(242) 2010 Halloween: Tank and Rocket.

Compacted stage.

Twist tie assembly



Assembled base.



Finished.

Another happy Driver.

A little awkward on the stairs. Lights were added to light their way.

We only did a few houses, but it was plenty of candy for the year.

It took about three days to assemble both vehicles,

but I'm always tempted to add on new parts

and keep improving.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

(241) Halloween 2010: Rocket

Testing out the lights.

Lights are plastic food containers





The covering on the ship is a combination
of packing paper and a plastic table cover.
The plastic was almost transparent, so the paper
gave it a white finish.

Lots of tape and glue was also used
to assemble both constructs.







Added black lines with Sharpies marker.





Compacted stage.



Assembled with twist ties.






A happy Boy!



(240) Halloween Tank.

This is stage two on the vehicle construction.

I took a $2.00 vinyl green shower curtain and covered

the outside of the tank. The turret was the most complex

section. The sides fold in to compact it.

 I covered the whole thing in vinyl, using staples, tape,

and twist ties (accumulated over the years by a crafty pack rat.)

 (Special effects done in Photoshop.)

Reflective decals attached.

 Acrylic brown paint applied for the camouflage.

 A happy little boy woke up excited and happy,

to find a tank on the living room floor.

 Friends and classmates surround the tank

at the Halloween Dance.(Superman wanted to keep

 punching the tank, until Mom stopped him.)

 C. was pretty happy dancing in his tank.

Rocket is almost done, we got the basic model

to the school dance. Still some upgrades to finish.

More to come.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

(239) Cardboard and Twist Ties. (Halloween Costume)

 I worked on the sketches a while back...

finally got to work on the actual costumes.

 They are more like mini vehicles to step into.

The boys have spent a bit of time just sitting in them.

These constructions are light cardboard  held together with twist ties.

The truck I did last year had nuts and bolts, and was made

of heavier cardboard. I wanted to lighten the load this year.

The ties makes it easier to collapse the vehicles for

transport and storage. They take up a bit of room.

The covering goes on soon. I'll post more pictures

after Halloween.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

Day 237. Halloween Costume Ideas.

My boys have decided on a tank and space rocket

for Halloween costumes this year.

Last year was the truck and solar system.

The bulky costumes made it hard to get and down stairs,

walk in through doors and simply get around.

Soft sculptures might be a way to get around that,

but still a lot of work. Stay tuned...this

is a work in progress.

GarSeeYa!