My Kermit progress

Boba Lynn

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Does anyone know if the collar is a sun/circle pattern or is it a straight strip?
I can vision both being used.
Lynn
 

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do you have pictures of the foam skeleton you used? i would love to see how you padded the insidealso when you start on body, arms and hands please take lots of pictures, i would love to try to make a kermit look alike. great job so far it is looking very much like kermit d.
 

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Wow, if I had had as much luck with my first puppet, think where I would be now! He looks really good, really can't wait to see him with eyes and collar! Legs are an awkward addition, as they have a habit of rotating backwards, but they would look good! Well done and best wishes. M
 

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No, I don't have any pics of the foam Skeleton I made. I hate turning this thing inside and out and I'm trying not to any more unless I have to as it is starting to make it come apart because it is a lot of stress on it.
I bascally coverd the back of the head to the front nose and the lower jaw to mid back of jaw.
I'll try to get pics of the body when I start it.

Lynn
 

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whatadoddle said:
Wow, if I had had as much luck with my first puppet, think where I would be now!M
So your saying I'm doing pretty good for not having a clue as to what I'm doing?? LOL!!

Thanks for the comps, it has been a fun project and I may try something else.

I like to build prop replicas, Studio Scale models, and costumes, and this like another prop to me, just in different way to make it.

Lynn
 

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hi, LOL! Small world, I fell into puppetry after years designing stage sets and making props and costumes etc! But I still say my first puppet was not as good as yours!! M
 

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Wow, that's a really great Kermit if you're flying by the seat of your pants. Amazing!
 

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Thanks guys!
Well flying by the seat of my pants made me crash big time... LOL!!

I seriously failed on the body pattern, wrong shape, too small, ran out of material to keep doing test mock ups.

Does anyone have a good idea for the body pattern???

Thanks for any help.

Lynn
 

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can you show what you did even if its wrong maybe someone can assist in fixing it?
 

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Look at how a football us put together. Kermit's body would be four () shapes made from foam, with about 3 1/2 inches at the top and 4 1/2 inches at the bottom of each piece. I'd say they'd be about 9 inches tall, but you may have to adjust them.

Then, upolster the finished shape by pinning the materaial wrong-side out to it. sewing at the overlaps and turning it right-side out.

Steve
 
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