Cbstudios
Sr Member
Well, Its already Friday the 13th here in the land down undah, so I figured this was a great time to share a small (time wise) build that I did a few months back.
I'm a giant fan of the Friday the 13th Series, and while sorting through some busted timber pallets leftover from my halloween build last year, I figured I should make the crystal lake sign. I threw together some rough measurements, and ripped down the timber. Everything except for the "Camp Crystal Lake" letters is busted old pallets, I went for something a little custom on those letters, and had my friend laser cut them so the sign had some dimensionality. They're glued and nailed, so hopefully over time, they develop some rust and natural aging.
I intentionally went a bit rough for this sign. I wanted the visible panel seams, but I wanted the sign to look bright and fresh. My thinking was that this was the OG sign from 1980, but after over 40 years in the rain and weather it had split and warped, but every year got a fresh coat of paint for summer. This was all hand painted in acrylic paints, with the additional lettering done with vinyl stencils. I also chemically aged some eye bolts and mounted them in the top.
And the finished product. This will be hanging outside in the Aussie sun, wind and rain for hopefully years to come.
Mine on top, Original on the bottom.
I'm a giant fan of the Friday the 13th Series, and while sorting through some busted timber pallets leftover from my halloween build last year, I figured I should make the crystal lake sign. I threw together some rough measurements, and ripped down the timber. Everything except for the "Camp Crystal Lake" letters is busted old pallets, I went for something a little custom on those letters, and had my friend laser cut them so the sign had some dimensionality. They're glued and nailed, so hopefully over time, they develop some rust and natural aging.
I intentionally went a bit rough for this sign. I wanted the visible panel seams, but I wanted the sign to look bright and fresh. My thinking was that this was the OG sign from 1980, but after over 40 years in the rain and weather it had split and warped, but every year got a fresh coat of paint for summer. This was all hand painted in acrylic paints, with the additional lettering done with vinyl stencils. I also chemically aged some eye bolts and mounted them in the top.
And the finished product. This will be hanging outside in the Aussie sun, wind and rain for hopefully years to come.
Mine on top, Original on the bottom.
