the foot, something like this maybe..
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By jrzmac (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/jrzmac) at 2007-09-13

[Hellrazor]

IM actually thinking of putting the foot up on a black box or a Pumpkin on the ground. The price got up to 50.00 and I couldnt put the foot up without going over. The hight is perfect for little kiddies to look up at him but not too much. I did think about the length though... He just got a little out of hand... LOL. He is as tall as my other reaper though...

[PirateChris]

Absolutely tremendous Hellrazor. The creativity and the craftmanship are wonderful. You know I've been waiting somewhat patiently for the finished product. So very worth the wait.

[spideranne]

Looks great. I have a brick house myself and this is the perfect way to use that space. How did you secure it to the house?

[Ms. Wicked]

I too love how you have him breaking through the brick. How creepy is a reaper who can do that? LOL

Great job!

[Spookkid]

Wow, that is so cool! Awesome! :):):)

[Revenant]

Brick Walls? Bah! Nothing stops The Reaper from making his rounds!

That is just too cool. Just love him breaking through... it's not just a pose, it gives him a sense of dynamic.

[MistressOfMayhem]

Great job HR! Love the 2 part action going on. I'm doing something similar to this, but still have a ways to go.

[Haunted Bayou]

I love it.
Great prop.

[Sickie Ickie]

A nice new take on the wall breaker. Nice job, gal!

[Nchaunting]

Wow that looks awsome, great job wish we had brick in front of the house now lol

[playfx]

Nice Work!!!

[DeathTouch]

Wow, put your balls to the walls.

[SkullAndBone]

Nice twist!! Well done.

[ScareFX]

Nice concept and great execution Hellrazor. Well done. :)

[Merlin (The Quiet One)]

Looks great. I love the idea of him coming thru the wall.

[Hellrazor]

thanks everyone, this forum always makes you feel so good about yourself!

[HalloweenZombie]

Hellrazor scores a perfect 10 from the judges! And the crowd goes wild!

Awesome! I don't know what else to say.

[Sickie Ickie]

I've looked at this again and again admiring it. Have you thought about edging the fake bricks with white to make it match better against the house?

Regardless, it's awesome!

[Hellrazor]

Yes, there are a few things I will tweak after the contest, but alas, I ran out of funds (50.00 limit). That would add cost, I have the paint and I have some white foam I will be painting beige.

[Eric Striffler]

A much as I like Krough's entry, I REALLY like yours! It's so original and a great idea! Krough's came out great but I think the effect yours has is cooler!

[Halliance]

Awesome work! The fog effect adds a great touch, too.

[Lauriebeast]

Excellent looking prop and verrrrry creative. Bravo!

[Hellrazor]

Thank you everyone! I had a great time making him and cannot wait to have him on my house for the season!

[Mist]

This is to real.
Love it. Great job.

[turtle2778]

Did i mention that i loved this. Really nice job.

[Hella]

Excellent HR! I love it.