Week 18 has mainly been WORK WORK WORK and me with Krispy Kreme cravings. I've been spening a fortune on supplies and have so much more to do! I will explain Week 18 with these photos:
Finally glued the heads together, and filled the cracks with epoxy.
Then Sanded down to a nice smooth unnoticeable seam.
I did a "test" armature because I screwed up and made it too thin so decided to start from scratch and added waaay more wire since the puppet does have to hold up 3 heads. You can see the armature on the table and me watching the Twiggy Biography for inspiration.
Even though my week has mainly been every day from 2 pm - 12 working in Butler, I have been having LA, Krispy Kreme, Sushi, Smore making fun this winter break, and I bought myself a present:
God I love Celebrity Deathmatch!!! Next week should be finishing the armature, making an eye mold, replaceable eyelashes and lips. I wanted to get this done before school, but I think i'll still be in fabrication mode sadly. I want to start filming this asap!
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Now I understand exactly what you're doing :) The heads are looking great. Supporting them is going to be rough. It could make your puppet top heavy -- putting a lot of strain on the legs. Personally, I'd use one strand of 1/8" wire for the legs and spine, then 2 strands of 1/16" wire for the arms. A single thicker wire is much better than 2 or 3 1/16" wires put together.
ReplyDeleteInstead of an epoxy chest, a wood chest block would be better. Right now, the neck wire isn't removable from the chest. So if the neck wire breaks, it's going to be a pain in the a$$ to repair once the puppets built up. At least with a wood chest block, you could make it so the neck will be removable.
I haven't seen celebrity deathmatch in years. Loved it as a kid.
Best of luck on the puppet.
The heads look like they're coming out good!
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