Re: Ourchickenshack's House of Horror : Return of The Living Dead Oklahoma Chainsaw Massacre

by **ourchickenshack** Mon Oct 30, 2017 6:25 am

Nico wrote:That's a fine mask James great pics as always mate

Thanks Andy Very Happy

I bought this Alien Chest Burster vinyl model a few years ago and finally got around to doing it ...

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by **the89thchris** Mon Oct 30, 2017 10:30 am

some 2017 parents are just gonna see that place and helicopter out lol it's too good

by **ourchickenshack** Tue Oct 31, 2017 6:48 am

the89thchris wrote:some 2017 parents are just gonna see that place and helicopter out lol it's too good

Here's the last prop I was able to get done this year ...

Good ole' Twisty ...

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Since I had already done the head last year and bought the costume after Halloween for cheap I threw together a last second mannequin .

I'm still not happy with him but I ran out of time and material . His chest needs to be bulked up a little more and I need to get some good hands for him . The hands now are terrible - just white gloves stuffed with poly fill Embarassed

He's about 6 ' 6" Tall What a Face

by **Commander Clint** Wed Nov 01, 2017 2:11 am

Good luck tonight James. I hope you scare lots of trick r' treater's. cheers

I've been handing out candy to the little monsters & goblins. It's only 3˚C (37˚F), so we only had about 20 kids. Where we usually have 100 or more.

by **ourchickenshack** Wed Nov 01, 2017 4:09 pm

Our trick or treater's were down from the last couple of years as well - I doubt we had much more then a hundred ourselves . We figured it was because it was a school night and pretty cold (about 40 degrees) .

Still had a great time and even made a grown woman cry cheeky

We have rarely had the time to take photos on the actual night itself on previous Halloweens but Julie managed to get a few pics this year since she finally got one of them fancy phones ...

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Here's Julies costume ...

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hopefully some of you recognize it What a Face

by **cantina_patron** Wed Nov 01, 2017 5:18 pm

Twilight Zone James?

by **ourchickenshack** Wed Nov 01, 2017 5:21 pm

cantina_patron wrote:Twilight Zone James?

You are correct sir cheers

Anyone remember the episode title ?

by **cantina_patron** Wed Nov 01, 2017 5:22 pm

'Eye of The Beholder' Wink

by **ourchickenshack** Wed Nov 01, 2017 5:24 pm

cantina_patron wrote:'Eye of The Beholder'

spot on

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by **cantina_patron** Wed Nov 01, 2017 5:30 pm

It's great that with everything going on recently that you & Julie were able to find the time to put on a brilliant display again this year (and make new props)! Halloween wouldn't be the same without seeing your efforts! bowwing

All I get to see where I live is just the odd carved pumpkin.

by **ourchickenshack** Wed Nov 01, 2017 5:34 pm

Thanks Steve Very Happy

Yes it was a challenge but we got it done What a Face

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by **Nico** Wed Nov 01, 2017 7:06 pm

Fantastic costume clapping

Love the Twilight zone especially the early ones cheers

by **grinchy** Thu Nov 02, 2017 3:12 am

brilliant props and costumes, really well done Very Happy

by **ourchickenshack** Fri Nov 03, 2017 5:29 pm

Thanks again fellas cheers

grinchy wrote:brilliant props and costumes, really well done

Ian - Since you have a lot more skill and experience then I do , I am hoping you can give me some tips and advice What a Face

I would really like to bloody / slime the alien chest burster model I did up but don't want to ruin the paintjob I did by overdoing it . I did do a little light blood work on it but I don't think it was enough . What would you do ?

Here are a couple more pics ...

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This is a good friend of ours kid ...

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Julie titled the picture "Our Bored Vader " cheeky

by **Nico** Fri Nov 03, 2017 5:58 pm

Awesome James clapping

I think Julie's costume was excellent as I love the Twilight zone bowwing

Keep your eye out for one of these mate What a Face

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by **grinchy** Fri Nov 03, 2017 6:03 pm

Hey bud the new pics are cool, as for blood, I swear by a paint by Tamiya, clear red, mixed with a touch of brown acrylic gives a great blood effect, I use it on all my bloody stuff, only comes in small pots, try ebay for it, you can use it fresh from the pot for blood, but I prefer just a touch of brown adding, to add splatter effects I use an old toothbrush, run my finger through the bristles loaded with paint, gives a good effect,

by **ourchickenshack** Mon Nov 06, 2017 5:01 pm

grinchy wrote:Hey bud the new pics are cool, as for blood, I swear by a paint by Tamiya, clear red, mixed with a touch of brown acrylic gives a great blood effect, I use it on all my bloody stuff, only comes in small pots, try ebay for it, you can use it fresh from the pot for blood, but I prefer just a touch of brown adding, to add splatter effects I use an old toothbrush, run my finger through the bristles loaded with paint, gives a good effect,

fantastic advice , I will give it a try Very Happy

Thanks Ian cheers

by **hellhippie** Thu Nov 09, 2017 10:29 am

as always great stuff James , with my shoulder still being terrible we dont do anything close to what we used to , just the front steps , dorrway and a few things on the lawn . we live on a dead end and it used to be rocking with kids . these days never anymore .
we maybe got 8 kids this year . total bummer . we watched return of the living dead and dead alive on halloween and went to bed .

by **ourchickenshack** Tue Oct 09, 2018 9:04 pm

That time of year again cheers

So far all I've done is set up the regular decorations and been working on repairing / refurbishing a few props with latex splitting problems . This one had some serious problems with the tongue that I fixed …

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This is the only new prop I've made so far ...

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My wife bought me the cage for our last anniversary and I bought the head for $10 last year after Halloween . I did a few modifications to the head ...

Before and After :

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by **grinchy** Tue Oct 09, 2018 9:49 pm

Hey bud, new head looking ace with added eyes,and other touches, love the hanging by the tongue head bust, the repair looks seamless, very cool

by **Nico** Tue Oct 09, 2018 11:46 pm

Great work James clapping

I love the green eyes on the head mate and the detailing on the teeth is awesome cheers

by **ourchickenshack** Wed Oct 10, 2018 5:28 pm

grinchy wrote:Hey bud, new head looking ace with added eyes,and other touches, love the hanging by the tongue head bust, the repair looks seamless, very cool

Thanks Ian cheers

I just wrapped the tongue with paper towels dipped in latex and then repainted it .

If anyone looking at this thread likes it , and hasn't seen Ian's work , please check out this thread to see some real professional quality props :

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If I could only be a fly on the wall at Ian's cyclops

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Thanks Andy What a Face

I didn't realize both heads I showed in the last post had green eyes lol!

The cheap eye inserts I have been using actually come in several different colors - blue , brown , grey and green .

by **hellhippie** Wed Oct 10, 2018 6:00 pm

Very cool dude as always . I miss doing the huge setup but with my neverending shoulder issues its quite a pain in the ass. Love that cage!

by **grinchy** Wed Oct 10, 2018 7:40 pm

ourchickenshack wrote:
grinchy wrote:Hey bud, new head looking ace with added eyes,and other touches, love the hanging by the tongue head bust, the repair looks seamless, very cool

Thanks Ian I just wrapped the tongue with paper towels dipped in latex and then repainted it .

If anyone looking at this thread likes it , and hasn't seen Ian's work , please check out this thread to see some real professional quality props :

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If I could only be a fly on the wall at Ian's

Hey bud, thanks for putting the link up, appreciate it, but don't sell yourself short, your prop stuff is delightfully gruesome!

by **ourchickenshack** Thu Oct 11, 2018 5:37 pm

Thanks again guys cheers

Here's another prop I had to repair this year due to latex splitting problems …

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I bought it years ago to sit on my " Cannibal " grill , definitely one of the oldest props I have . I patched all the damaged places , added the eye insert and basically did a complete repaint .