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I don't thing anyone has tried this, I don't think I have even heard of this! Well, I think it would look good, I would even dare to say it would look good with the lights ON/inside the deer. What about heat? How about a 120mm computer case fan on the bottom, out of sight? I think it would look good!
Lit from inside, or out I think it is a very good idea!
I talked to my Mother in law and she said she would be happy to help me with the sewing part of it. So I'm going to shop for some material that will look like a deers coat.
I also had an idea about doing something like deer throughout the century.
Deer outfitted with different patterns to represent the 40's 50's 60's and so on.
My wife said it was a stupid idea.
She is not very supportive of my decorating hobby.
I kind of thought it would be neat.
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Chris in Ct wrote: I'm thinking ahead to next years display. I would like to cover my wire frame deer with some type of cloth material to resemble a deers natural coat.
How about using something like a painter's drop cloth and painting it? It's a good sturdy fabric, accepts paint easily, and is an inexpensive as a place to start.
Last edited on Friday December 21st, 2007 10:56 am by MrsD
What about wrapping them with plastic like heavy duty saran-wrap? There is a really strong roll of plastic used to wrap pallets for shipping; I think that you can buy it at large hardware stores..
Have a few different colors of lights inside on different channels? Maybe spray it with window snow so that it's opaque?
I don't know, just thinking out loud...
Sort of like a paper lantern.
MrsD wrote:
How about using something like a painter's drop cloth and painting it? It's a good sturdy fabric, accepts paint easily, and is an inexpensive as a place to start.
I have so many different ideas I want to try. One is a spandex type of material that way it would be form fitting and would dry very quickly when it snows or rains. I also want to try and put foam rubber around the frames to give the final results a full look and to keep the wires from showing through from underneath
I hope to get started some time in January.
Thanks for all the support and ideas
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Joel wrote: Don't leave them out during the deer season. We wouldn't Rudolph getting shot.
Which is why such a thing simply isn't done in IL - some Chicagoan would even try to put a tag on it!
Last edited on Sunday December 30th, 2007 02:45 pm by Flanigan
I did the same idea with going to second hand store buying old sheer curtains and hot glue gun on underside of head put glue on wire then pres your cut fabric,legs inside were it is not noticible and at the same time you can eighter use existing lights or as i did removed them and put smaller strings less lights on thm so as not to blind you,It works great in british columbia hopefully in your climate it to will work well ,cheapest way i fornd to cover 56 wire frame deer.
I HAVE...................fiberglass cloth and or burlap and fiberglass resin wich can be purchased at home depot. keep in mind that it is messy and smelly to work with. To give deer more fullness where needed I used chicken wire wich is available at home depot. And here is the fun part, If you are familar with airbrushing you can make your deer look pretty natural, at a distance the look really good with low voltage uplighting. Also made a full size sleigh out of wood and also wraped with fiberglass all water tight, should last years to come. Also everything is pretty lightweight considering. Hope this has helped, have fun
I have always wondered if fiberglassing would be a good idea. Has anyone ever done it on there displays? How long did it take, how much material, cost and trouble? How many layers of fiberglass before lights will not shine through?
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If you ever work with fiberglass you would not want to do the deer.
I would look for tan curtains. They would be sheer enough to let the lights shine through and easy enough to sew with a couple of stitches here and there. Plus the cost would be affordable. Hey go to fabric shop look for curtain material and just buy it by the yard.
I have been working on a plan to do the same for my 8 deer.
I will use expandable foam to cover the wire frame antlers to give a natural antler look and will paint them a brown color. I have been looking for a good deer type cloth. when I find one I will let you know.
I would suggest that as you make these to also make sure you have a way to get to the animated motors so you can replace them should they fail with out having to reskin your deer.
I would also make sure that you leave access openings on sides for guy wires if you decide to roof mount you sleigh and deer as I do every year
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and see how it turns out. You might start a new trend! There's a lot of deer sitting in garages right now.....
