As most of you probably know, The Vixen and I quite often collaborate on a Halloween themed Astron Spaceman.
For 2024 we're doing it a little different: instead of the regular spaceman head, I epoxied a length of JT-20 coupler to a ping pong ball to serve as the head.

I've scratch built an Astron Spaceman from body tubes and 1/16th inch basswood and the Vixen and I now have a blank canvas. The only thing we DO know so far is that there will be orange paint involved.

TBC

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Hmmm. Maybe the presidential candidate of your choosing. But with orange paint involved, that kinda definitely points to one candidate in particular. Then again, maybe a Kamala with orange hair might be pretty funny too!

Earl

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It?s gonna be a freakin pumpkin! Sheesh!

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Oh, ok. Well, your opening post seemed to indicate that the only thing you had settled on was that it would involve orange paint. I thought you were soliciting suggestions.

Earl

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Halloween was always my favorite holiday as a kid. Looking forward to seeing what you guys come up with.

Man, I am craving some candy corn! :-)

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Naa, just a pumpkin. I forgot that the general election is ironically close to Halloween.

TBC

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I created a 4in diameter one, a few years back, I call Frankie.

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That?s really cool! What is the head made of?

TBC

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It is a sippie cup from Dollar Tree. I also used basswood for the "fins", and cut the head around the "stitches" so it separates there, and use the head as the parachute compartment.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/320951910923300318/

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Found a bunch of different ones on Amazon!
https://www.amazon.com/Umigy-Hallow...4da12aed30&th=1