Custom figures and dioramas

[BlueFrackle]

Hi Customers,
can you tell me how to remove a figures head? Do I need to boil the entire figure?

Im planning on removing the Newsmans head and replacing it with a newly sculpted Digit head and then paint the costume.

What paints are best to use on the costume? and head?

 

[DannyRWW]

Wow! Wish I could make a Walter figure like the one in those pictures.

 

[Muppet fan 123]

And now for some of my dioramas and backdrops...

Kermit in the O...
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The center of the O is actually hinged, and shuts flush with a magnet.

Poster Recreation...
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Not really a diorama, just a photo, but thought I'd throw it in for fun.

Dr. Teeth sings "Cheesecake"...
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The upright piano is an antique that I bought for Rowlf... it's the one that plays 'The Entertainer'. Alas, it's an inch too short for Rowlf so I have to cheat it in photos with him, but it's a perfect height for Dr. Teeth. The cheesecake was found earlier this week at Hobby Lobby, I think it's made by a company called Mayberry Street.

Rowlf at the baby grand...
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The brick wall, hardwood floor, and candelabra all came from the dollhouse section at Hobby Lobby.

Perfect replacement hatrack for Backstage Playset...
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The hatrack accessory to the Backstage was very easy to break. Even after gluing, it lists to the side. Imagine my delight at finding this near-identical BRASS version for only $3 at Hobby Lobby.

Statler's African Berry Bush...
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This was another impulse purchase on the dollhouse aisle. Made me think of the Valerie Harper episode subplot... but man, that little potted plant by Mayberry Street *stinks* when you take it out of the cellophane.

A 'Culinary Catastrophe' Kitchen...
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Just a repainted Palisades playset.

Newsman backdrop...
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I never liked the wall that came with the figure, so I captured and modified actual episode frames to create my own printed backdrop.

Marvin Suggs' All-Food Glee Club...
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From the Steve Martin episode. The backdrop at rear is also the drop used for the UK spot 'Any Old Iron'. I still need to sculpt the ten singing foods.

Varsity Rag (Vaudeville Statler and Waldorf)...
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Also from the Steve Martin episode. This one was fairly simple... a black felt backdrop to simulate the black background on the episode which hid the black-clad puppeteers for a rare full-body number. The miniature hardwood floor is what sells it, though.

More to come!

DN

How do you make these? You are amazing!

 

[muppetlover123]

exactly

 

[GAR]

Hello everybody, I'm new to these boards. Although a lifelong fan of everything Jim Henson related, I never really picked up on the Palisades Muppets figures until roughly a year ago. I have been customizing Masters Of The Universe figures for a few years now and my love for Muppets made me think of the poster that was in Muppet magazine back in the 1980s where Kermit was dressed up like He-Man. So I wanted to make him, went looking for a base figure, found Kermit... long story short, my house is now full of Palisades toys.

Anyway, when I saw this thread I felt it might be fun to share my custom here too. So here he is, He-Frog, first picture is him next to the actual poster for comparison. Second is him with a Masters Of The Universe figure.

Hope you all like. I'm currently building his female counterpart She-Pig (or maybe Piggy Of Power - not sure how to name her yet) from a damaged Pigs In Space First Mate Piggy that I got in a lot of figures. She wasn't in any Muppets media, but I felt that He-Frog just needs a companion on the shelf. Also, when discovering this board a few days ago and seeing the awesome Dearth Nadir made by Dearth here, I really have to make him as well!

 

[LamangoNumber2]

... I pray to Frog that he doesn't ride a muppet into battle...

 

[Dearth]

Heeeyyyy... now that's actually an intriguing idea...

GAR, you should take a MOTU Battle Cat and repaint it to look like Gaffer, the backstage cat! Add an eyepatch and a bandage around his tail, voila!

Alex

PS

J3h, I love that Alice Cooper idea!

 

[Wachusk]

Hey everyone, just wanted to share my FIRST attempt at Polymer sculpting EVER. I want to make my own palisades figures, but with a bit more realistic elements. I have always wanted to do Fraggles, so i thought I would test my skills on Wembly's Head....What do you think folks? I decided to use thread for hair...thoughts?

Check it out more pics of this Sculpting process and other Muppet Magic on my Site:
http://lancecardinal.blogspot.ca/2012/03/wembley-fraggle-polymer-head-sculpt.html

 

[charlietheowl]

That looks amazing! You've done a fantastic job.

 

[TheMonsterAteMe]

My jaw dropped! That's AMAZING!