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ashKent I totally agree with your comments and that's part of the magic. Without doing s drawing or having a visual reference to work from I find it hard to visualise the stages. And if I'm honest it's only by seeing the work stages of others thats enabled me to know starting blocks and how to...

I love the build stages. It still looks magical to me when I see a set of progress pictures of a build. Really love it!

Buck-Beaver thank you for explaining that to me and making things clear. Top Man! Cheers :-)

I've started reading a few books that mention Sculp and Coat that they apply to foam skulls and fleece but it doesn't mention the purpose or advantage of doing so. What is the purpose and benefits of this process?

Thanks for the reply and link I'll check it out :-)

Hi Buck some of the links go to a page not found 404. Is there an updated link for your arm connection tutorial. Cheers, Ian :-)

after reading this thread I did a test on some black long fur today out of curiosity to see how it's appearance changes. I cut a 6 inch diameter piece and boiled it for 6 minutes making sure it didn't touch the metal sides of the pan. I then pressed it between a towel to get most of the water...

Seen this one I've been playing around with foam to try and create one similar to the real looking one In the vid image

Human Noses Can anyone tell me if the Foam Book covers building human noses and patterns? Or can anyone point me in the right direction or has this knowledge to share. Cheers :-)

Thanks for the welcome Eyeball fantastic group :-)

Brilliant!! What a difference oiling the blade makes. Cuts a lot smoother and doesn't pull as you draw the blade :)

Hi Buck that's a great tip to save blades thanks for sharing that :-)

Buck-beaver just spent a couple of hours with some scrap foam and blades from a Stanley knife (box cutter) wow those blades blunt very quick but the positive is they cut like butter when fresh. So plenty of fresh blades and patience I'm a lot happier with the cutting. Cheers again :)

Cheers Buck-Beaver I'll look at the Box cutter you mention in the post :-)

Thank you Buck-Beavers and D'Snowth for your replies and valued information. I have downloaded Buck-Beavers wedge pattern but before I start playing around with the different shapes I'm going to invest in a flat bed hot wire foam cutter to ensure I get a good straight cut. The pattern for the...

Hi I have searched the forums and can't find what I'm looking for, so I apolgies if this question is answered else where. When I build a foam head out of sections Im not getting a smooth round form. Instead Im getting flat spots. Is this because Im using the wrong type of foam or is it poor...

Thanks Eyeball

Hi everyone I'm new to the forum and new to making puppets so it's been a frustrating few months of learning and re patterning and re sewing. Still navigating round the MC site and finding my bearings. Some fantastic posts and replies on here. Deciding on eyes is my current challenge.