When you added the eye globes it looked Ike the alien from the land of the lost..childhood flashback😅
@path8526 ай бұрын
Sleestak Yes. I thought The same thing. Lol
@2degucitas6 ай бұрын
Sleestaks were aliens?
@cave-dreamer6 ай бұрын
The Sleestack
@necrophagus96 ай бұрын
Same here! I was like oh shit😂
@marciBVO6 ай бұрын
More like child hood trauma! Nightmares where the damn thing kept chasing me!
@CHAOTICREATIONS6 ай бұрын
There is NO STOPING the genius in this man. My God, how incredible was that creation? Amazing
@louisracick24066 ай бұрын
This couldn't have come up at a better time. I have been kicking around the idea of making a puppet. Great work as always.
@StiltbeastStudios6 ай бұрын
Do it Louis!
@lousmer4276 ай бұрын
Can I share in this encouragement please? Also Louis and also SO inspired by this!
@TheeNeighborhoodPumpkins6 ай бұрын
Allen, for the acetone foam melting trick, test Gorilla multipurpose foam for the spray foam overlay on a small project some time. As I'm on on the path to discovery, I've tinkered with different spray foams, I dipped dried bits of each foam in a small container of acetone to see how they would react. Some got really spongy, some less spongy, & Styrofoam disappeared and made the acetone viscous. The Gorilla brand was as hard as a rock. I then used Loctite and Gorilla foams in a silicone mold, and both retained their size and took the detail equally. I haven't tried hand sculpting with the Gorilla brand yet, so it may not react differently than Loctite You would be a better judge of that. Also, color may be of consideration, as Gorilla dries to a dark purple (at least to my eyes) color. Thank you for the content you share, the subtle humor, the pearls of wisdom, and most especially for being yourself. Now off to the garage, I've got stuff to make!
@nuthinmuffins50736 ай бұрын
The eternal child within me was just happy to watch a man make a puppet (I LOVE PUPPETS!) The mom side of me kept worrying about all the fumes he must’ve been making with this project. Hope that workshop is well-ventilated.
@texasgemtree4 ай бұрын
I think he has an overhead fan vent. I could be wrong!
@dragonk8496 ай бұрын
hi from uk,I'm 64 and love this idea,so clever and cool..given me something to think about..
@mtroy06206 ай бұрын
"I don't *know* what to do. I *decide* what to do." Words to live by. You never fail to impress!
@liberpater13426 ай бұрын
Thanks to this channel, I never look at pool noodles and spray foam as JUST summertime water toys and insulation!
@lf41936 ай бұрын
I love the monster! I am a grandma of 7, and I found your video about pool noodles a couple weeks back when trying to figure out how to make a pool noodle coral reef, for my grandma camp this summer. Pintrest had some good ideas but no one I found has figured out that you can heat fuse the noodles, until now! My coral reef was a success thanks to you! P.S. I used to have a puppet ministry at our church and I made many wide mouth puppets, but none were intentionally that scary 😊.
@2degucitas6 ай бұрын
Grandma Camp! Sounds awesome! So is the coral reef in a pool?
@Cisco366916 ай бұрын
I think he is cool! I like the idea of using paint sticks for joints, I never would have thought of that! Thanks!😊
@Bildgesmythe6 ай бұрын
Awesome! The pot belly is perfect, I never thought about it that way.
@tammywhatever86026 ай бұрын
Allen. I swear to God, I am the female version of you-I can't explain it. Creating shit off the top of the head, on the fly and in real time... I also hoard everything most people would throw away, because I look at it thinking I could use it in a macabre way. Getting ready to launch my creepy dolls and faux foods online store soon & wanted to give a big THANK YOU for giving me inspiration from your videos and advice during your live tutorials! Also, letting me know I am not alone with the love of creepy shit & can let that freak flag FLY! Been watching you for many years and will be for another 100. It would be an honor to meet you someday. 😍 Much love from Mesa, AZ 🌵 ❤️
@StiltbeastStudios6 ай бұрын
Best of luck on your business! keep killing it!
@2degucitas6 ай бұрын
It's a great use of natural human pareidolia and creativity. I "suffer" from the same thing!
@janethawleyissa4616 ай бұрын
Me too!! You’d be surprised at how many fascinating shapes and textures that I try to save for a future project… my hubby has another term for my collection… Hoarding. 😵💫
@harmonysunshine616645 ай бұрын
Same...I save things. "Hey, don't toss that, I can make XYZ with that!"@@janethawleyissa461
@sbcinema6 ай бұрын
I made a foam Head/Mask but Instead of using the styrofoam head wich you then have to melt it, I used a party balloon and tape, you just have to let it burst when the foam is dry and the head is hallow 🙂
@StiltbeastStudios6 ай бұрын
yeah, its just fiddly as heck foaming the balloon, but- same results!
@j.s.matlock14566 ай бұрын
Allen, old friend, watching you do stuff is positively mesmerizing. Though the closest I will ever come to the haunt industry is as a patron, and I will never have occasion to "go thou and do likewise," when it comes to making the stuff you demonstrate, I'm still fascinated by how it gets done. Plus, you always make me smile.
@TheDigitalPumpkinCat6 ай бұрын
That’s amazing!!! Looks so real in the dark!!!
@StiltbeastStudios6 ай бұрын
It makes me so happy.
@Bildgesmythe6 ай бұрын
Looks spooky in the light!
@XemeraldXD5 ай бұрын
What a beautiful puppet! I already loved this style of puppet, but i never considered it could be this effective in a haunt, its genius! Incredible work as always ❤❤❤
@StiltbeastStudios4 ай бұрын
it worked really well in the show, people loved it.
@CeriGoff6 ай бұрын
That was flat out superb. Like watch and watch and watch again. Brilliant build. I am inspired.
@texasgemtree4 ай бұрын
First of all, I really had no idea how well you know anatomy! I am delighted! And then MORE so delighted with your strong sense of morality!
@stormtrooper886 ай бұрын
this is the first time i came across of what i did 20 years ago. i used dollar store pool noodles. i found plastic coat hangers heated and bent to desired shape worked good for a substructure when needed. i made swords, armor, monsters, dinosaurs, skeletons, zombies. sigh.. cant do it anymore since i lost my thumbs and most of my fingers. thank you so much for sharing..
@barnes295102 ай бұрын
I never thought about plastic coat hangers! They would be much quicker and easier to frame something out to be covered with resin and fiberglass.... Thanks for the comment!
@fxm57156 ай бұрын
I get the feeling he's probably a really good cook.
@judichristopher46046 ай бұрын
He is probably really good at anything he does... BHAHAHAHA
@barnes295102 ай бұрын
I'm blown away by how well it all is sticking together..... I just recently got serious about custom car interior; I think this will work much better and faster for building rib cages (or frames than cardboard) then use felt cloth & epoxy resin.... I'm going to have to try this...
@PeckerwoodKustoms6 ай бұрын
Fantastic build mate...your attention to detail is what makes these things come alive... Its all easy materials , just extremely well thought out and executed of course...love your channel
@thedeepcutpodcast6 ай бұрын
This is incredible! I'm definitely gonna be trying my hand at building one! Great Job!!!
@midnightcreepstudio496 ай бұрын
Coolest pool noodle project I’ve seen!
@Bildgesmythe6 ай бұрын
Absolutely!
@checkersjjify6 ай бұрын
I have been following you since 2012-2013 ish and your talent/creativity always inspires me. This is just mind blowing. Love your work.
@cindythompson931514 күн бұрын
Another awesome video, your attention to detail and making a puppet take on the body of a man is outstanding! Plus you are so fun to watch! Thank you again!! I’m hooked and looking for more videos to come!
@jayp40836 ай бұрын
Remarkable! Love to see the thought and different techniques. Thank you!
@gloriabowlin55645 ай бұрын
Damn! I'm amazed at what you create carving and slicing pool noodles. You're a creative genius.
@StiltbeastStudios4 ай бұрын
if all you have is a hammer, then everything is a nail lol. They are one of my favorite medium right now.
@ScareHollow6 ай бұрын
You should see the amount of pool noodles they have stored in their shop!! So creative!!
@StiltbeastStudios6 ай бұрын
I like me some pool noodles...
@GregPackard6 ай бұрын
Dig it… I am worried you think about well fed monsters…
@StiltbeastStudios6 ай бұрын
I think about all monsters!
@DeadInside2006 ай бұрын
That was incredibly cool.
@CjWatson-p9r3 ай бұрын
You are nothing but a genius sir! Never stop making stuff!!! 👏👏
@StiltbeastStudios2 ай бұрын
I never will stop, but finding time to film it is the hard part
@emilyrosenzweig99466 ай бұрын
This is mind boggling! Thank you -- I am so inspired!
@robertcarey456 ай бұрын
Awesome job! The puppet you are referring to is called "Bunraku". This kind of puppet was used for the villain Sutekh from "Puppet Master 4: The Final Chapter".
@poisonsumc74266 ай бұрын
Little Ramen dude is AWESOME
@summerlaverdure6 ай бұрын
everything you do here is so cool, you turned pool noodles into a freaky monster i love it! thank you for making these videos
@StiltbeastStudios2 ай бұрын
Glad you like them!
@englundisgod6 ай бұрын
I love the look of the monster! It looks like Lizzie from Tales from the darkside
@allirogorilla6 ай бұрын
awesome as usual. gonna try this! No... Gonna do it!
@youtubeuser11596 ай бұрын
Would love to see you make more cool puppets on your channel! I like to sculp a small monster face to mold then cast in latex, then i make the back of the head and rest of the body out of foam cushions. And when it's all hot glued together I cover the foam in cotton batting sheets dipped in latex. You can even sculpt details by piling on the cotton batting in different designs. You should give it a try!
@paappraiser6 ай бұрын
I am 10000% stealing that hinge idea for my next puppet I have to build for stage.
@GregoryHaynes6 ай бұрын
Very cool puppet in a dark setting. The puppeteer disappears behind it!
@latergator33675 ай бұрын
You are an honest man. Your work is amazing. Thanks for sharing. Godspeed.
@StiltbeastStudios4 ай бұрын
this was very kind, being an honest man, I must say my work is pretty good and my editing makes it look better lol.
@rozzybabe9996 ай бұрын
I love the way you Think" ☠️💀☠️
@CraftyMeows6 ай бұрын
This is awesome. Thank you so much for sharing. Awesome tips. 💯💥
@StiltbeastStudios6 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@Hair8Metal8Karen6 ай бұрын
He looks so good!
@23Prospero376 ай бұрын
Thank you 😎
@closer2theheart6846 ай бұрын
So, KZbin has directed to me to the actual Puppet Master? Nice!
@tinalundy78586 ай бұрын
Brilliant as always !
@StiltbeastStudios6 ай бұрын
Glad you think so!
@sirguy66786 ай бұрын
Great video! Remember safety third!
@TexasRy5 ай бұрын
AWESOME VIDEO, who knew pool noodles could be used this way and the easy melt/attach is awesome, looks very useful for other projects, thank you for the video!
@StiltbeastStudios4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@dylan_18845 ай бұрын
No other place on youtube can i learn how to completely make an alien bunraku style puppet. Too rad!!
@StiltbeastStudios5 ай бұрын
cause sometimes you need one of those.
@stevevaughn20406 ай бұрын
You are still my hero
@PatchworkAndNuance5 ай бұрын
Great crafting, and fun music added too! 😄
@swirlingbrain6 ай бұрын
Someone else has a pot belly and can be very scary!
@gamerplay89226 ай бұрын
I love this!
@Chopper10956 ай бұрын
Very interesting to watch..
@StiltbeastStudios6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the visit
@chicorodriguez_El_Chicocabra6 ай бұрын
I am completely fascinated by this video. 😯 Amazing work!
@mikedelacruz31356 ай бұрын
🔥🔥🔥🔥 build Brother, a TRUE MASTER 👊🏼😎🫡
@jordanezell51326 ай бұрын
Well done!
@LindaB6516 ай бұрын
Never again shall I look at a pool noodle the same as before- Thanks!
@Redtech786 ай бұрын
The look on Alex's face!!!
@MissPenny92505 ай бұрын
Im Loving this !!! Its so simplistic but so complex
@StiltbeastStudios4 ай бұрын
Glad you like it! Go make stuff!
@sheenamoore39386 ай бұрын
Never seen you before but boy oh boy,you sir are amazing. Pool noodles just wont look the same.lol. Loved the beastie.
@geronimosrifle29136 ай бұрын
That is the coolest nestest thing.I have seen yet anywhere on the tube!! I noticed one thing, though.l, You're having trouble with the two arms because one hand is in the head. Maybe you could rig it some way that a shaft to the headcan be turned into a mouthpiece so you can control the head with your mouth and free up the two hands for the arms? Please advise. Thanks for another neato frito bandito viddy, Hauntcho.👌👌
@theclosetcarpenter71724 ай бұрын
He looks really happy doing his job. Good for him.
@StiltbeastStudios4 ай бұрын
me, or the puppet?
@theclosetcarpenter71724 ай бұрын
@@StiltbeastStudios you, putting it together. =-)
@jenfa61106 ай бұрын
Awesome!
@jontaylor84475 ай бұрын
Oh my damn, that turned out great. I'm inspired. I'd love to do the same thing with a swamp monster.
@StiltbeastStudios5 ай бұрын
you can do it!
@skullblastmedia55986 ай бұрын
Fantastic work! Video! Thank you for sharing your craftsmanship! Fun, entertaining video.
@jmarshal762 ай бұрын
God damn that’s incredible! Bravo 👏🏻
@r.bishop1127Ай бұрын
Just found your channel. You're making some amazing stuff! Thanks for sharing
@blazekcmo9136 ай бұрын
nice ,great job!
@SquirilMoose3 ай бұрын
I love the 80's montage music!
@karenmusa30525 ай бұрын
Just something about the whole torso reminded me of Grendal from Beowulf.. Fantastic to watch u create, thanku very much ❤
@StiltbeastStudios5 ай бұрын
Beowulf is my favorite story
@karenmusa30525 ай бұрын
Same here, if its on I'm in front on the TV lol..fantastic movie and story ❤
@karenmusa30525 ай бұрын
G'day Allen, Kaz here from Oz, just popped back in to let u know that the fabulous Jim Henson, in collaboration with Geoff Bridges is making a new movie, 'GRENDEL' 😲😳😃 Not sure if production starts 2024 or its actually released, it didn't say. Geoff Bridges as Grendel Dave Bautista as Beowulf Bryan Cranston as King Hrothgar Sam Elliot as the Dragon. With Hensons expertise and A grade actors like that it should be epic.. Cant wait..❤ Cheers Kaz..😊
@RedDirtAlleyPhotography2 ай бұрын
AMAZING!! So glad I found you!!
@PaulSmith-pi4om6 ай бұрын
That is amazing! I once made a crocodile mask from rolled up newspaper and tape. The design came entirely based around a few basic principles. I even found a way to integrate a mobile phone in his nose to freak people out while on my bicyle. It was covid and i was bored with no materials. Unfortunately once i had constucted the thing i became bored again and started working with clay. First started with Joker head from Killing Joke. That guy has a weird shaped head. Mostly ended up with an evil hamster but i kind of got it in the end.However i had heard of pool noodle puppetry i had not put 2 and 2 togeather. I could do this? Bit of an outlay for the materials but it looks like fun. Thankyou.
@PaulSmith-pi4om6 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, have you experimented with those invisibility cloaks or do they take something away from the performance? I suspect the latter? I am newbie to your channel but subscribed.
@judithconrad58266 ай бұрын
Just wow
@judichristopher46046 ай бұрын
"Who is this Masked Man" "What Magic does he weave so well?"
@Crazy_Newf_101Ай бұрын
Love this prop!
@dankjungle23 күн бұрын
The irony in you wearing that Beast man shirt.
@iancarlson-w8m6 ай бұрын
Nice work dude! Sweet studio too...
@StiltbeastStudios4 ай бұрын
Glad you like it!
@michaelbeem17376 ай бұрын
This Is EPIC!!!!!
@AnthonyLehnen-jt3ev2 ай бұрын
Cool videos, creative and doable.
@dryrotdryrot99086 ай бұрын
Definite Sleestak vibes at the 4 minute mark...
@3DPDK5 ай бұрын
Both PVC and Urethane that is not completely cured react to acetone strangely and differently than polystyrene. Acetone does not break the poly bonds of these two plastics, but it gets micro absorbed into the material. It's kind of like soaking a sponge with water - the acetone doesn't break down the chain molecules but it swells the plastic giving the molecules room to flex. Just like the sponge, the plastic shrinks to it's original size and becomes stiff again when the acetone evaporates (gasses off) out of the material. This would be an effective way to permanently bend PVC pipe without kinking or breaking it if it didn't take so long for PVC to absorb acetone. It can take up to three days for 3/8 inch thick PVC pipe to become completely flexible and about a week for it to harden up again. In my experience, completely cured urethane (48 hours or more) is pretty much impervious to acetone. I'm not a chemist. I'm a retired fiberglass and plastics technician who cut his teeth working in the art department of a theme park many many years ago.
@StiltbeastStudios5 ай бұрын
great info- more fun toxic experiments ahead!
@spookedonspurlock5 ай бұрын
Allen Hopps is a wizard, y'all! No one will ever convince me otherwise!!
@StiltbeastStudios4 ай бұрын
kind words.
@thevoiceofjackmuth3 ай бұрын
Have you ever thought about making like a muscle suit or monster suit with Pool Noodles?
@terryknernschield21216 ай бұрын
Coke zero yes
@judichristopher46046 ай бұрын
SCARY GOOD
@ivantek815 ай бұрын
I've made two bunraku style puppets and only used PVC pipe and foam rubber padding. I'm kicking myself realizing I could have used pool noodles😮
@StiltbeastStudios5 ай бұрын
time to make #3!
@jeffolsen49835 ай бұрын
Fun stuff. Thanks! I just subscribed.
@StiltbeastStudios4 ай бұрын
thanks Jeff!
@TwinsofDestruction3 ай бұрын
Love all of your videos, and keep coming back to this one. Does anyone roughly know how many pool noodles will be needed for a puppet like this? Thank you!
@kenleshyzarish36046 ай бұрын
Wicked 🖤
@that_thing_I_doАй бұрын
He loves what he does, so he's never worked a day in his life.
@jacquelineflowers1002 ай бұрын
That is awesome
@SANITIZEDINC3 ай бұрын
Awesome.
@richardmccann48156 ай бұрын
6:34 Can you please tell us the saw you are using to notch the pool noodles? Thanks Allen!
@brainrussell68115 ай бұрын
Cool beans!
@kimjackman17225 ай бұрын
Wow! Awesome! This is the first video of yours for me, glad I found you! So forgive me if you've tried this already, but have you tried using plastic grocery store bags with heat gun for the outer "skin"? I use the brown ones over my pvc skeletons And it makes a mummified skin look, makes great sinew strands too & looks fantastic!!! ( for the areas with writing on them, I cut strips and twist them into a "rope", then heat & stretch & it just becomes a tint of color, usually in red or black, depending on color of print, and looks great too!)Would love to see you give it a try!
@StiltbeastStudios4 ай бұрын
I have used them, if you look at my older videos then you will see about 13 years back I did a bunch of plastic corpsing videos. I love the technique.
@kimjackman17224 ай бұрын
@@StiltbeastStudiosawesome! love your stuff, watched a few but didn't go nearly that far back. don't know how long yt has been around but 13 yrs is darn impressive! thanks for sharing, and reply!
@rpineanew5 ай бұрын
Scary genius. 😮
@robsorgdrager84776 ай бұрын
So kinda on topic. Have you ever seen the enhanced and stabilized footage of the Paterson and Gimmlin film. Being that your in the field of creating props and costumes, what is your opinion suit or not and if suit how would someone get the skin and muscles to move the way they do in the footage?