My Jack Skellington build

[Unseely]

Hi all. Long time lurker, first time poster here.

I wanted to share my Jack Skellington build.

I started off with an old illuminated world globe found at a thrift store for 10 bucks.

After I got it home, I disassembled it and peeled off the vinyl skin with all the countries on it.

That left me with a thick clear plastic globe about 16 inches in diameter.

Using a sharpie I drew the eyes, nose and mouth.

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Then I very carefully cut out the eyeholes with a jigsaw using a fine tooth wood blade.

For the opening for my head, I measured the width then added a bit more for comfort. Ended up being 9 inches.

There was already a small round hole for a lightbulb so I just measured the width of the circle and subtracted that from half of my total width for my head. I made 20 or so marks around the circle then connected the dots and cut with a jigsaw.

After that I used apoxie sculpt and dap drywall finish to start sculpting the face.

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And this is where I am now after the first coat of primer.

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I still have a lot of sanding, filling and refining left to do but I hope y'all enjoy.

I will be adding regular updates as I'm able.

 

[PotionMistress]

Wow, I love this! Is this going to be just the Jack head or are you building the full body too? The head looks really good on the plinth that its setting on already.

 

[Unseely]

Thanks!

I'm gonna be doing the bowtie and the suit as well.

 

[Unseely]

Got a bit of sanding done and another coat of primer.

Followed that with a bit of Bondo spot filler.

I'm using less each time, so I can definitely see the light at the end of the tunnel.

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[Unseely]

Nothing new to report. Just fill, sand, rinse and repeat.

Should have some more pics up on Wednesday.

 

[Unseely]

Took a little break from hand sanding the mask to work on the bowtie.

In some of the screenshots from the movie, the bowtie looks like a cat with bat ears. I liked those so tried to duplicate them, with my own spin.

Hope y'all like

 

[Unseely]

I'm having to go out of town on business and won't be back until the 15th or 16th.

My next step is to buy some Worbla black and use that to make the "wings" of the bowtie.

Promise y'all there will be plenty of pics and updates upon my return.n

 

[Unseely]

Here's a quick test fit. The central part of the bowtie is too low and held on (barely) with tape. But it should give you an idea of scale.

I'm gonna have to pin it on using a large brooch fastening or strong magnets after I add the Worbla wings.

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[Unseely]

I'll be adding a hand striped tuxedo jacket and pants as well as the white turtleneck in another week or so.

 

[Unseely]

Wow, just took another look. I like the bat/cat head but it's a little too large.

Will either be resculpting it a third smaller....or looking at 3d scanning options and reducing it that way.

 

[Frogfreak]

Either way I'm sure it will turn out fantastic!

 

[Unseely]

Either way I'm sure it will turn out fantastic!

Thanks! It's far from perfect but I'm giving it my best.

 

[Frogfreak]

So is it going to be a costume? And if so are you gonna have small stilts to add closer height?

 

[thegnome]

Really nice work, I am excited to see the result!

 

[Unseely]

So is it going to be a costume? And if so are you gonna have small stilts to add closer height?

Yes, it's going to be a costume. I'll be wearing 7" tall platform boots.

With the added height of the mask, that should put me right at 7 foot tall.

My fiance is going as Sally and she's only 5'

 

[McKeePhoto]

This is looking awesome! Keep up the good work!

 

[Unseely]

So, a small update for y'all.

I looked into resizing options like adding thinner to a silcone mold and having the original sculpt 3-d scanned and then printed smaller.

Decided to resculpt. I started off with a floral foam block and then covered that with Apoxie Sculpt.

For those not familiar with Apoxie Sculpt, it's a two part epoxy thats sculptable like clay until it hardens.

Anyway, here where I'm at now after sealing it with clear epoxy.

It's smaller than the original and not quite as whimsical.

Still waiting on my terraflex to arrive to begin work on the wings.

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[Frogfreak]

Looking great so far!

 

[Unseely]

So a small update. Got the wings cut out and fastened securely. Ended up using styrene from a print shop because it was cheaper.

I just crazy glued it to the back of the bat head then used Apoxie Sculpt to make sure there's no way it can come undone.

I'm going to fasten it to my white turtleneck with a rare earth magnet.

 

[Unseely]

Got the whole thing painted sanded and painted three coats of black acrylic.

Will be adding the white later on tonight