Need help for avenue q puppets replicas

[darkranth]

These are awesome puppets but there is something annoying about the new princeton's design. I think you could give him a smaller nose to make him cuttier. The bears have something strange but I really like nicky! Don't think I don't like the puppets it's just that the new design are weird when we know the originals... Good work!

 

[Lab Rat]

It's been a weird job for me cos they had to be quite different to the originals but still kind of recognisable.

 

[Onath]

I like the rod you have even better than the original. Awesome work Phil.

 

[Lab Rat]

Cheers i think i prefer this design of Rod to the original.

 

[darkranth]

I bought fleece on friday and today I covered my Nicky foam head with it. You were right sewing is not hard. Once I learn the way to do it it was really easy.
So now I need fur for the hair. Where did you get yours Lab Rat?
And how am I supposed to make the eyes (the white part)?

 

[Lab Rat]

I get most of my fur from e-bay and the eyes are made from plastic spoons.

 

[jcnegron]

I also liked your Rod design. Princeton with a purple hair looks good. Maybe what Darkranth misses are the eyelids which are characteristic of Rick's princeton. What I am not sure is if the two bears would work together well, because the color of one is very bright and the other is pastel. Maybe if you add a bright tie for the blue bear and some pastel ornaments to the other it would compensate.

 

[darkranth]

I already knew for eyes made from spoon but nicky's eyes don't have the shape of a spoon actually. Maybe I should make it with wood?

And I still can't find Nicky's hair... I think I could buy it from clothdollsupply.com but I'm not sure if the fur is 3" long so I sent an e-mail. I'm waiting for the reply...

 

[Lab Rat]

do you have any pics of your puppets so far?

 

[darkranth]

Yes I can take some photos. I could use a photohoster tomorow.
I received my response for the fur and it's 2" long. Do you think it's enough?
Today I made the first hand... It's cool! I felt for the first time that I was really manipulating a real puppet!