Dead Alien - Halloween prop

Dead Alien - Halloween prop
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Using an inexpensive plastic skeleton, some paper mache and some expanding foam you too can have a "dead alien" this halloween.
 
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Step 1Ingredients and Tools

Ingredients:
Inexpensive plastic skeleton
Expanding spray insulation
Masking tape
Wire or coat hangers
Balloon, size of alien head. Have a couple spares just in case...
Paper Mache supplies - paper, paste, etc.
Blood colored paint (red, green, blue, purple, it's your alien) - if spray paint, use plastic friendly type
Gloss coat - spray or liquid
Gray paint - or any other acceptable alien skintone.
Black acrylic craft paint or india ink.
Optional - latex paint, any light color, or white glue.
Optional - lenses from dollar-store sunglasses
Optional - packing tape
Tools:
Slicing/dicing utility - knives, rotary tool, laser, what ever you feel comfortable with.
Rubber gloves
Pliers and/or wire cutters
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11 comments
Sep 27, 2010. 6:08 PMLorannb says:
Just finished project. thanks for the instructions. Decided to use the left over fingers and toes to lengthen fingers. In addition, I added antennas. hard to tell from pic since it is on work table. Other pic is with alien standing up in order to get a full pic.

Your a great teacher thanks for the instructions/.;
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Jul 23, 2010. 12:02 PMmartie says:
This is a great DIY project. I plan on giving it a try soon. Thanks so much for sharing this with us.
Feb 20, 2008. 9:58 AMsusanfromhauntspace says:
ahhhh this will go brilliantly with my U.F.O. project!
Oct 17, 2007. 9:39 PMMr. Rig It says:
Great job this is a sure winner!
Oct 15, 2007. 8:59 AMjnixon says:
Nice one. Really gross!
Sep 8, 2007. 9:50 AM!Andrew_Modder! says:
..... :-D ... awesome
Sep 8, 2007. 9:20 AMgmoon says:
Yuck. Well done.
Sep 8, 2007. 7:41 AMRamnosity says:
That's pretty disgusting looking. Great for holloween. Good instructable.
Sep 8, 2007. 1:43 AMPopcornfilms says:
fan-freaking tastic :) great instructable! great job! perhaps add a alien mask? beautiful.
Sep 8, 2007. 12:13 AMchooseausername says:
Grrrrrrrr ! I planed to do that ! >:-[

Except I wanted to make mine with flesh of fish, and to abandon it into a field near which i would have hiden a camcorder =o)

What a pity that I don't have enough free time ! ............... :-[

Good work anyway :-)


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