Need help for avenue q puppets replicas

[darkranth]

Hi, I just wanted to give an update of my puppets building process.
I just finished a foam base for kate monster. So the next step is to find all the fur and the fleece. That's what I found;

For Trekkie Monster fur
http://cgi.ebay.ca/2-YDS-FAKE-FUR-F...ZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem

For Kate monster hair
http://clothdollsupply.com/hair.html

for nicky and other characther without fur...
http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog.jsp?CATID=cat3815&PRODID=prd7089

For Trekkie's Hair
www.tonyhill.net/productCat95937.ctlg

for kate monster fur
http://imstuffedfur.com/specials2500page3.html

I'm not sure for the kate hair. I looked at pictures of her and it look more like a wig...

Can you tell me if these are good material choices?

Thanks again!

 

[Puppetfur]

They look like some nice choices. The Kate monsters hair, however, you should use a wig. Go back on ebay and you will find some great deals on womens brown wigs. A medium length is about what you need and you can give her a hair cut when you get it.

 

[Greedo]

They look like some nice choices. The Kate monsters hair, however, you should use a wig. Go back on ebay and you will find some great deals on womens brown wigs. A medium length is about what you need and you can give her a hair cut when you get it.

Yahyahyah, Rick Lyon sed he used REAL hair for KM's hair. of course, a wig made of real hair. U don't need to go that far, but just some fun facts that may come in handy.

Everything else looks like it would be fabulous, but the Trekkie fur would also work for KM (maybe a little better too), just trim her fur.

 

[jcnegron]

I think you should use a lighter shade on KM otherwise you won´t be satisfied with the final result, I believe, because you probably won't like to put KM & TM together looking like relatives.

 

[Super Scooter]

I don't think anyone mentioned this, but I once spoke to Rick about eyes, and he mentioned that Trekkie's eyes are just 2 large, plastic spoons.

 

[Hack2112]

http://www.pridesource.com/article.shtml?article=28755

specifically
"Music Theatre International, a New York-based licensing house for Broadway and off-Broadway shows, teamed up with "Avenue Q" creators to create a version that could play in schools and community theaters."

Actually, the workshop was done at Stagedoor last summer. My friend was in it.

And no, I don't go to that camp. Just a fun fact.

 

[darkranth]

I realised that I'm supposed to sew to fabric (sew: is that the right word?) on the puppet and that glue it is not a good idea. What do you think about that? Is sewing really hard? How long does it takes?
Also did someone have an adress for a fur similar of kate's. And I can't find a wig that look enough like the originals...

 

[staceyrebecca]

Sewing is not difficult at all! There are a lot of tutorials on youtube that will make it that much easier, too. Good luck!

 

[Greedo]

Sewing is not difficult at all! There are a lot of tutorials on youtube that will make it that much easier, too. Good luck!

Sewing ain't hard, per se, but sewing good takes a whole lotta practice I tell ya. I'm learning something new everytime I mess up on a puppet's construction (which is often!). It just takes practice, patience, and more sewing.

 

[Lab Rat]

I have added more pic's of the Avenue Q puppets i'm working on here~http://s128.photobucket.com/albums/p193/gluvets/ i hope you like them.