Ask Ken at Palisades

[Hairfarmer]

Your'e being kind. The prototype looked worlds better than my sketch! Of course I did it with no detail, in about a minute and a half, from 20 year old memories.

J~

 

[Walker Boh]

Vacation Fozzie date

Hey Ken ... around what date should we start looking for Vacation Fozzie and EB Gonzo? If I understand correctly, they're going to come even later than the Animal playset, right?

 

[Squigiman]

Hey,
First off, I just want to really thank Ken, as always, for listening to the fans. This is what elevates Palisades, at least in my opinion, though I'm sure in those of many others, above the rest, especially for the Muppet line, and all of the effort that's put into it, and thus its quality. I was especially glad to see you use my post as a reference to your decision regarding the stage. This made me swell with pride, as it shows that the fans can make a difference. THANK YOU!

Otherwise, I like that prototype, wherever it's from, but where exactly is it from? Also, I do think that the other sets should fit, as being a key aspect that would make this set truly shine. This holds true, even if it didn't have the orchestra pit, which I could honestly live without, from the main thing. This is not saying of course, that I'd never like it to be made, as with a backstage, or audience area, which could possibly be made to add-on, as has been discussed, later on. That's about it for now, I guess. Take care.


-Squigiman

 

[ResidentLilly]

Re: Vacation Fozzie date

Originally posted by Walker Boh
Hey Ken ... around what date should we start looking for Vacation Fozzie and EB Gonzo? If I understand correctly, they're going to come even later than the Animal playset, right?

I am thinking EARLIEST would be late Nov., early Dec....hard to say with any certainty because there are still a lot of container shortages. See, stuff that was supposed to have been processed resulting in containers going BACK to China got held up and hence a container shortage during an already jam packed holiday shipping season.

Man...frustrating. Did you all check out the Rowlf pic on the Daily Bit? Someone asked me to show him sitting but for the life of me I can't remember where the question was. Too many posts to keep track of. Busy...busy...

 

[Walker Boh]

Sitting Rowlf

Originally posted by ResidentLilly
Did you all check out the Rowlf pic on the Daily Bit? Someone asked me to show him sitting but for the life of me I can't remember where the question was. Too many posts to keep track of. Busy...busy...

I had asked in the "Series 2 has landed!" thread here on MC. Thanks for posting it! It's been said before by others, and I'll repeat it ... the interaction is part of what makes this line so much fun to collect.

Overall, the Rowlf sculpt is looking awesome! Rowlf looks pretty good sitting, but I'll keep him standing when I display him. The gap that's created between his leg and his hip looks a little odd, but it's I think it's a fair trade-off ... those that want him have him sit will be able to do so, and when he's standing everything will line up nice and neat.

The piano is looking great, too. Will a songbook be included? Benson's Muppet Labs book (repainted, of course, with some sheet music) would work great for that. But if the budget won't allow it, I'm sure we'd all understand. The piano is HUGE!

 

[ResidentLilly]

The T-crotch on Rowlf is a little extreme looking, especially in bubble gum colored test shot plastic. BUT...actually, when he is all black, it becomes a lot less noticeable so I figured the trade off of being able to really sit was worth the bulky joint.

It's just too bad the bench got canned. Would have been cool...

Oh well, we may still figure something out. Maybe that accessory pack people have been saying they want. Couple of new items, bunch of other re-released stuff like microphones, music stands and junk.

 

[Hairfarmer]

YES! Give us the extras pack! We want the pack! We want the pack! We want the, uh, excuse me. I mean, that's an excelent idea.
I have a question for you about paint. My (EB) long-haired Piggy was delivered this afternoon. She looks really good, but has a couple of scratches in the paint job that I want to touch up. Since colour-matching is easier to do with oils than acrylicas, that would be my prefrence. I just wanted to check with you as to which would be better since I'm not sure if oil paint could eventually cause damage to the plastic.
J~

 

[ResidentLilly]

I would not use oils at all. Not that it would damage the plastic, I just have never used it and I don't know if it would blend with the current paints. If you can...spray the color. Mask off what you don't want hit. Better blend.

Post a pic of the paint mess-ups...I am curious what is on there that you feel you need to fix. Call it professional concern.

 

[Hairfarmer]

'Can't post attachments here. I'll put them up on the Pal. board.
J~

 

[Stryder Wolfe]

rowlf looks sweet! And not just because he's the colour of bubble gum

Man, I was initally a little disapointed to be getting tuxedo rowlf first, because I like the old school look, but since I see the figure and the piano now, and also having seen a picture of rowlf seated at a grand piano with a tuxedo in the Muppet 25th aniversarry CD, I am really looking forward to it! Also cool is it looks like I may be able to get the Kermit in Tux after all, so they can do a duet

that piano blows my mind, Ken...awesome work! As a musician, I really appreciate the amount of work you're putting into making the instruments look super-realistic (Teeth's Keyboard, Floyd's Bass, the drum set, and now this baby grand...). Thanks for all your hard work!