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Your Thoughts: Authentic Kermit Replica

lithiumbrain

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Nice! You have a nerd room in your house! I have one of those too!:smile:
 
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Hello, everybody.

I'm BRAND new to this board, so, pardon me if I make any fau-pas (such as mispelling anything).

I'll be honest, the main reason I stumbled upon this site was in searching for reviews on the MR Kermit. I'm glad to see everyone seems so happy with them. I had a bit of a concern, though.

Bare in mind, I have zero experience with any sort of Muppet replicas. I've just always enjoyed the movies and tv shows, and am a huge fan in that respect. I'm a bit wary of the size difference (ie from the poser to the actual puppet). I know that it's only a slight difference, but, what would your suggestion/warning/comment be to someone who was expecting the movie-star Kermit?

As I've been contemplating buying him, I got hung up on the 24.5" height. It just didn't seem right to me. I would even ask random people "How tall do you think Kermit the Frog is?"....after getting a really weird look (since they aren't aware of why I was asking), they all said somewhere in the 30" range.

Well, I'd appreciate any feed back. For now, enjoy your Kermits!

Marty
 
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Sorry to post again so soon......but, in regards to my question.....

I don't suppose there's a lucky Kermit-owner that would be brave enough to take his/her picture WITH Kermit, just as a reference scale, is there?

Just thought I'd ask.

Thanks again!

Marty
 
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Hello all, I'm a newbie here but often browse through the forums when looking for puppet expertise. Anyway I have a question. Has anyone dared to convert their MR Kermit into a usable puppet?
 
Was Once Ernie

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Nick Holiday said:
Sorry to post again so soon......but, in regards to my question.....

I don't suppose there's a lucky Kermit-owner that would be brave enough to take his/her picture WITH Kermit, just as a reference scale, is there?

Just thought I'd ask.

Thanks again!

Marty
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Here ya go...

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ok.. i don't have mine yet, but i don't think it would actually be possible to really convert the replica into an actaul puppet.. there's no sleeve inside for a hand, and the joints and such in the body and the head would probablly get in the way, the internal structure of a puppet and a stuffed anything aren't all that compatable, you'd have to completely disassemble him from the inside out, and if you didn't know what you were doing... would be a rather expensive experiment...
 
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Davina said:
ok.. i don't have mine yet, but i don't think it would actually be possible to really convert the replica into an actaul puppet.. there's no sleeve inside for a hand, and the joints and such in the body and the head would probablly get in the way, the internal structure of a puppet and a stuffed anything aren't all that compatable, you'd have to completely disassemble him from the inside out, and if you didn't know what you were doing... would be a rather expensive experiment...
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oh my! :eek: i wouldnt put a hole in a $200 kermit rep. but I guess if thats why someone is buying it for then, good luck. it just may turn out cool! :smile: but i STILL wouldnt do it...unless i had an extra $200 to spend then maybe i would buy another one and TRY to make it into a puppet.
 
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Kermieuk said:
Hi Guys,

Here is another pic of when I met Kermit, this one shows him in full body with legs, you can see how big he is in comparison to me, I am 5 foot 8". When I get my replica I will take a similar pic. I was actually surprised how small the actual Kermit puppet is??

Chris
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He's very small. Think about it. His head is just slightly larger than a hand. A large hand, but a hand nonetheless.

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