Author: thedismaltrader
Date: November 1, 2011
Here are some pictures from Halloween night! Had a fun night with friends and family and the thirty or so trick or treaters we got! Kinda bummed about the turn out, but we were definitely the hit of the neighborhood! Had a fun time making everything and having the Fiance help with the arts and crafts was a fun treat! … Read More
Author: thedismaltrader
Date: October 21, 2011
Almost done with my Halloween display for this year! Just plowed through the last of the East India Trading company burlap sacks (with help from my awesome other half! 😛 ) that I may use to hand candy out to exceptionally well dressed ghouls and goblins! 🙂 Still need to stain the Gibbet post and … Read More
Author: thedismaltrader
Date: October 13, 2011
The last major prop of the year is almost done! The last bucky I have is now affixed to a barrel I scored at OSH! The costume is still being shipped (hoping it gets here SOON) and I still need to attach some metal rod to an arm to holdup a bottle! I think I’m … Read More
Author: thedismaltrader
Date: October 7, 2011
Finished my gibbet cage and gallows pole! Still need to paint the cage, and stain the gallows pole! 🙁 Stuff isn’t progressing along as much as I’d like, but come Halloween I’m probably going to be the only one that will notice.. Such is life! Been having fun building props, but my budget isn’t as … Read More
Author: thedismaltrader
Date: September 16, 2011
Got to play around with my cage today and I got the Scary Terry servo by Cowlacious installed and ready to go! It’s not a three axis skull that are all the rage today, but they are still very effective! The audio needs to be redone and touched up in Audacity, but that will be a … Read More
Author: thedismaltrader
Date: September 15, 2011
It’s unfortunately been a solid month or two with absolutely no prop building, so today to much delight.. I managed to squeeze in a solid seven hours of unadulterated prop building madness. I have an extra Scary Terry servo and I wanted to make another talking skeleton in addition to my Helmsman, so I’ve been itching to … Read More
Author: thedismaltrader
Date: July 7, 2011
I had some left over wood from a recent project, so I turned this chest out in an afternoon! It is made from plywood and stained with a dark mahogany. The lid is curved and from the outside it looks decent, but the gaps on the inside are shoddy at best, but no one but me is going … Read More
Author: thedismaltrader
Date: May 7, 2011
I’ve been working on finishing up my Helmsman as of late and I decided to get a Jack Sparrow costume for the threads! I was going to rip up some old clothes and make the clothes look really ratty, but I figured I’d order a cheap Pirate costume and do the same thing to it … Read More