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Spiders for a Frog

Have you heard about the Davis Graveyard Spiderfest 2010?

Of course you have. But I'll summarize just in case...
Chris Davis (the Frog Queen) of the Davis Graveyard (yes, the Davis Graveyard) wants YOU to make a spider to hang in their tree for this year's haunt. So head on over and learn all about it.

I'm basically done with my contribution as of today.

What the heck? Where are his legs?!

Well, going on the assumption that the Davises are handy with a glue gun, I'm shipping it with detached appendages so he fits in a smaller box. Here's what it will be like with them:

Okay? Everybody happy now? Good. Progress pics below.

When I got to covering the armature, I ended up building up a ribcage type thing to give the rear end more structure.

There's a little Tim Burton and a little Stolloween in there... subconscious inspiration?

Painted Skins

Ready to haunt other graveyards and laboratories across the globe...

Texas

Virginia

Australia

I like the subtle differences between each paint job.

Ready for Paint

Just you average, run of the mill pile of zombie skins.

Scourge's Skull Shoppe

I just received my first Skull Shoppe skull in the mail. Even though I bought a "graveyard" casting with minor imperfections, this skull (the HSMM) is absolutely incredible. If you think Bucky and Lindberg skulls are cool, prepare to have your mind blown. You have no idea what you're missing until you get one of these in your hands.

To top it off, Scourge has fantastic customer service. I'm sure I'll be buying more soon.

Now like I said, this was an imperfect test casting of the skull which Scourge had already colored. I bought an uncolored jaw to go with it and got to do a wash with watered down acrylic craft paints to match the pieces. It's not an exact match, but it's pretty darn close. I'm pleased.

The Bloodshed Brothers

Zach and Jeromy, The Bloodshed Brothers, have been doing awesome video logs on their Youtube channel and... oh, heck, I'm just going to quote them:

The Blood Vlogs follow The Bloodshed Brothers through a year of being a home haunter. Letting Halloween consume their everyday life, they invite you along for the ride.

So, since they bought one of my groundbreakers, yesterday's vlog (below) was a shout out to me, so I'm going to shout right back out at them and say you should be subscribed to their channel so you can watch these videos as they come out.

Seriously, go do it.

Why are you still here? Go subscribe!

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At 4:33pm on March 29, 2010, Karen said…: Lolita is so fabulous. Thanks for the loop. I can make it work with my stuff.
You're the best.

At 6:32pm on January 17, 2010, TTTAB said…: Hey Mr Chicken,
A couple months back you gave me downloadable file on Madam Leota to use.
I loaded it on my work coputer and no longer work there.
Can you resend it to me?

At 12:56am on January 17, 2010, James Rhoades said…: Your props are so damn AMAZING!

At 10:21am on October 14, 2009, psycho zombie said…: Your stuff is fantasic, those things look real

At 9:00am on September 14, 2009, Brian said…: Amazing work, can't wait to see more!

At 11:43am on August 17, 2009, Mantis said…: Thanks for the comment on my sandcasting. My impression of it is, it's good for anything where I want a corroded texture without a lot of details. Otherwise, sometimes I use Play-doh.

At 12:53am on July 22, 2009, Spooky Dave said…: Hehe, that's awesome. Now I remember seeing that sign over your quartet from the haunt video. I should've made the connection. Excellent tune choice, btw. I grew up with Monster Mash--wore the record clear out year round--and always imagined a mummy dancing along because of that line. Anyway, whatever you end up doing will be impressive to say the least. I'm going to attempt my first servo-driven animatronics this year. Nothing like what you've done, but I'm still pretty excited. Ultimately I really want to get into the kind of scene you're putting together. Thanks for sharing the progress. I'll definitely stay tuned.

At 12:38am on July 22, 2009, Spooky Dave said…: Now that will be a GREAT scene. Killer schematic you just sent over. If you're looking for ideas, a mummy would be a great fourth singer, imo. ;) Not sure how hard he'd be to use on the three axis skull, but I seem to remember always seeing a mummy in my mind's eye with that song. Isn't there a line about "The Crypt Kicker Five"? That always said mummy to me. Whatever you end up doing, it'll be flat-out amazing. I can't wait to see the rest. Thanks for sending along the drawing.

At 11:13pm on July 21, 2009, Spooky Dave said…: Can't wait to see the finished product. Is he going to be a standalone Frank, or are you making a quartet? Any other monsters to sing the song with him?

At 11:16am on July 18, 2009, Lurkerz said…: That sculpt for Frank is a work of art. Amazing job!

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The most important question! Do you build props, and/or want to learn more about building props? Oh, and if you choose no, we're going to have to delete you.

Yes

How long have you been haunting:

Three to five years

Your haunt - Do you prefer:

Animatronics

Your haunt - Do you prefer:

Spooky ambiance

Tell us a little about your haunt (i.e. is it a yard or garage, what is in it, is there a theme, what would you like to build, etc).

a:1:{i:0;s:10:"Yard Haunt";}

When it comes to props/decorations in your haunt, would you say you are:

A crafter that makes everything from scratch

Which statement comes closest to describing your haunt's attitude toward kids?