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Hi everyone! New Brit on the Block!

Discussion in 'Puppet Building and Performing' started by Gonk, Dec 17, 2004.

  1. Gonk New Member

    Hi all

    I'm Jeremy, 31 and living in London in the good old UK!

    I found this place the other week during my lunch break and have been perusing all your past threads since then.. I thought it was about time I said "hello". :)

    I've done quite a bit of model making in my spare time and although I'm familiar with moulding with silicone and casting with resins and fibreglass, I haven't tried my hand at puppet making since I was at school. I'm getting the itch again now though, and want to try something new.. some of your creations are really very very inspiring!


    Well I have an 'eye' and 'fur' question already, but I'll leave them for now -look forward to picking up some tips from you guys!

    Jeremy
    Gonk, Dec 17, 2004
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  2. scarylarrywolf Member

    Greetings from across the pond!

    It's good to have you aboard, Jeremy. Props for digging through old threads (many times there are old threads that have answered some of my questions before I've even asked them, so the archives are a great resource). I wish you many enjoyable discussions in your future here at Muppet Central. :)
    scarylarrywolf, Dec 17, 2004
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  3. Buck-Beaver Active Member

    Welcome to the forum Jeremy!
    Buck-Beaver, Dec 18, 2004
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  4. Tztz Member

    welcome! :)
    Tztz, Dec 18, 2004
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  5. Iokitek New Member

    yep :) ditto
    Iokitek, Dec 18, 2004
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  6. robinthecrow New Member

    Oooh a fellow Britain!

    Welcome!
    robinthecrow, Dec 18, 2004
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  7. Gonk New Member

    Thanks for the warm welcome guys!

    I'm hoping to get 'puppeting' sometime in the next couple of months once I've finished some other stuff I'm working on. I'll try something that'll be (hopefully) straightforward first of all, while I get re-acquainted with needles and thread!

    - Hey robinthecrow, I might need to tap you on the shoulder for good supply sources here in Britain ;)


    Jeremy
    Gonk, Dec 18, 2004
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  8. PaulyPuppets New Member

    PaulyPuppets, Dec 18, 2004
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  9. BlueFrackle Active Member

    Welcome Jeremy! Always good to have more Brits around the puppetry forum!
    BlueFrackle, Dec 18, 2004
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  10. Tztz Member

    yo yo jeremy, do u have any experiance with baking foam latex? :eek:
    Tztz, Dec 18, 2004
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  11. ravagefrackle New Member

    welcome
    ravagefrackle, Dec 18, 2004
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  12. Gonk New Member

    Thanks Pauly, BlueFrackle, Tztz and ravagefrackle, it's nice to be here!

    Tztz - no, sorry mate, I haven't had any experience with baking foam latex. That's actually something I'd like to try at some point. From what I understand you need to make a 'plug' that you supend into your mould cavity leaving a gap between the inner surface of your mould and the outer surface of the 'plug'.

    Next you pour the liquid foam into this void around the plug, cook it (I assume) then pull out the plug from the center and peel out the resulting hollow cast.


    .. This is educated guess-work though as I've never done it myself!


    Jeremy
    Gonk, Dec 18, 2004
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  13. FISH'N'WOLFE New Member

    Welcome and Merry Christmas!
    FISH'N'WOLFE, Dec 18, 2004
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  14. Gonk New Member

    Thanks FISH'N'WOLFE!

    Happy Christmas to you too, and to everyone!


    Jeremy
    Gonk, Dec 19, 2004
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  15. JaniceFerSure Active Member

    Merry Christmas to you and your family Jeremy. Hope you make lots of friends here & have tons of fun.:excited:
    JaniceFerSure, Dec 19, 2004
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  16. Gonk New Member

    Thanks Janice' - happy Christmas to you too!


    Jeremy
    Gonk, Dec 19, 2004
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  17. leliebel New Member

    pictures, I want pictures

    of your work, or the way you work maybe?

    :D
    leliebel, Dec 19, 2004
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  18. Gonk New Member

    heehee, I'll have to get some pictures sorted..


    My poor laptop is sick at the moment and I'm not going to be able to get it fixed till the new year, but when I get time..

    I haven't a huge amount to show really, I'm in the final stages of a lifesize fibreglass R2-D2! which has been a fun build to do. (Strictly for my own amusement of course and not for sale). I don't think I could bear to part with it now anyway after all the time I've put into it!

    Jeremy
    Gonk, Dec 19, 2004
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  19. Buck-Beaver Active Member

    Buck-Beaver, Dec 19, 2004
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  20. Tztz Member

    oh thanks beaver, i am already read it. i just want to see if i can learn from is experiance. i gonna bake foam latex next week :)
    Tztz, Dec 20, 2004
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