2007 Pumpkin carving pics

[70charginglizard]

So how about it.

What are all your pumpkins lookin like this year guys?

Last year I did a mopar one

This year in honor of the lizard I did one of the lizard king Jim Morrison.




What do you think?

Lets see all yours.

[mikepmcs]

That's awesome.  Did you free hand that?

I was gonna carve some but all i can find is the same old stuff at rite aid and walmart.

I do have some pictures from the past if i can find them I'll scan them.

v/r
Mike

[70charginglizard]

  Did you free hand that?

Nope, I found a pumpkin pattern of the internet, printed it and resized for my pumpkin.

http://www.masterpiecepumpkins.com


It really does look pretty cool. Especially in the dark. Took a LOT of time to cut out though.

[mikepmcs]

I'm on it thanks for the link.

v/r
Mike

[71ChallengeHer]

That's awesome.

[HITMAN 149]

last years pumpkin....
as i didn't have time this year...

[mikepmcs]

hope you don't mind john. took the liberty on the resize.
v/r
Mike

[HITMAN 149]

not at all, ...afer all you are my-resize assistant!!!!!!!!! LOL

[mikepmcs]

Found a pic of a couple i did a few years back.

[mikepmcs]

pics from Lisa and Chuck(the skips)

[Arthu®]

Some very nice carved pumpkins you all have there. I just never really understood the whole Halloween thing, must be because I'm European (Correction: Dutch)...

Arthur

[PocketThunder]

Some very nice carved pumpkins you all have there. I just never really understood the whole Halloween thing, must be because I'm European...

Arthur

What do you mean?  You guys started it.. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween

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[400/6/PAC]

Nice carvings.
That looks like fun

[BMOTOXSTAR]

So how about it.

What are all your pumpkins lookin like this year guys?

Last year I did a mopar one

This year in honor of the lizard I did one of the lizard king Jim Morrison.




After you do the stencil, what kind of blade do you use to cut the pumpkin?
That is really nice.
I want to make a MUSHROOMHEAD pumpkin this year, they are a metal band from Cleveland.
I will post a pic of what I am trying to do. Can you help?
What do you think?

Lets see all yours.

[Arthu®]

Some very nice carved pumpkins you all have there. I just never really understood the whole Halloween thing, must be because I'm European...

Arthur

What do you mean?  You guys started it.. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween

Corrected that And we don't really celebrate it here, there have been some the last couple of years but it's just a commercial thing.

[70charginglizard]

After you do the stencil, what kind of blade do you use to cut the pumpkin?
Can you help?

this is the kit I used-

http://www.pumpkinmasters.com/power_saw.asp

[mikepmcs]

I used a power saw as well tonight, made some quick work of it too I might add.  The power scooper is better as an egg beater in my opinion though.

here's tonights offering.  I ain't done yet though.  Lizard, hope you dont' mind, i did a James Douglas Morrison as well...easier one though.

It appears my cat has a cap on his toofus and I had to have an ozzy one. .

I'll be doing a Rob Zombie and something real tough in the next couple days(don't know what just something as tough as I can find.)

I got more punkins and nothing but time.

v/r
Mike

[bordin34]

You guys have some talent for this. All I have ever done is the standard one.

[HITMAN 149]

mike that ozzy is cool!!!!!!
and you shoukd be doing something errrr someone else...other than pumpkins!!!!! heheheheh

[69bronzeT5]

Mike, I think your Ozzy is better than mine but I still have one more pumpkin to do..its gonna have a flying v and then RR on it

[Brock Samson]

http://www.extremepumpkins.com/

[mikepmcs]

Cody, i'd like to see Randy carved on a pumpkin, that would be killer.

[mikepmcs]

here you go, just finished this one.
had to put it in the bathroom to take the pic, darkest place i could find at 12 noon.

[moparstuart]

  wow  evil  man   that awesome

[HITMAN 149]

DAMNNNNNNN MIKE
THAT CAME OUT AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GREAT JOB!!!!

[mikepmcs]

Thanks John.

BMOTOXSTAR, where's the pic you were going to post up of the band. I'm sure we can figure something out.  Like use your photo tools to invert the picture or something.

I've found that when you get into the thin areas( like the last one i did has plenty of cut outs that are close to others) the pumpkin gets really weak.  Use xacto knives to score through the skin of the pumpkin before you jam the knife in there in those tight areas.

And if you break a piece off, just glue it back on with super glue, it works.


v/r
Mike

[Old Moparz]

I still have mine from last Halloween, but I haven't gotten to it yet.

[moparstuart]

  nice

[HITMAN 149]

mmmmm i bet it smells nice!!!!!!!!!!! 

[moparstuart]

  how about some nice pumpkin pie i bet that would be taste

[BMOTOXSTAR]

Thanks John.

BMOTOXSTAR, where's the pic you were going to post up of the band. I'm sure we can figure something out.  Like use your photo tools to invert the picture or something.

I've found that when you get into the thin areas( like the last one i did has plenty of cut outs that are close to others) the pumpkin gets really weak.  Use xacto knives to score through the skin of the pumpkin before you jam the knife in there in those tight areas.

And if you break a piece off, just glue it back on with super glue, it works.

Mike,
  Here is a pic of the band logo I want to make a pumpkin out of. If you bring a pumpkin carved with a MUSHROOMHEAD image to there Haloween Show this Saturday, they will use it on their DVD.
I posted the link to the site so you could get an idea of what the bands logo looks like.
Thanks man.

http://www.mushroomhead.com/

v/r
Mike

[69bronzeT5]

Cody, i'd like to see Randy carved on a pumpkin, that would be killer.

that I probally cant do lol....but Im gonna put his V on it and probally 'RR'

[mikepmcs]

BMOTO
How about this pic i pulled off their site. 
all the dark areas would be where the pumpkin is still intact and the white would be what you remove.  around the ears and stuff where it isn't eactly light or black, just sculpt out some of the skin of the pumpkin so some light shows through(if that makes sense)
It would be tough but it would be different for sure.  I bet you would be the only one who would try that.

That is the one I would try anyways.

as far as the logos on the shirts if you like those, simply enlarge one and print it in black and white. 

good luck

[HITMAN 149]

yea that's a cool logo.. for a sticker..for my locker at work!!! heheheheh
and a cool sick tattoo also!! mua-hahahahaha

[Guns N Rotors]

My kids are both dressing up as Capt'n Jack Sparrow this year.

Sooo... I did a Jolly Roger jack 'o lantern

[69bronzeT5]

Hmmmmm....Im starting to get an idea....I did Randy last year....well his guitar on the front and the back said RR 1956-1982 but Im starting to get an idea....what about a Slash pumpkin??? I'd have to do the stencil myself.......now how am I gonna do this

[mikepmcs]

Cody,
I bet you could make this one work fairly easy.

[69bronzeT5]

Cody,
I bet you could make this one work fairly easy.

Thanks Mike...I'll deffintley try to do that

[68chrgrwife]

mike that ozzy is cool!!!!!!
and you shoukd be doing something errrr someone else...other than pumpkins!!!!! heheheheh

uhh..he does....haven't you seen some of his other work?  He is phenomenal.

[mikepmcs]

Charitye
You are too kind, I'm guessing you are talking about my woodworking.
Thanks for the boost, doing cabinets in my buddy's race trailer as we speak(took a quick break)
Back in the oval track race scene.

v/r
Mike

[mikepmcs]

Holy god, heyzus(don't want to blaspheme) showed up to my house tonight!!

WWJD means What Would Jason Do in this case.

He was turning beer into wine but i don't like that so he turned it into deer steak and mashed potatoes..that i cooked of course from the doe i shot last night.

[mikepmcs]

and he just carved this in the last 10 minutes. notice the HD reference.

that was gonna be my Jack sparrow punkin, damnit!

[68chrgrwife]

Charitye
You are too kind, I'm guessing you are talking about my woodworking.
Thanks for the boost, doing cabinets in my buddy's race trailer as we speak(took a quick break)
Back in the oval track race scene.

v/r
Mike

heck yeah I was talking about your woodworking....You got mad skills.  What you can do with a piece of wood, a pumpkin, or whatever I can only dream of doing.

[mikepmcs]

you are the bomb...too nice.  I'll take pictures of the race trailer when i'm done cause i'm going overboard as usual.
big progress today, but i think...i think too much. call me rainman.

[Big Lebowski]

  Here's mine, it scared the neighbors kid .

[mikepmcs]

That's awesome

[bill440rt]

I carved these with my son, his first jack-o-lanterns. He was a good helper, he's not even 3!

[HITMAN 149]

HEY BIG.. THAT CAME OUT SWEEET!!! HEHEHEH ISN'T THAT WHAT HALLOWEEN IS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT?!?!? SCARING THE NEIGHBORS BRAT KIDS!?!?!?

BILL...
GOOD JOB!! THEY LOOK COOOL ALL LIT UP!!!!!

[Big Lebowski]

  Ya mom had to get her candy for her. She wouldn't go near the pumkin.

[Spike]

Mine