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Jonathan

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Im going to Hobby Lobby sone. What Main Supplys/tools do I need to build a Puppet of Rod of AVENUE Q. Please get back to me as soon as possible
-Jonathan Lewis
 

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if ur good enough to make an avenue Q puppet u should be good enough to know what u need. :wink:
i have no idea what you would need for a puppet of that quality, but i'm sure that you would need to go to more places than just Hobby lobby. :smile:





p.s. no harm intended
 

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Jonathan said:
Im going to Hobby Lobby sone. What Main Supplys/tools do I need to build a Puppet of Rod of AVENUE Q. Please get back to me as soon as possible
-Jonathan Lewis
you will need to go to

a fabric store or upholsery store for foam rubber

you will need sharp scissors, razor blades, needles ,thread,

the eyes were vacu form plastic, so you will need to find a substitue for them, maybe plastic spoons

the hair is fur

you will need to order some antron fellce and dye it, or buy some polar fleece (a reasonable substitute)at a fabric store ,

then you will need to buy a small suit (one made for kids) and shirt and tie, and alter them to fit a puppet.

and lastly lots of patinece.

one store is not going to carry all that you need, :smirk:
good luck
 

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Thank you for the advise. I when to hobby lobby and could find ANYTHING that might help me!
 

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Not a suggestion to what to get. but a method I picked up somewhere - which I will be doing on my puppet.

Vacuum formed eyes - well almost. Get a vacuum cleaner (the nosel bit) and some of that thin plastic put it over the vacuum holder hole then start to heat the plastic up with a heatgun or something. Dunno if that'll work, but I'm gonna try it.

Found that technique somewhere... someone was making Yoda eyes or something...
 

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Careful that the "softening" of the plastic doesn't take tooooo long and you end up blowing the motor on the vacuum. :eek:

That would really.... suck. *laughing* sorry, couldn't help myself. :big_grin:
 

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Um, yes, ANYWAY!

I'm trying to look for that page but can't find it now... anyone know where/what I'm talking about?

But yes - be very careful with the plastic and vacuum cleaner! Make sure its an old one!
 

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...and remember that plastic is extremely toxic. Make sure to work in well-ventilated area!
 

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Oh of course! I thought the safety precautions were common-sense! Glad you're here to make sure people who don't have any know, thanks Buck!
 
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