Life Sized Jack Skellington

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Life Sized Jack Skellington

Post by cogitat » Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:03 am

I apologize if this is a duplicate. Seemed to have some issues posting the first time.

We wanted to share our Nightmare Before Christmas Decorations! We've had a life-sized Jack Skellington in our front yard for over 10 years now on Halloween. This year however we decided to put our craft skills to the test and redo the out of date head and hands. The original was just Plaster tape over a balloon and was a very rough likeness.

The new head is crafted from a solid Styrofoam pumpkin. The detailing was cut out and the features were molded in Crayola Model Magic. The finished mold was overlaid with Plaster Tape and Plaster for support and smoothing. The hands are made primarily of Model Magic with some plaster on the palms for support.

We think the finished product looks pretty Awesome! You can find more pictures of the construction here: http://column71.blogspot.com/

Thanks!

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Re: Life Sized Jack Skellington

Post by Pumpkin56 » Wed Oct 26, 2011 1:28 pm

That is fantastic! I'm so jealous! Well done, it looks incredible :)

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Post by Murfreesboro » Wed Oct 26, 2011 1:31 pm

Superb! Thanks for sharing!

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Post by cogitat » Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:03 pm

Thanks so much!

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Post by Pumpkin56 » Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:24 pm

I see that you made his limbs out of pvc pipe. What did you make the torso out of?

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Post by cogitat » Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:54 pm

The torso is just sewn fabric filled with padding. Easy enough to attach to the cross section of the shoulders and the hips.

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Post by Lillith » Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:45 pm

That is amazingly good!! Thanks for posting it! :)
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Post by Andybev01 » Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:08 pm

Bravo!

Well done. :D
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Post by Jack Skellington » Fri Oct 28, 2011 6:56 pm

That is awesome! Absolutely stunning! :D Well done!
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Re: Life Sized Jack Skellington

Post by paulab » Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:22 pm

wow that is really cool

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Post by Rising Dead Man » Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:04 pm

I think that's one of the coolest yard displays I've seen! :D
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Re: Life Sized Jack Skellington

Post by ramaries69 » Wed Feb 01, 2012 2:35 pm

That is awesome!!! I love Jack! Fantastic!!!! Thanks for sharing!

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Post by zoltan hound dracula » Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:27 pm

WOW,THAT IS EXTREMELY GOOD,THANKS FOR POSTING :D

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Re: Life Sized Jack Skellington

Post by jerseygirl13 » Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:09 pm

Amazing! I would love that in front of my house. :mrgreen:
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Re: Life Sized Jack Skellington

Post by great pumpkin » Sun Aug 26, 2012 1:36 pm

that's awesome

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