Update
Hi everyone,
As suggested, I tore off the neck
- it wasn't going to work. I took my patterns and made fur pieces from them, slightly larger and made the cap for the head. This took some trial and error of course. In the end I did make a small mistake but I was able to adjust for it with the back part.
I made the jaw fur piece. Then I took measurements and got the circumference of the back of the end, front of the jaw area to make the sleeve. Out of this sleeve I cut a spot for the jaw and sewed it in. (This took about 3 tries with scraps to get it right).
That piece got sewn to the sides and back of the 'hood'. I did some of it while it was on the foam and some off, leaving the back unstitched in the center so I could shove the head back in, this I did and pinned it all up (nothing is glued yet).
I made a nose and pinned that on, it's some funky material glued on to a foam golf ball. Here's the pics as he stands now:
http://www.pixelmech.com/rev/pinned1.jpg
http://www.pixelmech.com/rev/pinned2.jpg
http://www.pixelmech.com/rev/pinned3.jpg
You can see where the back is still open, that's going to be a tricky sew. All the sewing was done by hand. I couldn't use a sewing machine because it left way too much of a thick edge around the stitch.
I'm going to do more finishing on the mouth probably, maybe like Dr. Teeth's bottom lip. I want to use ping pong balls for the eyes but I'm scared to cut into the head after getting the fur right! I'll make a practice piece first.
Comments are welcome. When I get some energy, I'll glue up the fur in some strategic places and move on to the body and arms.
Tom