2012 HAUNTED OVERLOAD progress thread

[elowther]

Worked on a new 4x6 promotional card today.


More progress on the body bags.


Jonathan holding up the frames.


Teeth for the new reaper figures.

[elowther]

It's looking pretty creepy.


There will be 15 of these things all around and an actor or two dressed just like them, lol!

[Ambergris]

Hi everyone! I wanted to add a couple of costume progress photos to the thread. This is a character I'm working on with one of our actors. She wanted to do a sort of forest witch/troll creature. We opted for lots of fall colors with a hint of sage green. There's still a bit to be done. The costume will need to be distressed, and we'll be adding lots of natural touches, like bones and beads and dangly doodads. (She also wasn't able to wear some of the warmer pieces because it was about 80 degrees when we took the photos.) This was just a basic makeup for the pictures. We're working on some prosthetic pieces and a ratty cloak for her next.

[elowther]

This is the first giant project we will be working on. It will be 30 feet tall. Scale model finished, it will be painted white for contrast. We will start this weekend. My goal is to get it built by the end of April so we can get on to the main scenes.

[elowther]

Boy it's been hard to keep up with posting on this thread. These are a few photos of the build so far.



View from the second story of the tower. Another story to go.


Death Junction Freight Depot


View of the two towers that will make up the giant train tunnel. This will be a wall with fake stone.

[elowther]

Progress is going well. Laying out the roof trusses for a caboose, part of our new Death Junction scene.


Caboose in progress.





This is really cool! We had a Memorial day cookout at the haunt. This is my father 70 and my grandfather who turns 103 in two weeks. on the caboose. He got a real kick out of it. I am using his giant saw blade for the saw mill scene this year. Check out the
train horn, lol!


It's hard work making new buildings look old, lol!

[graystone]

Awsome man that's all I can say! Shane and it's just AWSOME! Shane!

[IF YOUR 555]

Brillant! Im always blown away from this thread due to the vision and organazation that goes into the build. Happy Birthday to Grandpa!
Brett

[Jim Warfield]

Very nice and inspirational.
What advice does Grandpa have for the rest of us to see 103?
Many years ago (as in a past life!) I was working in the house of a 95 yr. old man. His "secret" to his longevity was as follows:
"I never smoked.
I never drank.
And I never let anything bother me....(There;s the tough one!)
He lived a block from my Parent's house and within that tiny neighborhood also lived his two sisters !(In their own houses)

[hauntboys]

I'm with Jim. Grandpa looks great for 103. I think you need to take the show on the road. You need to come to the Midwest so we can get a better view. It should be an easy road trip, not like your props are that big and all. Thanks for sharing the pics with us. Dan