PRO5OHHO
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I'm doing something weird. Last year I got it in my head that my Halloween display theme should be "Mordor". Full size Tolkien-related props aren't really a thing that you can buy, so I've had to make, am still making and will probably ALWAYS be making the props for this display. I'm a jack of all trades and master of none. Sometimes I obsess over the props and try to make them almost perfect, and sometimes I just say "eff it, that's good enough, it's not like Trick-Or-Treaters know the difference between Gollum & Dobby anyway".
But I digress, this thread isn't even about the display. I'll probably make a separate thread for that. THIS is a thread about something I want to MAKE for the display. Trick-Or-Treaters LOVE to tramp right into the display and sit on props to take selfies, I don't want that. I want them to stay out and appreciate the art I've poured hundreds of hours into, and not crush the props with their giant American butts (mine included). So, I need a fence. BUT it has to match my Mordor theme.
So, what kind of fences might look good in Mordor/the Dead Marshes/Weathertop? I REALLY want to make fake log Czech Hedgehogs as I think it would be kind of a solemn reminder of the sacrifices and horrors of WWI, but that is going to be a giant pain in the butt, so I'm open to other ideas as well. I may just throw a bunch of branches on the ground in the form of a wall and call it a day. I did see that in The Fellowship of the Ring that the entrance to the Tower of Orthanc is lined by wooden posts with chain, but it didn't look very rustic enough to me. I could carve stone walls out of insulation foam which would also be a lot of work.
But I'm wondering what other types of barriers y'all can think of that might look like an authentic scary Middle Earth fence.
So far for props I have: Barad-Dur, Gollum (with FISH!), a Nazgul, a Nazgul horse, a wolf, Mount Doom, a lava river, an Orc/Goblin, Saruman, braziers & Orc war banners. This is a photo from last year, I know, the lighting is terrible.
Also - I'm located in Houston, TX - Just in case anyone gets bored and wants to come help build stuff!
But I digress, this thread isn't even about the display. I'll probably make a separate thread for that. THIS is a thread about something I want to MAKE for the display. Trick-Or-Treaters LOVE to tramp right into the display and sit on props to take selfies, I don't want that. I want them to stay out and appreciate the art I've poured hundreds of hours into, and not crush the props with their giant American butts (mine included). So, I need a fence. BUT it has to match my Mordor theme.
So, what kind of fences might look good in Mordor/the Dead Marshes/Weathertop? I REALLY want to make fake log Czech Hedgehogs as I think it would be kind of a solemn reminder of the sacrifices and horrors of WWI, but that is going to be a giant pain in the butt, so I'm open to other ideas as well. I may just throw a bunch of branches on the ground in the form of a wall and call it a day. I did see that in The Fellowship of the Ring that the entrance to the Tower of Orthanc is lined by wooden posts with chain, but it didn't look very rustic enough to me. I could carve stone walls out of insulation foam which would also be a lot of work.
But I'm wondering what other types of barriers y'all can think of that might look like an authentic scary Middle Earth fence.
So far for props I have: Barad-Dur, Gollum (with FISH!), a Nazgul, a Nazgul horse, a wolf, Mount Doom, a lava river, an Orc/Goblin, Saruman, braziers & Orc war banners. This is a photo from last year, I know, the lighting is terrible.
Also - I'm located in Houston, TX - Just in case anyone gets bored and wants to come help build stuff!
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