"un-Dead Meadow" My first yard haunt

[Hauntiholik]

Originally Posted by Darkwalker

how do you delete posts?
This was a double post again and it wont let me delete it.

You can't. Only mods can delete posts.

[jaz86]

We Built a Reapper similar to this one last year only real difference is instead of a mask Micheal's last year had oversized foam skulls which worked geat also ours was holding a rope with three shrunken heads on it made for a cool effect

[ScreamingScarecrow]

Originally Posted by Darkwalker

I'm glad everyone likes the coffin. I have a new pic I'd really like some feedback on.
Yesterday I put a coat of black on it and today I was gonna put on a coat of gray.
But then I started messing around with it and this is what I did.

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I want it to look like it was "dug up". I have some moss colored paint to ad a little nasty to it but was wondering if I should continue in this direction.

Excellent paint job!
Too many home haunters go straight for the black paint and leave it like that!
Lots of gray and white highligths are the best way to go - so that your props show really well under halloween lighting!
Looking good! Can't wait to see the finished pictures of your home haunt!

[Ripper]

What a great thread!

Really enjoying your pics and progress! (GREAT ideas!)

[Darkwalker]

Originally Posted by jaz86

We Built a Reapper similar to this one last year only real difference is instead of a mask Micheal's last year had oversized foam skulls which worked geat also ours was holding a rope with three shrunken heads on it made for a cool effect

I like that.
I plan to have an audio track welcoming visitors. And (if I can make it work) I want to have a fog machine inside it piped up to the mouth and LED eyes.
So when people walk by the eyes light up fog begins to spew from it's mouth and it delivers a creepy welcome message.
I don't know bout the fog though. Don't know if it will travel upward through a hose and still deliver the volume I'd like. I'll have to test it out and see.

[Darkwalker]

Originally Posted by Ripper

What a great thread!

Really enjoying your pics and progress! (GREAT ideas!)

Thanks Ripper.
There's tons of great threads around here. More info than I can handle.
Glad you like the pics. I've slacked off a little. Afraid I might start boring my new friends here.

[Darkwalker]

Something great has happened!
My front yard is kinda small. And my layout was going to be set up on one side. But as I started looking at it on paper it just didn't work.
The right side of my yard is much bigger than the left and their separated by my driveway. My concern, was that with everything set up on one side, it wouldn't have the same effect. Cause if people only have to look in one direction it could be harder to "get'em" so to speak.
My wife and I were talking about it and she thought I should build a walk through "haunted house" in the driveway. I wanted to shriek "Hell yeah!" but we were in the middle of dinner at our favorite mexican restaurant.
She believes, and I agree. This would create a much fuller atmosphere and get a better reaction to the cemetery itself.
This was actually planned for Halloween 2011. But I'll gladly take on the extra work and expense to avoid a lame experience on Halloween.
Now if I can just pull it off.

[Hauntiholik]

That very exciting Darkwalker! You have 450 days till next Halloween 2011. Get to it man!

[Darkwalker]

Things are really starting to take shape here.
Got a vacation coming up in a few weeks so I expect to get a lot of work done during that time. Here's a little peek at what I've been working on.
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[printersdevil]

Awesome!