"Return of the Living Dead 2" Zombie Barrel Build (UPDATE 11-28-10) w/ VIDEO
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Re: "Return of the Living Dead 2" Zombie Barrel Build (UPDATE 9-15-10)
Wow! I thought I watched this movie too much! Great pics! Where did you get the half woman zombie cast? I think both you guys have inspired me to fabricate a barrel now! Let me know if you cast anything up for sale. I may be interested.
Wow! I thought I watched this movie too much! Great pics! Where did you get the half woman zombie cast? I think both you guys have inspired me to fabricate a barrel now! Let me know if you cast anything up for sale. I may be interested.
Re: "Return of the Living Dead 2" Zombie Barrel Build (UPDATE 9-15-10)
Right now all I have for sale is the ROTLD 1 style barrels. 100.00 each plus shipping. I also have the custom stencils for any of the barrels for 10.00 each plus shipping. Will have much more soon, including other parts from the barrels, lids, zombies, etc. Joe
Re: "Return of the Living Dead 2" Zombie Barrel Build (UPDATE 9-15-10)
The half corpse model was found online a while back, and was sculpted by Tony Gardner who made the Half Corpses for the movie. Joe
Re: "Return of the Living Dead 2" Zombie Barrel Build (UPDATE 9-15-10)
Can you let me know what site the keypad is, I would like to see what you are talking about...Also If I may make a suggestion. It appears that you can see the plexiglass inder the bolted frame piece on top of the barrel. Why not mount the plexi to the underside of the lid to keep it from showing and give the top a more solid look. Just a thought, not trying to tell you how to store your Trioxin. Joe
Rusty85
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Re: "Return of the Living Dead 2" Zombie Barrel Build (UPDATE 9-15-10)
Well, there was a reason I mounted the glass on the bottom. I can't remember what it was though. I think that in the end I thought that it might be a little harder to do it that way, mainly because the inside of the lid is curved, and getting the glass to sit flush might be a little tricky.
That casting in there of Tarman is supposed to be cast off an original. I know someone that's got the melted and pre-melted versions. I liked the pre-melted version better.
Well, there was a reason I mounted the glass on the bottom. I can't remember what it was though. I think that in the end I thought that it might be a little harder to do it that way, mainly because the inside of the lid is curved, and getting the glass to sit flush might be a little tricky.
That casting in there of Tarman is supposed to be cast off an original. I know someone that's got the melted and pre-melted versions. I liked the pre-melted version better.
Re: "Return of the Living Dead 2" Zombie Barrel Build (UPDATE 9-15-10)
OK kids, class is in. Today we are going to tackle the topic of the Trioxin barrel
from ROTLD Part 2.For the 2nd installment of the series, the director Ken Wiederhorn
"for whatever reason" has a complete new design for the Trioxin canisters.
Ok, that's fine...but when trying to make a replica of it, there are many
differences from barrel to barrel. Obviously, they are not all the same.
I personaly believe that there are at least 4 different screen used barrels.
Not counting the background barrels. I'm reffering to the up front closeup and hero
barrels. I hope that this thread helps you guys get the details you
might have otherwise missed, and sheds a little light on the mystery that is the
ever changing Trioxin Tank. First off let me start by saying that this is just a
how I see it post, as I was not there and did not help build the props...so if anybody
has anything to add or correct please feel free to do so. Let's start with Pic 1.
http://http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z346/Joero6/SCREEN%20SHOTS/Barrelexam.jpgThis is a still from the back of the army truck at the start of the movie. We are
going to focus on barrels 1,2,3, and 4. The rest are just background barrels that
we never get a clear shot of anyway. Right away you will notice that 1 is different from
the other three. This appears to be the same style barrel with un updated lid. If you look in the blue circles and compare it appears that the lids of 2 and 3 have a slight upwards curve to them. It also appears that the lids of 2 and 3 just sit down inside the lip of the barrels for this shot. I gather this from the fact that the lid of 2 is uneven
by quite a bit,this could be from the jarring motion of the back of the truck during
filming. Notice the lip of the lid gets wider from left to right.
Next let's focus on the purple square. Barrel 1 has the original style
compression ring while the rest don't. In fact, in this opening scene it almost looks like
the compression part of the other barrels has been covered with some kind of tape and painted over...as there are no consistent details on it. Finally the lid. They added "metal" bands and a handle to the top. If you will direct your attention to the green square, you will see that this is not metal at all. This is most likely some kind of weather stripping or some sort of other peel and stick tape with a good thickness to it. Maybe a thin sheet of plastic that has been glued down. You can see the wrinkles in the square, so it's not anything too rigid. Hope this helps, I will be doing another post most likely later today with more details and comparisons. Joe
OK kids, class is in. Today we are going to tackle the topic of the Trioxin barrel
from ROTLD Part 2.For the 2nd installment of the series, the director Ken Wiederhorn
"for whatever reason" has a complete new design for the Trioxin canisters.
Ok, that's fine...but when trying to make a replica of it, there are many
differences from barrel to barrel. Obviously, they are not all the same.
I personaly believe that there are at least 4 different screen used barrels.
Not counting the background barrels. I'm reffering to the up front closeup and hero
barrels. I hope that this thread helps you guys get the details you
might have otherwise missed, and sheds a little light on the mystery that is the
ever changing Trioxin Tank. First off let me start by saying that this is just a
how I see it post, as I was not there and did not help build the props...so if anybody
has anything to add or correct please feel free to do so. Let's start with Pic 1.
http://http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z346/Joero6/SCREEN%20SHOTS/Barrelexam.jpgThis is a still from the back of the army truck at the start of the movie. We are
going to focus on barrels 1,2,3, and 4. The rest are just background barrels that
we never get a clear shot of anyway. Right away you will notice that 1 is different from
the other three. This appears to be the same style barrel with un updated lid. If you look in the blue circles and compare it appears that the lids of 2 and 3 have a slight upwards curve to them. It also appears that the lids of 2 and 3 just sit down inside the lip of the barrels for this shot. I gather this from the fact that the lid of 2 is uneven
by quite a bit,this could be from the jarring motion of the back of the truck during
filming. Notice the lip of the lid gets wider from left to right.
Next let's focus on the purple square. Barrel 1 has the original style
compression ring while the rest don't. In fact, in this opening scene it almost looks like
the compression part of the other barrels has been covered with some kind of tape and painted over...as there are no consistent details on it. Finally the lid. They added "metal" bands and a handle to the top. If you will direct your attention to the green square, you will see that this is not metal at all. This is most likely some kind of weather stripping or some sort of other peel and stick tape with a good thickness to it. Maybe a thin sheet of plastic that has been glued down. You can see the wrinkles in the square, so it's not anything too rigid. Hope this helps, I will be doing another post most likely later today with more details and comparisons. Joe
Re: "Return of the Living Dead 2" Zombie Barrel Build (UPDATE 9-15-10)
I don't think it's supposed to "open", I believe it's a break glass kind of thing. Joe
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Re: "Return of the Living Dead 2" Zombie Barrel Build (UPDATE 9-15-10)
Take the sticker you want to apply and place it on the barrel. Trace it light ly with a pencil. Tape off that area with painters tape, leaving the sticker area exposed...make sure to cover a good 4 inches all the way around that area. Use 3m spray adhesive on the barrel and back of the sticker. Let it set for a minute then apply it, keeping pressure on it for a few minutes afterward. This should hold it no problem. Joe
Re: "Return of the Living Dead 2" Zombie Barrel Build (UPDATE 9-15-10)
Is that super glue gel holding ok to the barrel's paint??? I have had mixed results depending on the type of paint. Also could you let me know which calculator had the "exact" buttons other than the arrows? I want to compare them to what I have researched so far. Thanks Joe
Rusty85
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Re: "Return of the Living Dead 2" Zombie Barrel Build (UPDATE 9-15-10)
The glue is holding fine on mine. It pretty much bonds to anything. The only thing I've ever had trouble with is things I probably shouldn't have tried it on, like felt, lol. I used it on a Jester head from Puppet Master. I drilled a hole through the head, poured some glue into the hole, and then put it onto the wire body and its held great. I even tried getting it apart once to repair it at one point, but it wouldn't come off.
Here's the link to the keypad I found. The four looks to be identical.
Keypad - 12 Button - SparkFun Electronics
The glue is holding fine on mine. It pretty much bonds to anything. The only thing I've ever had trouble with is things I probably shouldn't have tried it on, like felt, lol. I used it on a Jester head from Puppet Master. I drilled a hole through the head, poured some glue into the hole, and then put it onto the wire body and its held great. I even tried getting it apart once to repair it at one point, but it wouldn't come off.
Here's the link to the keypad I found. The four looks to be identical.
Keypad - 12 Button - SparkFun Electronics
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