1st Ever TGO Halloween Pumpkin Carving Contest!!!

[Guest canynracer]

DAMMIT....now I gotta go shopping....

**stupid obama spread the wealth, cant buy a pumpkin to win a prize**

hehe

[Guest Verbal Kint]

Okay, here's my submission. BTW... those clay modeling tools effing rock.

[Guest eyebedam]

Okay, here's my submission. BTW... those clay modeling tools effing rock.

Man that looks really good.

[Guest Valkyrie]

I'd like to point out that I ran all over Paducah getting the tools AND I'm the one that picked the pumpkin. *bow*

lmao

Seriously though... amazing pumpkin. I knew it'd turn out amazing, but I didn't know how amazing it'd end up looking. Damn you and your pumpkin carving skillz!

[Guest Verbal Kint]

I'd like to point out that I ran all over Paducah getting the tools AND I'm the one that picked the pumpkin. *bow*

'bout time you did something to earn your keep.

[Guest Valkyrie]

'bout time you did something to earn your keep.

Better late than never?

[Daniel]

nice man, real nice. I should have kept my mouth shut about the tools =)

[Guest Verbal Kint]

nice man, real nice. I should have kept my mouth shut about the tools =)

Thanks. Another tip, that my brother gave, is to coat the interior and carved portions of the pumpkin with PAM cooking spray (or similar). Will help keep it fresh longer. Can also use vaseline but that doesn't really dry or get absorbed, so it stays kinda nasty.

I guess my tip contribution is the light source I used for the "night shot". A hand held mechanics light. Helps eliminate any cold spots that a candle, glow stick, etc might create from not illuminating fully.

Guess all these tips are kinda late in the game, but it's food for thought looking towards next season.

[Guest db99wj]

Wow!

[Guest eyebedam]

A road flare works wonders as lighting for a pumpkin. Reaaly good eerie effect.

[Guest abailey362]

if you look at the first pic (on the gas burner) and the second pic, you coulda told people that the key to good light was to open up the bottom of the pumpkin and use a 12k BTU burner set on 2.........those pics woulda been funny

[Guest abailey362]

If I wasn't held up in a hotel room for the past 3 weeks I had a kick ass idea.....but I can save my creativeness for the 12 days of TGO christmas *nudge nudge*

[Guest canynracer]

hard to follow that Verbal...

[Guest canynracer]

[Guest Verbal Kint]

hard to follow that Verbal...

Thanks.

In all honesty, I kinda messed it up on the tower/neck. You can notice that I cut out one too many spots out (lower left leg of the tower), which caused a divot in the neck line. Guess it's not that big of a deal, but stuff like that eats away at me and bugs me. Was tempted to glue a piece back in that spot, but was just too tired to care at that point. Sitting, bent over, on the kitchen floor for a couple hours = t3h sux0r.

[Guest Valkyrie]

Guess it's not that big of a deal, but stuff like that eats away at me and bugs me.

He's not even remotely kidding on that. It'll bug him for a while. lol I wouldn't be surprised to wake up in the morning and find him trying to get a make-shift piece to fill in the hole... or cutting a hole under it to even it out a bit more.

[Guest Astra900]

I have been trying to load this picture since 7 o'clock! Screw you Comcast!!!

[Guest canynracer]

night pic...

[Paletiger13]

Verbal bent over on his knees using Vaseline.

Hey, all you guys pumpkins are awesome. Was hoping to see some exploded messes though. Guess there's always next:x year

[Guest Verbal Kint]

Verbal bent over on his knees using Vaseline.

Was hoping to see some exploded messes though. Guess there's always next:x year

Oh, you're in luck... I'll fwd you the pics that your mom took of us last night.

[TGO David]

Verbal bent over on his knees using Vaseline.

Hey, all you guys pumpkins are awesome. Was hoping to see some exploded messes though. Guess there's always next:x year

Oh, you're in luck... I'll fwd you the pics that your mom took of us last night.

His mom took a picture of you and him making an exploded mess?

[Guest Verbal Kint]

His mom took a picture of you and him making an exploded mess?

[Guest canynracer]

ROFLMAO!!!!!!

[poak]

I'm getting my arse handed to me in the poll!

C'mon wheel gun lovers, throw some love my way!

I'm poak and I approved this message.

[Paletiger13]

yeah Verbal keeps me on my toes. He is good people.