Since my columns would be viewed in the darkness I exaggerated the marbling veins so they would be more visible than more realistic type veining you might do on a pillar inside a home. After the feathering is done, (do only one small section at a time to keep the paint wet and workable) allow to dry overnight. Then go over the entire thing with about 4 coats of clear paint to protect your investment from rain and weather. Be sure to get clear paint that is recommended for going over the top of paint and not stain or raw wood! This is a special clear that costs much more than normal clear (of course) but does a nice job with a lot of build for a thick, protective finish. I used Man "o War high gloss clear spar varnish coating.

   Next I attached some wooden letters from the hardware store painted with gold paint and (very important) clear coated. The gold paint goes bad if you look sideways at it without this extra clear coat to protect it and I didn't want to re-do my letters later. Each letter is screwed on from the back without any glue after the entire sign had been painted and marbled so if I ever desired to change the name it would be no problem. Next I installed some carriage lights to the front of the column to light up the entrance for the TOTs in which I installed "black" party lights so it would be dim lighting. To get 110 electricity to the far column from where the fog and the electrical comes in to the left one, I routed an extension cord to outlets at the top of each column that is fitted with female connectors to both ends and zip tied to the fog duct on the back of the sign.

   The gargoyles were drilled up through from the center so a fog duct could exit the mouth. The best way to cut out a path in the foam filling is with an electric carving knife (yes, just like the one you use on the turkey). I then fitted sections of plastic (1 1/4" diameter nipple) vacuum hose that can be purchased by what ever length you want at the hardware store normally used for swimming pool vacuums. As mentioned earlier, this ran up from the column below and fitted at the mouth, permanently installed in the monster but the pig tail section from below clamps instantly into the PVC quick fitting. This clamp action helps hold each gargoyle in place, along with them pinching against the sides of the light bulb shield.   

   This picture shows the fog as it looks using the old Ice Vac system which is nothing more than a mist compared to the thick, dense fog they emit now with the Vortex System™ in place. The lights I use behind the shield are two different colors. One red and one green both set up on blinkers so while in operation the color that is illuminating each gargoyle changes from red to a combination of red and green or to just green / back and forth. And the colors are completely stand-alone, so the two monsters never look exactly the same as each other at the same time. That means that the fog is never the same color either, which is sort of a cool effect. Not very visible in the photo here are reading lamps I painted to match the marble and mounted on the sides of each column near the top, pointing back at the sign so that it is visible to read at night. I run green light bulbs in each with the one on the right hooked up to a Fright Light from Haunt Master Products, so it looks like the electricity is going in and out sporadically on just the one. One final thing I might mention is if you attach two 2" unidirectional wheels to the bottom back of each column, it will allow you to tip each one back and wheel it around by one person just like using a dolly. It makes it pretty simple for set up and take down.

Rest In Pieces,

Death Lord