Welcome to FrightFest
British ColumbiaThe only Western Canadian Gathering of Prop Builders where Home and Professional Haunters get together to share prop making techniques, ideas and good times.
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Frightfest BC 2008 and "Halloween In August"
In 2006 the staff of the Ft. Langley Campground invited the members of Frightfest BC to participate in their "Halloween In August" weekend. The FFBC group built a haunted house on the site. This was a very cool weekend, the individual campers decorated their sites, the kids dressed in costume for trick-or-treating, and there where many Halloween related events during the weekend, including hay rides, costume contests and of course, the FFBC Haunted House.The park was so impressed with the work from the FFBC group that they have given us an ongoing invite to continue this annual event with them. Because of this, Frightfest BC has been rescheduled to coincide with "Halloween In August" at the Ft. Langley campground. click below for more details....
FFBC 2004.
The first ever event of its kind in Western Canada, held September 18th & 19th, 2004. Participants enjoyed seminars in:
Many ideas were shared at our event. Dental alginate was played with and enjoyed by all. (To discover what we made with the alginate, you must personally attend next year). Enjoy the pictures below and plan on attending the next FFBC.
- Corpsing 101: Canadian Style
- Severed Limb molding and casting
- Bone Making
FFBC 2008 date and location change!!
Some of the things we have done
Casting body parts in
two part foam...FlexWax Limbs: Flexwas is a part wax, part plastic, meltable product that can be purchased in five pound blocks. It should be slowly melted in a double boiler on the stove. Once melted, it is brushed onto the limb or the limb is dipped into the wax. About three layers are applied for best results. Once the wax is hardened (less than five minutes), the limb is carefully removed and any holes or tears are repaired with the melted flexwax. This will be your mold for the next step.
When the mold is complete, mix a small batch of Por-a-Cast (two part plastic). Pour the Por-a-Cast into the mold and slush it around the interior of the mold. Wear gloves and slush over the top of a protected surface as this can get messy. Slushing coats the inside of the mold and is done by rotating the mold. Make sure all interior surfaces are fully coated. Por-a-Cast sets up in about three minutes. Next mix two part polyurethane rigid foam and pour into the mold. This foam will expand in about 3 minutes and completely fill the mold. Wait about an hour, remove the Flexwax mold and put it back into the double boiler so that it can be reused for another project. The above limbs were painted with an airbrush.
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See how we make homemade bones!
Roll out a 1 1/2" layer of clay on a cookie sheet. Press the bucky hand deep into the clay to create the impression.
Carefully remove the Bucky hand. Cut wire and place it in each finger and across the back of the hand. Be sure the wire extends out the wrist so it can be attached.
Fill with Por-a-cast and leave for 5 minutes while it sets
Peel off the clay and scrub with a brush under warm water if necessary.
While it is still fairly soft, trim any excess of with a paring knife. If you carefully cut the material from between each knuckle, the hand will be moveable (remember the wires which you inserted). With time the foam will harden so all trimming should be done as soon as the hand can be pulled from the mold.
These Bucky skulls were made with a two part silicone mold and polyurethane two part foam. The rib cage section was also made using a silicone mold and por-a-cast.
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