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    Renaissance Age of Puppetry?

    You could include JJ Abram's push to use practical effects and puppetry in the latest Star Wars films as part of this possible renaissance. http://www.slashfilm.com/force-awakens-practical-effects/
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    Making Body Patterns

    Man this video is just amazing. "Don why don't you play us some puppet-making music." Jim really was the best.
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    How does Elmo do his "thinking" face?

    I thought it was a fabric finger loop inside the skull? Or at least that's the way Kevin Clash did it.
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    Several puppets I completed recently

    That's it so for for 2017 for me! Currently working on a sabor tooth tiger with pink eye at the moment. https://twitter.com/cathicks/status/838554024513175552
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    New puppet build!

    Beautiful! What are the teeth made out of? L200?
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    FS: Blinking Puppet Eyes

    These are awesome. Thank you for making these available. It's great that they are manual.
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    Just made a Puppet building tutorial!

    If you are diving into contact cement, I suggest using 3M NF30. It's water based and less toxic than Barge Glue. Great for foam work...
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    The Good Dinosaur Trailer

    Speaking of Westerns.... Craig Berkey was the sound designer for Good Dino. His previous credits include westerns like True Grit and No Country For Old Men.
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    Just made a Puppet building tutorial!

    Thank you wulster! Will look into trying carpet adhesive sprays. D'Snowth, I've had hit or miss experiences with Super 77. Perhaps I had a bad batch, but I've had experiences where it would never fully dry. What about you?
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    Just made a Puppet building tutorial!

    Thanks! That's what I figured. Trying to find something better than Super 77. Heard 3M 90 was the next step up.
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    My dream , my first puppet

    The Mastro pattern contains patterns for the arms and hands. The Simple Series Legs/Feet Pattern will not work for the Mastro because it only fits the Simple Series. The Mastro is a larger puppet than the Simple Series.
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    Just made a Puppet building tutorial!

    Hey Adam, Not sure if you are still checking this thread... but to piggy-back on D'Snowth's question: Which spray adhesive are you using?
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    Wanted: 3D scan file of Gonzo's Dearth Nadir Helmet

    Just curious where you got that quote from. I'm assuming you had someone model the helmet for you to have printed?
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    What color of fleece for Fraggles?

    Only somewhat related... but I'm really glad that the ladies at Dewey Street (puppetpelts) are getting such great support from puppet builders. I hope that they continue to provide pre dyed antron fleece for years to come.
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