Nickols Manor 2011 - Poltergeist - Page 6

Jaybo · #51 07-31-2012

Thanks for the nice complements everyone!

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Originally Posted by bwolcott

Nice work... love it.. Question
The large monster, does it have fog blowing out of it?

No, no fog involved. The prop is made out of several layers of clear plastic drop cloth, cheese cloth, white tulle netting, beef netting, and burlap. The wispy smoke look comes from the material blowing in the wind while I was taking photographs. The wind makes the prop look like it is constantly in motion.

Emily Diehl · #52 08-06-2012

Oh wow! Fantastic work! How did you do your boarded windows? Did you nail into your house or was there some kind of frame that you used? I'd love to do that with our front, but don't want to damage anything.

Jaybo · #53 08-06-2012

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Originally Posted by Emily Diehl

Oh wow! Fantastic work! How did you do your boarded windows? Did you nail into your house or was there some kind of frame that you used? I'd love to do that with our front, but don't want to damage anything.

The boards are made from foam insulation board. They are attached to the house using Gorilla Tape. If it is really windy in your area, you can use industrial velcro to attach to your house. We have used that in the past. You can find rolls of the Velcro in the craft section of Walmart. Just know that the glue on the back of the Velcro is VERY sticky and sometimes is hard to remove from your house.

Emily Diehl · #54 08-06-2012

Ooh, great idea! I never thought of that. Thanks!