Recent content by Derek Thompson

They are coming, I swear. I work as a Story Artist for Disney and the way they work now is "Here is your script. Now do it" Which is amazing. It is so creatively rewarding. No complaints there but doing the entire episode is a lot of work and all consuming so the fact that I finished the...

Hey everyone. Just wanted to let you know that I have all but finished my Count Replica. I love him and I have a ton of pics coming your way. It has been incredibly busy as of late working up to the deadline of Halloween. I will post all the progress as it went so you can see the journey. I...

Thank you Ashkent. I think part of the reasons I picked him was because I could do the Antron and most of the seams would be covered anyway. Takes a bit of the pressure off. Not like the seam down the center of Kermit's face. Better get that one right. I am using Rit dye. Pink with a bit...

Okay the verdict is in. I sewed up the head yesterday and the polar fleece I found is really good but the Antron is sitting there calling to me. The Henson/ Ladder stitch worked really well and I am glad I did this test skin. I was actually able to brush out the seems to a near invisible...

This is fantastic. I shared it on my Facebook page. I love the clip with the little girl and her dad. You captured it so well. The cat lady is classic. One of my favs is the DAYUM guy. he has some beautiful inflections. Top notch. and yes we are creature comfort fans from way back.

Stay tuned for the neck sleeve and the three fingered hands. I have a breathable workout pant material for the sleeve. Its like a lycra or spandex but way more breathable and moisture wicking. I'll sew that up and put a boning ring on the end then the head is ready for a fleecing. I will...

Here you can see the glued up underskull with mouth plate and bottom jaw attached. I was pretty happy with the bottom jaw because it was a custom alteration of BJ guyers pattern for the skull. I used my skull and insert the super soft packman in the corner of the mouths. Another BJ...

Got the mouth plate done and I have to tell you that BJ Guyer's suede Finger loops on the mouth plate are SO comfortable and feel very free. Pics to follow. Next I am revamping the skull design to include the super soft foam in the corners of the mouth and custom fitting the foam for the bottom...

Thank you so much. feels good to be back and building. I cut out the mouth plate tonight and barged on the ultra suede. I have been watching a lot of videos of the count and I am glad I did because I noticed his overbite. I worked that in to his mouth plate. I secured the back of the plates...

AHAH!!!! Victory. Her is my beginnings. I will post more as I make progress. Mouth plate here I come. Now where are those scroll saw blades?

yet again the pics didn't take. I will post them to my website then I can link them here. I think that is how i did it before.

It has been way too long since I have been in the wondeful company of one of my favorite forums. I have finally found some momentum of a new puppet build. I am excited to put to practice all the cool tips and tricks I learned from the past BJ guyer workshops. I cant say enough about how good...

Oh and Swincraft 2 ships to the US...obviously. The only thing is they charged me like 18 pounds for it. Seems steep for a small bag of fabric but I am still thrilled with what I just got from them. I ordered the one meter size through their ebay store and it is plenty big enough to get a...

Sorry it has been way too long. I have been working here in Hollywood on a new show for Disney so puppet building was put aside abit. Also with the addition of our new born son time is a premium. anyway I was searching for fur for MY Gonzo based on Muppetlab's recommendation and I came across...

I used the methods of boiling the fur as you described here to make my Elmo that is my avatar. Your help was so appreciated. I really appreciate the sharing that goes on here. My puppet came out as good as it did because of all of you here. I also followed your method for tying the fleece. I...