This will be where I discuss and post progress pics of my project for Boston Comic-Con 2017:
A Muppet-style hand-and-rod version of Best Bovine, Arizona
Bill of materials:
In stock:
1/2 inch upholstery foam, 1 roll (Support and structure)
Muslin, 2 yd (Patterning the outer skin)
terrycloth, 2 yd (Outer skin)
Rit™ dye, Cherry Red and Tan (dying pieces for Ari's coat)
Red bandanna
DAP Weldwood™ contact cement (to professionally join the foam pieces together)
Razor Blades, X-acto™ knives and blades (Seriously, foam dulls the CRAP out of knives and scissors)
Fake fur (Details)
Muppet Whatnot™ Arm Rod
Super Sculpey™
Black polar fleece (Mouth covering, eyelashes, eyebrows)
to add for future:
craft foam (horns, hooves)
Nylon serving spoons (Eyes)
Corset Boning (internal support, Body and tail)
"Mouth plate" material (tooling leather, gasket rubber, or thick craft foam)
Between now and the con, I have 14 usable "whole" days, with nibbles on busy days where I can. This should be more than enough, given how simple I intend to make her operation: Mouth and one "gesture" arm.
Some of the extra time will also be used to make patterns for more advanced versions at a later date, or making an alternate palette version for fun or out of better materials, etc. (I'd love to make this with an eyebrow mechanism, but that's beyond my budget, both time and monetary, at the moment.)
The current plan is:
Day 1: Planning and patterning the head and body from foam
Day 2: Assembling foam
Day 3: Patterning the skin in muslin
Day 4: Dyeing terrycloth, craft fur
Day 5: Assembling Skin
Days 6 - 14: details.
Professionals pulled off a similar build in 1 day for Adam Savage; so, hopefully, I gave myself enough time to screw up and learn from it.
A Muppet-style hand-and-rod version of Best Bovine, Arizona
Bill of materials:
In stock:
1/2 inch upholstery foam, 1 roll (Support and structure)
Muslin, 2 yd (Patterning the outer skin)
terrycloth, 2 yd (Outer skin)
Rit™ dye, Cherry Red and Tan (dying pieces for Ari's coat)
Red bandanna
DAP Weldwood™ contact cement (to professionally join the foam pieces together)
Razor Blades, X-acto™ knives and blades (Seriously, foam dulls the CRAP out of knives and scissors)
Fake fur (Details)
Muppet Whatnot™ Arm Rod
Super Sculpey™
Black polar fleece (Mouth covering, eyelashes, eyebrows)
to add for future:
craft foam (horns, hooves)
Nylon serving spoons (Eyes)
Corset Boning (internal support, Body and tail)
"Mouth plate" material (tooling leather, gasket rubber, or thick craft foam)
Between now and the con, I have 14 usable "whole" days, with nibbles on busy days where I can. This should be more than enough, given how simple I intend to make her operation: Mouth and one "gesture" arm.
Some of the extra time will also be used to make patterns for more advanced versions at a later date, or making an alternate palette version for fun or out of better materials, etc. (I'd love to make this with an eyebrow mechanism, but that's beyond my budget, both time and monetary, at the moment.)
The current plan is:
Day 1: Planning and patterning the head and body from foam
Day 2: Assembling foam
Day 3: Patterning the skin in muslin
Day 4: Dyeing terrycloth, craft fur
Day 5: Assembling Skin
Days 6 - 14: details.
Professionals pulled off a similar build in 1 day for Adam Savage; so, hopefully, I gave myself enough time to screw up and learn from it.