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Wow, thanks for putting up all the pictures. I especially like the display cases that have unfinished parts of the real Muppet characters in them. There's an unsculpted Gonzo head in there and also a set of Gonzo's eyes with the eyelid wire attached. If you've ever wanted to see how his...

Very cool! I haven't talked to him in ages! :p

Hey Jinx! Do you think double-stick tape would work? That's what the Muppets used to use in the olden days. :p

Hey Fozzie! Someone earlier in the thread already said that it's a very tight fit for an adult hand. But I'd like to see pictures, too, to get an idea of the actual scale. :p

Hey Travis! I just wanted to make sure you knew that I'm not blaming you for this. You'll notice that I wrote "THEY didn't do it," not that you didn't follow through. I know that you did everything that was humanly possible. Take care! Earl

I think a disclaimer exacerbates the problem. It doesn't help the cause if you're misrepresenting the product in a similar way to how the lousy MR photos misrepresent the product. Why not use images of the REAL posers then and just put a disclaimer on it? Because in either case, it's not what...

This is beautifully done, but I do have a minor quibble with it. Your posers have been modified and Gonzo's eyelids don't really do that on their own. I think you have to be scrupulously honest in an ad about what the person buying one of these will actually get, or risk more ill-will towards...

When I read this, I just went over and checked for myself (not that I didn't believe you, I just wanted to see for myself) and sure enough, the forum is closed. That's a VERY bad sign. It seems they don't want to hear from the fans at all now! (Unless it's just down for maintenance. We'll...

I turned him upside down and hit him with a hand hairdryer for a while. That also helped them lay down. I don't remember who it was that originally recommended that way-back-when, but it worked for me. In fact, I never had to wet them. :p

Amazon has it for $14.99 :p

I don't think it's a question of doing a cheaper character first. Animal and Gonzo underperformed and the company can't justify sinking any more of their limited capital into this line of products unless they can find a completely different way to do it. That's why MRTom asked if anyone knew...

Terry is obviously on this board and can speak for himself, but I'd guess for a master craftsman like Terry to hand build these, they would be more like $5,000 apiece than $500. Probably more than that, even. :p

MRTom, Thank you very much for taking the time to write that very long and brutally honest post. I can't speak for anyone else, but I would rather hear that kind of direct talk than be strung along with false hopes. Thank you also for the replicas that you did make. It was a solid...

I would, but apparently there's not enough interest in widgets. :p

That was exactly what I was planning to do! Hopefully I'll get to it soon. :p

Yeah, I may have put the pink paint on a little thick. At first I was trying to fill in all the holes in the foam, but I don't think I really needed to do that. Also, I suggest, for anyone trying this at home, test paint a scrap of foam first because the colors darken when they dry. One other...

You need a block that is 6 X 6 X 10" to make a Gonzo head, but you'll have to buy more than that to get up to $500. A block that size will run around $50. But you can mix and match it with other kinds of foam, too. Besides, you want to have at least one extra block in case you make a mistake...

It's not about the amount of interest. I would suggest you reread the story I wrote that is about ME. Remember, it's a story about ME and no one else, but it's a good story to keep in mind. :p

Let me tell you a story about ME. Remember, this story is about ME and does not refer to anybody else. Let's say I have a company that makes widgets for the many fans and collectors of widgets there are. I order 2500 widgets from a factory in China. Now, mind you, widgets are very detailed...

This is the paint Terry recommended, but there was no specific pantone color for it. It was a mixture of two different swatches, so I had to eyeball it. I looked at him again after Frogboy made the comment and it's definitely quite a few shades darker than it looks in the photographs. On my...