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  1. ravagefrackle

    ALF Joins Fox News - "The O'Reilly Factor"

    i think i found my new hobby, ok having just watched it, angry puppet and i are in agreement ,that was the dumbest idea we have seen ina while, 1:30 of original content, 3 minutes of ALF stock Footage
  2. ravagefrackle

    Cool Puppet Designs

    I have two books by him, they are amazing, we bit dry when it comes to reading , but some very nice diagrams, and images of his concept sketches, they are hard to come by i was lucky enough to be gifted on and bought the other thru a special offer years ago
  3. ravagefrackle

    ALF Joins Fox News - "The O'Reilly Factor"

    If only Alf was the Chest Bursting Face hugging sort of Alien Lifeform, maybe he could switch his diet from Cats to Humans for just one night
  4. ravagefrackle

    ALF Joins Fox News - "The O'Reilly Factor"

    Good god WHy ?
  5. ravagefrackle

    need Toucans beak?

    sculpt a beak out of blue foam insulation or the foam sold thru a taxidermy website for fish mounting, cover the foam in tin foil, and then use Thermo Plastic to make your beak, youcan then cover the thermo plastic in spandex, very light wieght and durable, ive made few tucans in my day
  6. ravagefrackle

    Ostrich Feather Question

    never heRd of the company , why not secrh out Feather distrubiting companies, and suppliers i think you will find alot more that way, thier are lots of places to buy feathers online, as for which is better it all depends on what you are trying to do
  7. ravagefrackle

    Copyrighting puppets

    not to cause more confusion, but we covered the "Poor Mans Copyright" thing earlier and it is a waste of time, it is not something that will stand up in court, if you want a proper copyright then its worth the moeny investing in one,
  8. ravagefrackle

    Copyrighting puppets

    BUt dont trust them,any further than you can throw them;)
  9. ravagefrackle

    Copyrighting puppets

    My last thought on the matter Selling handy crafts is one thing, Selling A one of a kind piece of art work is somthing else entierley, craftspeople (AND YES THEY ARE ARTIST AS WELL) have generally come up with aproduct that is easy to reproduce, amd manufacture, they sell them ata...
  10. ravagefrackle

    How to approach a business deal

    Brilliant , well done, Someone should STICKY THIS
  11. ravagefrackle

    Copyrighting puppets

    Educating the client is something we all have to do, and rarley does it really help, but stick to your guns. LOL Just ask how much they spent on Sunglasses, or a Brief case, or thier Laptop, or thier Suits, they buy stuff thats top quality and that lasts That and walmarts Blue light specials
  12. ravagefrackle

    Copyrighting puppets

    Trueer words are raley spoken Thats what i tell them as well, and then they discover the error of thier ways, and end up spending even more to replace what they bought,lol Ah Karma I turn away jobs all the time,thier is no use in burning your creativity out for jobs that will not even...
  13. ravagefrackle

    Copyrighting puppets

    dont apploigive to much, your young and new to the machinations of the entertainment indusrty, heck, im still trying to muddle my way thru it all. but i think Gordon,and Pasha and myself, are simply trying to import someof our wisdom and expierence to evryone else, like evrything else...
  14. ravagefrackle

    Copyrighting puppets

    i do understand your perdicement, but you need to look out for yourself, i hear the old"WHEN WE GET MONEY WE WILL SPEND MORE " all the time, it never happens, in the end, only you can protect yourself, as for your pricing, i do not know what you things look like, simple puppets may not...
  15. ravagefrackle

    Copyrighting puppets

    you are not charging enough for your time.or your materials, im just guessing since i do not know what your designs look like, but $360.00 in labor? $80 in materials, what about a design fee? and transfer of owner ship? if the show takes off, they get all the profits and you get nothing...
  16. ravagefrackle

    Copyrighting puppets

    NO IT WONT , i have had many discusions with a entertainment and copyright attorney , this will do no good whats so ever! if you want a copyright then get a real copyright ,
  17. ravagefrackle

    Online Resource

    I think Pearl Paint is still Thier,(we have aone in NJ, as well as a few other places to go) as is Cannal Rubber , but the street just aint waht it used to be.. still miss just wandering around inside Industrial Plastic, you never new what you would find
  18. ravagefrackle

    Online Resource

    this used to be an amazing store in Manhattan, that has long been closed, but it seems they are attempting to become a Online Distributor, lots of interesting things, with more to come I am sure http://www.industrialplasticsnyconline.com
  19. ravagefrackle

    Fleece Customers....How are you

    no argument as far as i saw, i use fleece all thetime, but i do liek to use different stuff and different textures, given the chice between polar fleece and antron, its antron all the way .
  20. ravagefrackle

    Help Please

    not sure what you mean by that, but if you want a pattern that you will be able to replicate again and again, i suggest you not glue the fabric in place after draping
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