I don't why, but this was like my favorite video EVER. Like, not just from you two, but like ever. I love the girl's voice too! So sweet :) Just overall good vibes from this video, thanks 🙏 😁👌🏻
That is exactly what I thought. I would probably be telling my husband what to do and how to do it, but not in such a sweet way, lol. 🤦 I need to take a page out of your book and be a nicer person. Now back to these absolutely, beyond amazing pumpkins 🎃 holy moly, talk about cool 😎 you guys are amazing. Where do you get such large pieces of styrofoam? Maybe if I keep reading the comments I'll see if someone else asked the same question. Or maybe I just need to watch more of your tutorials, wow, imagine that 🤔. Thank you for sharing your talent, I mean the little bit that you guys have 🙄 ha. So sad that you two are not blessed with any imagination or skills 🎨👨🎨👩🎨🖌️☠️⚰️⚒️🕸️🤢 ha. Very cool 😎😎
After working with plaster, mortar or cement, rinse hands with a bit of white (clear) vinegar. Then wash with soap as usual. Restores skin's pH balance & neutralizes the powder's chemical induced dryness. ...unless you wanna leave a Vaseline residue on everything you touch for 20 minutes. I used to shovel & haul concrete slurry. The boss gave me that tip. He always kept a small bottle of it in the restroom - cuz it works great. 👍😎
Great work! Other alternatives for a hardcoat are Vinyl Concrete patch mixed with wood glue from Home Depot, or the cheapest Mapie tile mortar from Lowes mixed with the Mapie latex adhesive instead of water. I like the Lowes mix. The mortar is only about $7 for a 50lb bag and the adhesive is $20 for 2 gallons. It comes in grey and white.
Cool vid! Thin-set mortar, has latex in it to increase flexibility and adhesion. If one used the white version, I would think that concrete pigments could be used to colour the mortar and save some of the painting time. Though, perhaps not cost.
How serendipitous. I'm making the Jurassic Park gates out of Styrofoam and trying to figure out how to harden it...and you're wearing a Jurassic Park shirt!
Thanks! its hard to stay on track to finish our ideas sometimes because it always ends up being way more work than we think it will be but it's nice when you can be happy with the outcome.
Vs doing your initial sanding try using a damp spongue to smooth it out start with instead. There is a limited window of time when it's easier, but it's just as fast as sanding and you don't have all the dust.
My brother bought me an expensive kitchen hand mixer for my birthday and I don't think he understands why I'm so excited. I am not going to tell him I'm using it for mixing my render :-P
Omg they are so wholesome and adorable together :) refreshing and beautiful to see them interacting. They are oooozing sweetness and love for each other :) great video with lots of info! Thanks for sharing 💖
Thank you for those positive kind words we really appreciate it. Hope you're enjoying any projects you may be working on. Thanks for watching take care. 😉👍
I can't wait to see you paint them!!!!! When you first showed us the massive blocks of foam I had no idea what you could do with it, and now it doesn't even look like something you made!!! It looks like something from the store!
5:55 I "Flip" RVs... and to SAND that stuff I use those GREEN Scrubbie things... from Lowes or the Dollar Store... I completely stripped and handprinted a Vintage Travel Trailer, by using the GREEN (kitchen, pot scrubbers)... Works wonders... I love this video... Y'all are so Great... Thank you so much for making these videos.. LOVE Them.
If you want to slow down the "20 minute" plaster... Use ~cold~ water & add a bit of baking soda to the mix. You will need to experiment a bit with how much to add based on the overall amount of plaster you are mixing. Essentially, raising the PH of the mix will slow the set time. Conversely, lowering the PH will speed it up.
"That's how a real man treats his wife?" I wish I could have found one in my lifetime, maybe in my next life I will be so lucky to find a man like Chris, he is really handsome with a beautiful smile. Gina you are a sweetheart also with a beautiful face and smile. I would love to be able to do this I love Halloween and you could never ever have enough props and decorations. Great work !!
Oh MAN! Thanks UA-cam algorithm! This is literally the *perfect* thing I need for my Stakataka cosplay! It will weigh more than me and I'm going to be dead post con, but holy shit it'll be the coolest cosplay.
My husband overheard the video and asked - Is that Leslie Knope? Apparently he thinks Jeana sounds like Leslie! 😁 This video helped me hard coat my tombstones last year!
FYI, It has latex added to it to aid flexibility. There is also a concrete adhesive you can apply first that will help prevent the FlexBond from falling off if you crack the coating. Look up Quikrete Concrete Bonding Adhesive at Home Despot ($18.97 gal). Thanks for making the video.
Thanks! we thought about trying to add paint for tinting to possibly skip the painting process but wondered if it would affect the curing process. The nice thing is it does bond to the foam quite well already its just that like the exterior foam signs and houses here with the foam siding/mesh/stucco, it really needs to be 3/16" to 1/4" thick so then I can stand on them.
I should have said if better, the flexbond has polymers added (used to be latex), just helping fill the spot where he couldn't find what the additive was on the bag. I thought in the video he said some pieces of the coating would fall off if cracked. The adhesive is intended to help avoid that. When you have some spare time (hahaha), try doing some paint added experiments to see how that effect cures. Let us know how it goes.
that sounds like a great idea to try in a video. we are always wondering which types of vids to make in the off season and we like testing out different things. we could even try out the adhesive you mentioned as well. thanks again for your feedback 😆
OMG..... they really are beautiful. Such long hours for you both but what an impact they will have in your pumpkin patch. You both truly are artists. Can not wait to see them painted Jeana and awesome work Chris. 😀
So cool. I love making Halloween props. So great bc they are one of a kind. My husb hates when I make props or go all out for Halloween ☹ your so lucky your SO likes Halloween. I make props for Xmas too
Just googled about coating polystrene and got your vid - and I have some of the plaster or mortar based stuff left over from a reno (several bags!) - and the info about making fake bricks on plywood gave me some ideas too :)
The pumpkin's are so perfect. I was thinking to make really durable soak cloth strips in concrete mix and apply to bottom of pumpkin to reinforce to keep cracks down. Just a thought. Your work is outstanding. 🎃💖🎃
@@dibright1445 You could try it, I can't remember if that holds up to getting wet or not but I think its fine. When we used the plaster first in this video we noticed moisture made it softer so that's why we switched to mortar. The draw back is for the pumpkins we had hoped for a smoother finish. Its perfect for tombstones etc. I wonder what kind of finish the casting stuff would leave?
@@HollywoodHaunter thank you for taking the time to read and answer my question. If I do one with the cast material I wouldn't let it go outside. I will let you know if it works. I'm definitely going to make one or 2, maybe 3 next year. 🤗
Pretty cool stuff I've also made a lot of furniture.... tables coffee tables out of foam and mesh finished in stucco it's amazingly strong if everything is meshed ..nice work you two looks really good
Thank you Brent ya that stuff works well. We used to make custom outdoor kitchens, fire places, and fire pits years ago using that stuff. We also just put it straight on hardi backer and cement board and it worked really well. Thanks again.
I'm curious about trying this too. When you say everything is meshed, do you mean you put mesh over your foam, or in the mix? How do you attach it to the foam if you put it on top? Thank you! I've been wanting to try making a little fountain this way.
@@debraherrera8983 hello Debra you put a quarter inch thick layer of mud or basecoat and imbed fiberglass mesh into it .stucco supply company sell 4 foot ×80foot rolls of mesh use a trowel to smooth it out and a wet paintbrush to clean up the corners and details
I have been watching your content since you built that haunted house outside of your home. Ever since then I have loved your channel. But now all you guys do Is make me love it even more Keep up the good work and stay spooky d;
Have you guys ever tried using a stucco hopper to spray on the mortar? I have done this a few times with render i make myself from a PVA additive, sand and cement and a little touch of xypex admix to make it waterproof. Works great for me.
If you really want to make them waterproof you should have used Mapei Aqua defense. It's a liquid latex that is used to waterproof shower. Homedepot sells Redguard which is the same, as well as Laticrete has a similar product.
Omg, so much information on the products! Thank you! I’m building a little model park for my niece-I have an old soft foam mattress topper... I’m thinking the flex bond will be best? I’m only using the soft foam mattress topper for the mountain(s). I’m putting it all on an old whiteboard cus it already has a frame and I thought it could possibly hold some kind of a plasti dip within the frame-then I can add trees to the wet dip?? I was also thinking that the board will probably flex though also? Lol I’m still honestly just learning. Would love any info. 😅 Thank you ♥️
ok so here's the thing.. you guys are awesome! we can't all do what you do but we all admire it! i don't know if you go back in the comments enough to read what people are saying or not, but its apparent that you guys are loved. Have you ever done a subscriber give away? i want a pumpkin!!! That's all i'm saying!!! We'll work out the shipping charges later!!!!! Love you guys, congrats on the new baby!!!! My granddaughter Lillyann just turned 6 months old!!! Anyway, i think you guys should do a hell mouth thing like Troy does, just a shout out to your fans. God bless and Happy Halloween from my family to yours!!!!
Yes it's time we did another Haunt contest. Not sure if we'll be giving away a pumpkin but hopefully something Haunters will enjoy :) Thank you for the feedback! God bless you as well
I'll have to remember that hard coat method. Someone told me years ago to use a mortar mix, wood glue and some water. Never got around to making something to hard coat. Nice info. Oh ... I said ... it puts the lotion in the basket the same time Chris did. Great minds ... huh. LOL
This is late but...I have found that despite being a pva glue, wood glue has a tendency to react in unexpected ways when mixed with other products. I typically go for something like Sobo when adding it to my concoctions. And remember that most Elmer's white glue is washable, which means it reactivates when wet.
You did a great job. Nice to see a couple working together. This makes me want to create giant Mickey Mouse pumpkins even more. I just need to find the giant foam near me. I’ve already made giant Mickey Mouse ice creams 😁
I don't see why not, I'm not 100% for sure if it gets as hard as a coating but it would most likely work. We wanted to use mostly what we already had up before we tried anything new.
Your both great at this you two, very entertaining. I worry about your lungs though!, none of what your using is good for you and any old person will tell you we all suffer from stuff we made out living doing years and years ago, just want you to be safe
Is there a sprayer tool small enough to use on these? I see the larger 3 and 4 jet concrete sprayers but wonder if special smaller jets could be used or just a smaller sprayer. looking at the larger units, you'd probably waste a lot of material.
Just wanted to let you know we list some places to get big blocks of foam in this video if your still interested ua-cam.com/video/bPqoaJu6z4U/v-deo.html
how much weight does the mortar add? If I made a fake rock this way, would it withstand a person sitting on it? Could I do a similar method with fiberglass and resin?
the mortar does add some weight to it depending on how thick you make it. We don't think it would be the right hard coat choice for anything people have contact with especially sitting on. The resin and fiberglass is a great thing to use and will be plenty strong but it costs more of course. Be sure to use a foam safe resin or coating first on foam so it doesn't melt. Test it out =)
you guys are awesome thank you. Im creating a tree to go inside a childs room, do you think a couple of coats of tile mortar would be enough or do you think precoating with plaster is a must - Im trying to be budget conscious but the priority is strength
So you definitely don't have to use any plaster we just did that step because we had some laying around. Here the deal if you make it thick it can work but if it takes a hit from anything the mortar may crack. It is a cheaper hard coating which is why we chose it but if you really want it to last we recommend using a flexible resin like what we used on the carved telephone pole we made a while back. It will be much more forgiving. Even better than that would be a fiberglass outer shell on top of the resin layer but now you're really into it a few dollars. The mortar can give you a hard coat but it is sort of fragile at the same time. thanks for watching!
Awesome video! I live in New Jersey...could you guys tell me where I can purchase the large foam pumpkins online...I'm having a hard time finding the large ones...thank you!
Not sure if you check your comments because this videos 4 years old but if you do can you share the link of how you actually made the large pumpkins. Thanks so much great video.
Use gloves. Mastic and mortar are very alkaline (ph 12 - 13), whereas human skin is somewhat acidic (pH 4 to 5). Mortar will kill your skin in no time. So use gloves. But good stuff.
@@gmaw23beauties37 For large projects like this I usually glue layers together. You are never gonna see the seams , especially if you end of covering it with the hard coat
You could try but just paint only could cause issues if the resin gets through to the foam. Now if I did it over top all the junk I put on these pumpkins in the video it would probably be ok. Another option is apply thin tin foil pieces over your work using wallpaper glue adhesive. You can push foil down into all the details with a paint brush. That would protect it.
Just wanted to let you know we list some places to get big blocks of foam in this video if your still interested ua-cam.com/video/bPqoaJu6z4U/v-deo.html
it would be awesome if you could hollow one out and carve a jack-o-lantern...put one of those halloween fake flame cauldrons in the middle...i doubt thats even posible to do but its a cool thought...you could cut out the eye holes and mouth and light it with led lights
That is a great Idea, we were just going to leave them large pumpkins for this year because of time and energy but we could always make that modification in the future we are not scared. It would look cool!
Awesome stuff! I’m wanting to make some yard decorations for Christmas. Will be my first time taking on such a project. Do I need to hard coat the foam before painting or can I paint the styrofoam and then use something like polycrylic?
kkeegan32 whenever we mix the flexbond mortar the consistency we like is like a pancake or cake batter. i think it ends up being like twice the powder to water but we just keep adding Powder to the water as we stir until it looks right. hope that helps and thanks for the comment
I love this video, you guys are so creative... but I hope off-camera you are wearing a mask and gloves. I hate to think what that powder is doing to your lungs. 😱 a hint Using CeraVe ointment and soft cotton gloves works a charm.
Does anyone know what I could use to hard coat/weatherproof a traditional paper mache piece? It's made of newspaper, blue shop towel and flour. I coated with polycrylic, spray painted it, coated twice again with the poly and it still got soggy in the rain. I cut out the soggy area and dried it out and was able to salvage it but I want to make it 100% weatherproof.
I don't why, but this was like my favorite video EVER. Like, not just from you two, but like ever. I love the girl's voice too! So sweet :) Just overall good vibes from this video, thanks 🙏 😁👌🏻
Obnoxious people what r we 2
What I REALLY love is how you guys treat each other.
That is exactly what I thought. I would probably be telling my husband what to do and how to do it, but not in such a sweet way, lol. 🤦 I need to take a page out of your book and be a nicer person. Now back to these absolutely, beyond amazing pumpkins 🎃 holy moly, talk about cool 😎 you guys are amazing. Where do you get such large pieces of styrofoam? Maybe if I keep reading the comments I'll see if someone else asked the same question. Or maybe I just need to watch more of your tutorials, wow, imagine that 🤔. Thank you for sharing your talent, I mean the little bit that you guys have 🙄 ha. So sad that you two are not blessed with any imagination or skills 🎨👨🎨👩🎨🖌️☠️⚰️⚒️🕸️🤢 ha. Very cool 😎😎
Kids kept destroying ours so we made one out of concrete. Lot a Kids hurt them selves kicking it ,might have to post them.
After working with plaster, mortar or cement, rinse hands with a bit of white (clear) vinegar. Then wash with soap as usual. Restores skin's pH balance & neutralizes the powder's chemical induced dryness.
...unless you wanna leave a Vaseline residue on everything you touch for 20 minutes.
I used to shovel & haul concrete slurry. The boss gave me that tip. He always kept a small bottle of it in the restroom - cuz it works great.
👍😎
Woh dude, AWESOME advice, thank you. X
Love it x
that locator trick with the sharpie was brilliant
Great work! Other alternatives for a hardcoat are Vinyl Concrete patch mixed with wood glue from Home Depot, or the cheapest Mapie tile mortar from Lowes mixed with the Mapie latex adhesive instead of water. I like the Lowes mix. The mortar is only about $7 for a 50lb bag and the adhesive is $20 for 2 gallons. It comes in grey and white.
Jayson Nickols did you cover the styrofoam with plaster first or just cover your project with the mixture?
Cool vid!
Thin-set mortar, has latex in it to increase flexibility and adhesion. If one used the white version, I would think that concrete pigments could be used to colour the mortar and save some of the painting time. Though, perhaps not cost.
How serendipitous. I'm making the Jurassic Park gates out of Styrofoam and trying to figure out how to harden it...and you're wearing a Jurassic Park shirt!
Joe Nguyen Have that same shirt! First thing I was geeking about in the video😂
Good video, nice work...its good to see the way you work with humor, makes the time fly. we do similar work here in upstate NY.
You guys put a lot of work and effort in to these fake pumpkins. Not just a little sculpted styrofoam and spray paint... Really nice! Good job!
Thanks! its hard to stay on track to finish our ideas sometimes because it always ends up being way more work than we think it will be but it's nice when you can be happy with the outcome.
Vs doing your initial sanding try using a damp spongue to smooth it out start with instead. There is a limited window of time when it's easier, but it's just as fast as sanding and you don't have all the dust.
My brother bought me an expensive kitchen hand mixer for my birthday and I don't think he understands why I'm so excited. I am not going to tell him I'm using it for mixing my render :-P
Omg they are so wholesome and adorable together :) refreshing and beautiful to see them interacting. They are oooozing sweetness and love for each other :) great video with lots of info! Thanks for sharing 💖
Thank you for those positive kind words we really appreciate it. Hope you're enjoying any projects you may be working on. Thanks for watching take care. 😉👍
I can't wait to see you paint them!!!!! When you first showed us the massive blocks of foam I had no idea what you could do with it, and now it doesn't even look like something you made!!! It looks like something from the store!
Thank you very much =)
Its like Doc's always saying... "If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything"
5:55
I "Flip" RVs... and to SAND that stuff
I use those GREEN Scrubbie things... from Lowes or the Dollar Store...
I completely stripped and handprinted a Vintage Travel Trailer, by using the GREEN (kitchen, pot scrubbers)...
Works wonders...
I love this video... Y'all are so Great...
Thank you so much for making these videos.. LOVE Them.
Thank you for the tip 😉👍
@@HollywoodHaunter
Since finding out that the GREEN (ruff) Pot Scrubbers do so well... I never use Sandpaper again!!!
If you want to slow down the "20 minute" plaster...
Use ~cold~ water & add a bit of baking soda to the mix. You will need to experiment a bit with how much to add based on the overall amount of plaster you are mixing.
Essentially, raising the PH of the mix will slow the set time. Conversely, lowering the PH will speed it up.
Very helpful information. Can't wait to test it out, Thanks!
"That's how a real man treats his wife?" I wish I could have found one in my lifetime, maybe in my next life I will be so lucky to find a man like Chris, he is really handsome with a beautiful smile. Gina you are a sweetheart also with a beautiful face and smile. I would love to be able to do this I love Halloween and you could never ever have enough props and decorations. Great work !!
Came here to find what to coat styrofoam in. Kept watching because y’all seem so nice and fun! Plus I did learn a lot!
Im SO glad I found you! I have carved a rock wall for my "jail" that will be permanent outside in north Idaho. I am about to hard coat!
Awesome!
Oh MAN! Thanks UA-cam algorithm! This is literally the *perfect* thing I need for my Stakataka cosplay! It will weigh more than me and I'm going to be dead post con, but holy shit it'll be the coolest cosplay.
The result reminds me of a Stephen Spielberg TV episode. Great job!
You could add a little glycerin to plasticize it a bit and allow for some wiggle time before it dries.
My husband overheard the video and asked - Is that Leslie Knope? Apparently he thinks Jeana sounds like Leslie! 😁 This video helped me hard coat my tombstones last year!
to my eye, the bumps make it look more realistic
FYI, It has latex added to it to aid flexibility. There is also a concrete adhesive you can apply first that will help prevent the FlexBond from falling off if you crack the coating. Look up Quikrete Concrete Bonding Adhesive at Home Despot ($18.97 gal). Thanks for making the video.
Thanks! we thought about trying to add paint for tinting to possibly skip the painting process but wondered if it would affect the curing process. The nice thing is it does bond to the foam quite well already its just that like the exterior foam signs and houses here with the foam siding/mesh/stucco, it really needs to be 3/16" to 1/4" thick so then I can stand on them.
I should have said if better, the flexbond has polymers added (used to be latex), just helping fill the spot where he couldn't find what the additive was on the bag. I thought in the video he said some pieces of the coating would fall off if cracked. The adhesive is intended to help avoid that.
When you have some spare time (hahaha), try doing some paint added experiments to see how that effect cures. Let us know how it goes.
that sounds like a great idea to try in a video. we are always wondering which types of vids to make in the off season and we like testing out different things. we could even try out the adhesive you mentioned as well. thanks again for your feedback 😆
OMG..... they really are beautiful. Such long hours for you both but what an impact they will have in your pumpkin patch. You both truly are artists. Can not wait to see them painted Jeana and awesome work Chris. 😀
Now to pick out colors....what to choose, what to choose....
What a cute couple you two are. Seems there is always something fun going on where ever and whenever you guys are together.
So cool. I love making Halloween props. So great bc they are one of a kind. My husb hates when I make props or go all out for Halloween ☹ your so lucky your SO likes Halloween. I make props for Xmas too
Just googled about coating polystrene and got your vid - and I have some of the plaster or mortar based stuff left over from a reno (several bags!) - and the info about making fake bricks on plywood gave me some ideas too :)
Super helpful! I"m making cathedral windows and needed to make them look like stone and make them sturdy. Thank you!
its fun finally getting there and being an artist.
What a cute couple. Thank you for the very useful information!
this is what ive been looking for, i dont know that we can make giannt sculppture out of styrofoam and not clay, thank you
The Flex bond what is it actually used for as I need to find something similar in the UK..
I love your Jurassic Park T-shirt! That's a like on its own.
These have been so much work, but they look amazing!!!
Can't wait to see them finished!!!
Thank you we can't wait to be done with them now =)
The pumpkin's are so perfect. I was thinking to make really durable soak cloth strips in concrete mix and apply to bottom of pumpkin to reinforce to keep cracks down. Just a thought. Your work is outstanding. 🎃💖🎃
That's a good idea to do Linda thank you for the suggestion. I think that would make it stronger.
Could you use the stuff used to make casts? Like casting for a broken bone.
@@dibright1445 You could try it, I can't remember if that holds up to getting wet or not but I think its fine. When we used the plaster first in this video we noticed moisture made it softer so that's why we switched to mortar. The draw back is for the pumpkins we had hoped for a smoother finish. Its perfect for tombstones etc. I wonder what kind of finish the casting stuff would leave?
@@HollywoodHaunter thank you for taking the time to read and answer my question. If I do one with the cast material I wouldn't let it go outside. I will let you know if it works. I'm definitely going to make one or 2, maybe 3 next year. 🤗
Looking really good, after you get some paint on those, they should fool the Great Pumpkin himself!
We sure hope so!
Udder cream is a good DIY hand cream and a manicure 💅
Pretty cool stuff
I've also made a lot of furniture.... tables coffee tables out of foam and mesh finished in stucco it's amazingly strong if everything is meshed ..nice work you two
looks really good
Thank you Brent ya that stuff works well. We used to make custom outdoor kitchens, fire places, and fire pits years ago using that stuff. We also just put it straight on hardi backer and cement board and it worked really well. Thanks again.
I'm curious about trying this too. When you say everything is meshed, do you mean you put mesh over your foam, or in the mix? How do you attach it to the foam if you put it on top? Thank you! I've been wanting to try making a little fountain this way.
@@debraherrera8983 hello Debra you put a quarter inch thick layer of mud or basecoat and imbed fiberglass mesh into it .stucco supply company sell 4 foot ×80foot rolls of mesh use a trowel to smooth it out and a wet paintbrush to clean up the corners and details
I have been watching your content since you built that haunted house outside of your home.
Ever since then I have loved your channel.
But now all you guys do
Is make me love it even more
Keep up the good work and stay spooky d;
Thank you so much!
You guys are so creative and super intelligent when making these props. Im jelly of you guys lol
Send me two of these... I need these so bad
Please post your videos on fiberglass of these pumpkins. Thanks.
if your still interested ua-cam.com/video/bPqoaJu6z4U/v-deo.html
we have the same Jurassic park shirt nice
Excellent, thanks for sharing ! My brains already in overdrive..LOL.💙
Have you guys ever tried using a stucco hopper to spray on the mortar? I have done this a few times with render i make myself from a PVA additive, sand and cement and a little touch of xypex admix to make it waterproof. Works great for me.
We have not but that sounds good we will definitely have to try that. Thanks for the info.👍
So could you put the mortar directly on the foam instead of over plaster?
AudioHouseOnline yes, we just used plaster cause we had it. the mortar is better
If you really want to make them waterproof you should have used Mapei Aqua defense. It's a liquid latex that is used to waterproof shower. Homedepot sells Redguard which is the same, as well as Laticrete has a similar product.
Omg, so much information on the products! Thank you! I’m building a little model park for my niece-I have an old soft foam mattress topper... I’m thinking the flex bond will be best? I’m only using the soft foam mattress topper for the mountain(s). I’m putting it all on an old whiteboard cus it already has a frame and I thought it could possibly hold some kind of a plasti dip within the frame-then I can add trees to the wet dip?? I was also thinking that the board will probably flex though also? Lol I’m still honestly just learning. Would love any info. 😅
Thank you ♥️
Sorry just getting back how did your project turn out did you get to try some different things?
you guys beat me to this I was going to do a video on the same damn thing because God knows I've got tons of thin-set we buy it by the pallet
ok so here's the thing.. you guys are awesome! we can't all do what you do but we all admire it! i don't know if you go back in the comments enough to read what people are saying or not, but its apparent that you guys are loved. Have you ever done a subscriber give away? i want a pumpkin!!! That's all i'm saying!!! We'll work out the shipping charges later!!!!! Love you guys, congrats on the new baby!!!! My granddaughter Lillyann just turned 6 months old!!! Anyway, i think you guys should do a hell mouth thing like Troy does, just a shout out to your fans. God bless and Happy Halloween from my family to yours!!!!
Yes it's time we did another Haunt contest. Not sure if we'll be giving away a pumpkin but hopefully something Haunters will enjoy :) Thank you for the feedback! God bless you as well
I'll have to remember that hard coat method. Someone told me years ago to use a mortar mix, wood glue and some water. Never got around to making something to hard coat. Nice info. Oh ... I said ... it puts the lotion in the basket the same time Chris did. Great minds ... huh. LOL
Yes that line will be in the brain forever... We will have to try adding the wood glue just for the heck of it now
This is late but...I have found that despite being a pva glue, wood glue has a tendency to react in unexpected ways when mixed with other products. I typically go for something like Sobo when adding it to my concoctions. And remember that most Elmer's white glue is washable, which means it reactivates when wet.
Would you be able to coat it in plaster and then put a cheaper fiberglass resin overtop that isn’t styrofoam safe?
You did a great job. Nice to see a couple working together. This makes me want to create giant Mickey Mouse pumpkins even more. I just need to find the giant foam near me. I’ve already made giant Mickey Mouse ice creams 😁
That sounds fun I'd love to make a big blinking pumpkin mickey.Thank you
Would Monster Mud have worked too? Man, you guys do great work! Awesome pumpkins!
I don't see why not, I'm not 100% for sure if it gets as hard as a coating but it would most likely work. We wanted to use mostly what we already had up before we tried anything new.
Really cool! Where do you get the pumpkins that size? Would love to get a couple and see about props for christmas as well.
You guys are the cutest, subscribed!
Thank you!
what kind of foam is that you use to make the pumpkin and stem?
high density carving foam but I'm not for sure on what pound it was. It great for carving lots of detail.
Your both great at this you two, very entertaining. I worry about your lungs though!, none of what your using is good for you and any old person will tell you we all suffer from stuff we made out living doing years and years ago, just want you to be safe
Nice work. I like to use waterproof PVA and silversand in layers.
Is there a sprayer tool small enough to use on these? I see the larger 3 and 4 jet concrete sprayers but wonder if special smaller jets could be used or just a smaller sprayer. looking at the larger units, you'd probably waste a lot of material.
Where do you purchase styrofoam blocks?
Just wanted to let you know we list some places to get big blocks of foam in this video if your still interested ua-cam.com/video/bPqoaJu6z4U/v-deo.html
how much weight does the mortar add? If I made a fake rock this way, would it withstand a person sitting on it? Could I do a similar method with fiberglass and resin?
the mortar does add some weight to it depending on how thick you make it. We don't think it would be the right hard coat choice for anything people have contact with especially sitting on. The resin and fiberglass is a great thing to use and will be plenty strong but it costs more of course. Be sure to use a foam safe resin or coating first on foam so it doesn't melt. Test it out =)
Loooks like hydraulic cement which sets up quick like that and it’s water proof
you guys are awesome thank you. Im creating a tree to go inside a childs room, do you think a couple of coats of tile mortar would be enough or do you think precoating with plaster is a must - Im trying to be budget conscious but the priority is strength
So you definitely don't have to use any plaster we just did that step because we had some laying around. Here the deal if you make it thick it can work but if it takes a hit from anything the mortar may crack. It is a cheaper hard coating which is why we chose it but if you really want it to last we recommend using a flexible resin like what we used on the carved telephone pole we made a while back. It will be much more forgiving. Even better than that would be a fiberglass outer shell on top of the resin layer but now you're really into it a few dollars. The mortar can give you a hard coat but it is sort of fragile at the same time. thanks for watching!
Nice folk, what do you do, do you make these things for a living?
I love her voice
Awesome video!
I live in New Jersey...could you guys tell me where I can purchase the large foam pumpkins online...I'm having a hard time finding the large ones...thank you!
What are you going to do with them after they are removed from your front yard???? Thanksgiving decorations with Charlie Brown????
Not sure, probably just store them out back with the rest of the decorations we've made hahaha I like your idea for thanksgiving though, hmmmm
HA HA HA, ya'll ROCK, awesome Karma out to you two..!
Wow! Awesome job! By the way vaseline on the hands with gloves will work 😊
Thanks for the tip that sounds like it would work alright, feel strange but work lol
HOW FABULOUS
Not sure if you check your comments because this videos 4 years old but if you do can you share the link of how you actually made the large pumpkins. Thanks so much great video.
ua-cam.com/video/bPqoaJu6z4U/v-deo.html
Use gloves. Mastic and mortar are very alkaline (ph 12 - 13), whereas human skin is somewhat acidic (pH 4 to 5). Mortar will kill your skin in no time. So use gloves.
But good stuff.
Awesome job!! I would like to try sculpting on foam.
Where can I purchase large EPS foam blocks?
WHERE can I find styrofoam this large ❓❓❓❓❓❓PLEASE 🙏
@@gmaw23beauties37 For large projects like this I usually glue layers together. You are never gonna see the seams , especially if you end of covering it with the hard coat
nice …. could u glass fibre over that paint layer ? ie make a boat hull outa foam , paint , then put 4 or 5 glass fibre layers over
You could try but just paint only could cause issues if the resin gets through to the foam. Now if I did it over top all the junk I put on these pumpkins in the video it would probably be ok. Another option is apply thin tin foil pieces over your work using wallpaper glue adhesive. You can push foil down into all the details with a paint brush. That would protect it.
Fantastic work. Wish you were here in Auckland, New Zealand for commissioning!
Maybe a future visit ;)
can i ask plz where doyou get the large peices of Styrofoam
Just wanted to let you know we list some places to get big blocks of foam in this video if your still interested ua-cam.com/video/bPqoaJu6z4U/v-deo.html
it would be awesome if you could hollow one out and carve a jack-o-lantern...put one of those halloween fake flame cauldrons in the middle...i doubt thats even posible to do but its a cool thought...you could cut out the eye holes and mouth and light it with led lights
That is a great Idea, we were just going to leave them large pumpkins for this year because of time and energy but we could always make that modification in the future we are not scared. It would look cool!
We finally got around to making one in this video if your still interested ua-cam.com/video/bPqoaJu6z4U/v-deo.html
Gloves!!! 🙌
Awesome stuff! I’m wanting to make some yard decorations for Christmas. Will be my first time taking on such a project. Do I need to hard coat the foam before painting or can I paint the styrofoam and then use something like polycrylic?
Just painting the foam is OK as long you handle it carefully. It's not a hard coat but it's better than nothing.
funny how 5 little tiny pumpkins can wreck havoc on ones lovely hands. time for a foot massage Chris---now make mommy happy
Hahahaha I suppose shes entitled to that =)
yes she is today and always, BUT then so are you kiddo!!
When you say the costing goes hard. How hard would you say? Like taking a hammer to it hard or like little knocks and bumps? Thnx
Not hammer hard, its more for handling knocks and bumps.
Superb, did you say you used a tile adhesive first to make it hard. Sorry from England here . Did you carve them?
Just wanted to let you know we explain in this video if your still interested ua-cam.com/video/bPqoaJu6z4U/v-deo.html
Plaster usually crack with only water when it dries, did you add something to avoid cracks?
Great info. and demo, so much good stuff in this vlog. Those Pumpkins are looking amazing.
Thanks!
you guys are amazing!
another great video love the joking around.
HEHE! Thanks :)
Great video very informative 😊
*knocks on pumpkin
*pumpkin knocks back
*gasp “Gina!”
😂😆🤣👏
Amazing brother. 👌💯
what is the actual recipe or ratio for the morbid mortar? you guys are great! thanks for showing us the sealers you use.
kkeegan32 whenever we mix the flexbond mortar the consistency we like is like a pancake or cake batter. i think it ends up being like twice the powder to water but we just keep adding Powder to the water as we stir until it looks right. hope that helps and thanks for the comment
geez!!! I need 500 hundred of these🤗🎃 you guys are amazinggggg!!
Thanks Sam!!!! I think we should make a mold of these bad boys and pump a bunch out ;)
Still my favorite video from you guys! Question - can you just go straight to flex bond and skip the plaster?
Yes I think its better that way.
Hollywood Haunter thank you!
I love this video, you guys are so creative... but I hope off-camera you are wearing a mask and gloves. I hate to think what that powder is doing to your lungs. 😱 a hint Using CeraVe ointment and soft cotton gloves works a charm.
Can you guesstimate how long will it last outside in Louisiana?
Not sure a few years maybe
Where do you get the foam blocks
which plasters can you use to apply fiberglass over? or are they all fiberglass friendly?
Does anyone know what I could use to hard coat/weatherproof a traditional paper mache piece? It's made of newspaper, blue shop towel and flour. I coated with polycrylic, spray painted it, coated twice again with the poly and it still got soggy in the rain. I cut out the soggy area and dried it out and was able to salvage it but I want to make it 100% weatherproof.