Museum of the Weird: Coffin Clock

[ChickenHaunt]

Before the Haunted Mansion as we know it, Imagineer Rolly Crump designed a "Museum of the Weird." Next Saturday, Sept. 13, Creature Features in Burbank is hosting the opening of their "Museum of the Weird" gallery show, with Rolly himself in attendence! I was asked to contribute something, and did a recreation of Rolly's Coffin Clock maquette (seen in the foreground in the image at the top of the post). Pictures of mine are later in this post.

Here's a little background on the Museum from the Disneyland 10th Anniversary Special (starts at 1:37, but watch from the beginning to see Marc Davis talking about the Haunted Mansion, too!):

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Now, here's my Coffin Clock, with Rolly's original below:

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Not exact, perhaps, but not too far off, either!

I put some "making of" pictures on my blog here: http://chickenhaunt.blogspot.com/2014/09/museum-of-weird.html

 

[Broilermaker]

I think you did a pretty darn good job, maybe you could get him to sign your recreation, and then send it to me! I could hook you up pretty good.

 

[whoever]

That's a GREAT tribute.

 

[ChickenHaunt]

Thank you both!

Broilermaker, haha, hook me up with what? Looks like you're close enough to come see the show yourself! You could go to Monsterpalooza beforehand and make a day out of it.