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11/08/2007
After the holiday was
over, I decided that if I'm going to decorate again next year, things
have to be a little different. First off, the tombstone needs to
work, and look good. I decided to do something about it, and set
to work. I ground off most of the old plaster, removed the old
screen that held the plaster in place, and cut a square hole in the back
of the tombstone. I put a few blocks of wood inside the tombstone
to screw the square cutout back into, then stapled new screen onto the
areas that needed to be covered with new plaster. I then began
plastering up the tombstone.
The plan is that next year I will remove the square cutout
from the back of the tombstone, and place a dish of hot water with a
piece of dry ice inside, then screw the cover back on. The dry ice
and water should make a great fog that will fall down the face of the
tombstone when it comes out, and that should make a great effect.
I also purchased some "Fleckstone" spray paint that should give the
tombstone a nice authentic granite appearance.
I've been working on it for about a week now on and off, and
expect to finish the plastering / sanding process in anothre few days.
Another project I've decided to tackle before next Halloween
is building a fog chiller. The fog machine is nice, but the fog is
lighter than air, and drifts up and away pretty quickly. A nice
heavy ground cover will look nicer. By using an old cooler, and
some plumbing supplies, I can make a chiller than will cool the fog
down, so that it will lay lower, and drift along the ground more, which
will be a much nicer effect in the yard area where I build my display.
I will likely start that project right after Thanksgiving.
My final task will be doing something to get a few more kids
to visit Forge Gate to trick or treat. I'm not exactly certain how
I will go about that just yet, but I will come up with something. |