Time To Rock, Rock On! - Pt. 2

The big challenge was creating the cricket bat.

I started off by checking out how that guy (the one I mentioned in the previous post) did it. Some cardboard, a stake from a sign, contact paper and a whole mess of hot glue.

I considered the situation at hand before I realized that I actually already had a vital piece of the cricket bat puzzle. The t-ball bat!

I wrapped the handle with duct tape and somewhat followed the directions contained on the website. The t-ball bat actually gave a slight curve to deal with, so I used that to my advantage. Some cricket bats actually come with a bit of a curve on the back, so I fashioned the cardboard around like that so that the striking side was straight while the back had a bit of a bend to it.

I hot glued the snot out of the cardboard pieces and surprisingly, I had something that was vaguely cricket bat shaped. I let the sucker dry overnight before I wrapped the entire cardboard with "wood" contact paper.

Once that was done, I added a little more duct tape to the tip and handle edges of the bat to keep the contact paper neatly assembled.

Then, I grabbed the bottle of fake blood and applied to the "smacking side" of the bat. I set that to dry for a couple hours and this is the result (front, back, side and a preview action shot!):