Walter Replica Prototype

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Jarrod Boutcher built and sold a really nice "Walter-like" puppet recently.



This is what he wrote for the Ebay listing -

WOW! look at this great little guy! He is the latest puppet from Jarrod Boutcher Puppets.

This puppet has been made with the best materials. Billy has been styled in the same style as "Walter" from the new movie "The Muppets" . When I built Billy I thought of him as Walter's cousin, so He has been given the same kind of flexible mouthplate as you can see in the photos below. There are several differences between Billy and Walter - Billy is orange (Walter is more of a yellow/brown colour), Billy has black hair ( Walter has Brown hair ) and round eyes ( Walter has oval eyes and eyelids) - I have pointed out these points to ensure that bidders don't think they will be receiving a "Walter" puppet. He is really cool! . Such an awesome character. This is a professional puppet and is not meant for children .
 

joesje

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Hello,this is an old topic,but worth to try,that head is amazing.
I can't contact the one who made this,but is it possible to contact me
how you made is head?i'm very interrested.
 

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Howdy howdy, folks! Though I've not posted much, like the rest of you, I've been very much caught up in the excitement of the new Muppet film. After seeing it twice on opening day, I decided that I had to add Walter to my small collection of Muppet replicas. I've been interested in creating a human type character based on Kermit's design for a while, and given that Walter is exactly that, it seemed like a good project to try.

As it were, I haven't yet started on the real puppet. I don't really have the time or resources to do so right now. But I did scrounge up what I needed to create a mock-up of his head. Everything is just glued instead of sewn, hence the whacked out seam running down his face. I was just focused on the likeness. That way I can nail down the details now and only have to build the real puppet once. (Unlike a certain frog I've created...)

Here's some pics of the proto-Walter head:

http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx96/ToodlesTeam/walter1.jpg
http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx96/ToodlesTeam/walter2.jpg
http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx96/ToodlesTeam/walter4.jpg
http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx96/ToodlesTeam/walter5.jpg
http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx96/ToodlesTeam/walter6.jpg

There's a few adjustments I'm going to make for the final puppet, mostly regarding his eyes and placement, but overall I'm quite pleased with Proto-Walter! Now I just have to wait about a month till I can create the real deal, complete with blue suit...
Great job!
 
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