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I made a quick and not-overly-accurate Beaker a few years ago, and this was my mouth mechanism - the grey bit being coat hanger. No need to put your hand inside the head.
Hi Chris,
I've been thinking that with two sets of these long spikes...
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/200789799485
... some large upholstery tacks/nails, a bit of PVC plumbing pipe and some metallic paint, you could probably knock up your own Animal collar in about an hour. :halo:
Another...
I've been trying to find a place to host my image for the drum front. It's a bit big.
You can click it to find bigger (huge) versions. (On Flickr, right-click to get other sizes)
It ain't perfect, but printed at the right size it looks pretty good (IMO).
My 1975 Cremeal Frankenstein ventriloquist puppet would have to rank on the Creepy Scale.
Muahaha!
Early Gerry Anderson shows had a lot of creepy puppets.
I'm active in the Gerry Anderson replica making scene, and for us this is like losing Jim Henson. At least he didn't suffer with Alzheimers for too long. RIP.
"Dead, M'lady?!"
"Yes Parker. A very sad day."
Well mine does still look toyish, so I'm sure yours will turn out better. Mine had to fit on a 40x40cm cabinet. Oh, and you can see in this picture that my Animal is sitting on a cardboard box. Shhh! lol. The stool with the kit was too low.
I drew my bass drum logo from this image.
Yes...
Drew it in Photoshop and had it printed and laminated at a local shop for $16.
That's the one. Mine was pink. lol. I see they've added more drums since I bought mine.
All up, I think it cost me around $65.
You can buy metal fishing line.
The original Thunderbirds puppets used tungsten wire, and those puppets are quite heavy.
Maybe you could use metal line for the supporting strings, and invisible thread for the limbs.
FYI: A Google search for "lithiumbrain" finds
http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=32795&forum=12&74
A dig around that forum leads to threads where "buddylove" (lithiumbrain@gmail.com) says he's part owner of Silver Shampain Novelties.
Maybe email them questions...
Hello Muppet Fans.
Been lurking for a while. Thought I'd share a pic of my MR Animal.
http://img806.imageshack.us/img806/8784/animal.jpg
Not customised much. Coloured his eyelids black with permanent marker and added $8 of plastic chain which I sprayed silver. Used hair wax to get his...
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