Question to those who make replicas

[BenjaminaGunn]

Does anyone out there actually own Wacky Stacks or better yet does anyone use them to make eyes on thier replicas? I would love to see some example photos before I undertake such a project. Thanks!

 

[biblebetty]

What is Wacky Stacks?

 

[Teenager's]

I saw a pair earlier this summer on an old eye mech example. They're really just like smaller thicker ping pong balls. Sorry--I just looked if I had taken any pics of them...but I hadn't.----But they're slightly smaller & thicker than ping pong balls. Really not too special.

 

[staceyrebecca]

The interesting thing that I noticed while looking at the original eyes was the speckles. I had NO idea they were speckled.

 

[Teenager's]

Yea. I thought that was interesting too.

& for clear up...staceyrebecca means that the eyes aren't pure white as they would seem. There are small bits of gray/black all over that cameras don't pick up. It's really interesting but cool.

But I don't know if the wacky stacks are speckled....the ones I saw were old and yellowed.

 

[BenjaminaGunn]

Yea. I thought that was interesting too.

& for clear up...staceyrebecca means that the eyes aren't pure white as they would seem. There are small bits of gray/black all over that cameras don't pick up. It's really interesting but cool.

But I don't know if the wacky stacks are speckled....the ones I saw were old and yellowed.

My set of Wacky Stacks is actually balls of different colors....like blue and red and yellow ect.
Having worked on TV I can say that the reason they are speckled is to give the white color a "pureness" that wouldnt read if they were just plain white. Also when you speckle or "fleck" whether with painting or make-up you hide imperfections and flaws and blend everything together seamlessley.

 

[muppetperson]

Do the wacky stacks come in some sort of packaging? If so, do you have any spare that you would sell?