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Pimp My Pumpkin
October 28, 2007, 11:10:19 pm
OK, since I'm shit at bouldering and Houdickweed is better at PowerBalls than I am, my competitive streak has boiled over.
Pumpkin Carving.  Let's see your efforts.  Here is mine from this year:


Please note this witch is slim and adequately proportioned.  Fit lassie apart from the nose.  :lol:
I suspect this will be limited to all the Dads on here.

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#1 Re: Pimp My Pumpkin
October 28, 2007, 11:13:09 pm
Sterling effort!

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#2 Re: Pimp My Pumpkin
October 28, 2007, 11:39:59 pm
last years effort:



don't know what to do with the 'large on' currently sat in my kitchen  ;D

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#3 Re: Pimp My Pumpkin
October 28, 2007, 11:41:35 pm
That's pretty cool, Paul.  Liking the bats.

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#4 Re: Pimp My Pumpkin
October 28, 2007, 11:50:17 pm
Nice one GCW. Best I've seen.You're bound to get some Dad-points for that.
I'm just happy to be able to do a slightly better carving than an unsupervised 7 year old with a blunt spoon.
Any tips on tools, techniques and last minute training?

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#5 Re: Pimp My Pumpkin
October 29, 2007, 12:04:16 am
I used a metal kebab skewer for a lot of it, nearly went through my hand a couple of times though. Beware. There's whole websites devoted to this, I was looking to try something harder this year, something where you don't just carve straight through but aim to get different shades, however i'm loathed to pay someone for patterns that i'm likely screw up.

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#6 Re: Pimp My Pumpkin
October 29, 2007, 07:59:02 am
Is the use of power tools considered to be cheating in the world of competitive pumpkin carving? Or is it just about how impressed/happy the kids are?

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#7 Re: Pimp My Pumpkin
October 29, 2007, 08:44:23 am
I read that some people use dremmel's but they create a bit of a mess...

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#8 Re: Pimp My Pumpkin
October 30, 2007, 12:48:03 pm

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#9 Re: Pimp My Pumpkin
October 30, 2007, 12:48:52 pm

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#10 Re: Pimp My Pumpkin
October 30, 2007, 12:50:00 pm
awesome neil, did you make the patterns yourself? If not where did you get them?

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#11 Re: Pimp My Pumpkin
October 30, 2007, 12:56:13 pm
dont be silly


http://www.masterpiecepumpkins.com/


check it out, amazing pumpkins, wish i found this a few days ago

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#12 Re: Pimp My Pumpkin
October 30, 2007, 01:07:19 pm
I might try that bat one you've posted, I'm almost certain that the pics on that site are big enough to make some kind of a pattern from after a bit of playing with edge detection.

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#13 Re: Pimp My Pumpkin
October 30, 2007, 03:44:21 pm
They are great, looks like we need to practice more, Paul.  :lol:

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#14 Re: Pimp My Pumpkin
October 30, 2007, 03:52:07 pm
To get to the standard of some of those people I think climbing would have to be replaced with artificual pumpkin carving sessions. I think not  :wall:

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#15 Re: Pimp My Pumpkin
October 31, 2007, 02:45:03 pm


fairly shit effort this year.

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#16 Re: Pimp My Pumpkin
October 31, 2007, 02:58:29 pm
If you've got a powerful enough torch then...................


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#17 Re: Pimp My Pumpkin
October 31, 2007, 03:11:11 pm
look out for it tonight above heeley bank road...

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#18 Re: Pimp My Pumpkin
October 31, 2007, 03:24:16 pm


fairly shit effort this year.

I quite like the fact you have got a negative (inverted bat) and a positive ("traditional" face with open mouth) image.

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#19 Re: Pimp My Pumpkin
October 31, 2007, 03:31:32 pm
have you been drinking? I can only see an inverted bat without squiting (A LOT).

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#20 Re: Pimp My Pumpkin
October 31, 2007, 03:42:26 pm
Tsk. No imagination.

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#21 Re: Pimp My Pumpkin
October 30, 2008, 10:53:35 pm
2008

Thought I'd go for something different this year:




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#22 Re: Pimp My Pumpkin
October 31, 2008, 08:11:27 am
Nice.







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#23 Re: Pimp My Pumpkin
October 31, 2008, 09:38:26 am
have you been drinking? I can only see an inverted bat without squiting (A LOT).
I suspect I'd be hallucinating if I was squitting alot...  :shrug:

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#24 Re: Pimp My Pumpkin
October 31, 2008, 10:19:31 am
Due to a complete lack of inspiration and time constraints I've gone pretty old-skool this year:


It's currently very light so I'm struggling to get a lit-up photo, but I will try and remedy this later.

Come on Paul, show us what you've got.

 

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