Disney Puppet Help

[KFarr]

Does any one know where I can find a Disney Iago puppet that was made? If you have one you are willing to sell it woudl be GREAT! If not a plush woudl be GREAT as well. I am making a puppet for a production of Alladin Jr and need one as a model. I hoep you can help!

 

[Buck-Beaver]

Have you tried ebay, or any of the web sites for Disney collectors?

A quick search of ebay turned up about 40 items, including:

http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Disney-Exc...ryZ20901QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/IAGO-OF-DISNEYS...oryZ2597QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Iago-from-DISNE...goryZ230QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

All three of those seem like they would be good for reference.

 

[KFarr]

yeah, thank you. I looked at those. Im really hoping to find that puppet that was made. I hope someone may be able to help me find one.

 

[mrhogg]

KFarr, what do you mean when you say the puppet that was made? Was there a live-action version of the Disney version of Aladdin?

 

[KFarr]

there is a live version at disneyland; but matel made an iago puppet i want to get my hands on!

 

[ravagefrackle]

i think u may need to improvise,

here are some parrot puppets i thought looked good ,

http://www.pavlovspuppets.com/parrotgr.htm

http://www.puppetrevelation.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=970

 

[KFarr]

I like that frst one BUT its $115

 

[gfarkwort]

Well...Puppets are expensive...and you either buy one...or you build one.

That's how the Puppet business works. You should ask if the director of your show is willing to pay/reimburse you for a puppet.

And it sounds like you are running out of time...so, I suggest that you make a decision on what you want.

Forget about the Mattel Iago if you can't find it. Think of something diffrent.

 

[KFarr]

Thats the thing I am BUILDING a puppet. As I stated I want a model to use to look at. I dont want to pay $115 for a model.

 

[ravagefrackle]

well then i would buy a plush parrot of any kind that you can find, and reverse engineer it.

but if your running out of time think of it this way ,

average price for a plush toy of decent quality between 15-20 $,

materials for the puppet , foam ,fabric,feathers,eye shapes, about 40 - 50 $

plus time, at least 40-60 hours(thats assuming you have done a lot of puppet building and have a very clear foundation in pattern making and construction) (i ll just put in a basic hourly wage here say 15 per hour),

youll be spending more money and time building from scratch, so if you are running out of time to develop a new puppet then the one online is a great way to go, and your getting a lot for your money ,