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Balcony Chuck restoration
Topic Started: May 30 2015, 07:28 AM (41,101 Views)
80sgirl
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Since I plan on restoring Chuck, I figured it was time to make a thread. First post is more of a record of where I'm starting from.

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The good:

He has all his body cosmetics.
They're in great shape.
Has all his cylinders and a valve bank.
Parts seem to be in good working order.

The bad:

Mech is missing the right forearm and hand.
Whites of the eyes are marked and discolored.
Irises are chipped, scratched and also mismatched.
No nose.
No lower lip.
No tongue.
Is that white thing supposed to be teeth?

The unknown:

Status of cylinders, valves and other mechanics. (No compressor or controller to test those yet.)

Working on either getting the old right forearm/hand from the previous owner or a replacement from another member.

Eyes are really important to a character, whether they're 2D or 3D. Here are Chuck's.

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Now you know why I've taken most pics with his eyes closed. I think the iris on the left eye is newer, or at least intended for a different bot. It's a different size, and the lines are painted in white. The pupil is off center too. I'm hoping to find a replacement that matches the smaller one on the right eye. Lots of wear on both from the eyelids rubbing against the surface and taking the paint off. My plan is to fill the chipped areas with epoxy putty, then sand smooth and repaint.

Eyes I can keep shut, but the nose and teeth stick out all the time. Still waiting on most materials, but I got tired of looking at the pull tab hanging from his mouth and made him some new teeth from some imitation leather. I looked at pictures and guessed on the size and shape, but I think they turned out pretty good. Even though he still looks weird without a nose, the new teeth make him look much better already.

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On figures of this age, they used French stretch terry fabric to cover his nose, snout, jaw and lower lip. The tongue was made from satin. The previous owner reupholstered his snout and jaw, but didn't use the same type of cloth.

Unfortunately, stretch terry is not easy to find except online. The pink fabric looks fine so I'll leave that for now until I can find the correct fabric. My plan is to give him a new nose and recreate the lower lip and tongue. I ordered black and red stretch terry from fabrics.com. Hopefully they should arrive next week. There should be plenty of fabric left over if I have to redo them if/when I find the correct pink cloth.

I hope to work on him a little each day.
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80sgirl
Jun 22 2016, 04:26 PM
PizzaTimePerfecto
Jun 21 2016, 07:30 PM
R Fox
Jun 21 2016, 07:05 PM
PizzaTimePerfecto
Jun 21 2016, 07:00 PM
80sgirl
Jun 18 2016, 11:43 PM
BigCheesefan134
Jun 18 2016, 12:33 PM
Question: so you say chuck's bottom mouth piece isnt original?
and another: do you know what store your charlie/chuck came from?
Chuck's jaw is a reproduction. The cosmetics came from a storage unit find in either Tennessee or Kentucky. There were two sets of bots and neither Chuck had a jaw. I was never able to figure out which stores the stuff came from. Chuck's mech is made up of parts of Helen and Munch from the show at the big store in San Jose.

Charlie has a known history. He came from the Redwood City, CA store. It was a big two-story building with the showroom on the bottom floor and the arcade up top. Sometime in the mid-to-late 80s the store was in the process of being sold to the owner of the Tully Road store when a kid took out a sprinkler head somewhere and tripped the fire suppression system. No one at the store knew how to turn the system off and by the time someone who did arrived the bottom floor was flooded under two feet of water. The owners didn't want to spend the money to reopen, so the store closed and everything went to public auction. The guy who sold the show's dad was a wealthy and eclectic collector and attended said auction. He bought everything he could on a whim. In 2007 he passed away and the son inherited the property and slowly started selling off the stuff.
So, who ended up with the bots from the Redwood City store?
All the bots besides Chuck E. were sold to Smitty's Super Service to be restored.
That's right, I'm sorry. I was thinking that they ended up with CaptSlappy since 2007 was the year which he began restoration on his Balcony show.
Well, except for Jasper and the Warbleettes. No one knows what happened to them.
Didn't CaptSlappy receive his bots from different sources?
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80sgirl
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PizzaTimePerfecto
Jun 22 2016, 05:10 PM
80sgirl
Jun 22 2016, 04:26 PM
PizzaTimePerfecto
Jun 21 2016, 07:30 PM
R Fox
Jun 21 2016, 07:05 PM
PizzaTimePerfecto
Jun 21 2016, 07:00 PM
80sgirl
Jun 18 2016, 11:43 PM
BigCheesefan134
Jun 18 2016, 12:33 PM
Question: so you say chuck's bottom mouth piece isnt original?
and another: do you know what store your charlie/chuck came from?
Chuck's jaw is a reproduction. The cosmetics came from a storage unit find in either Tennessee or Kentucky. There were two sets of bots and neither Chuck had a jaw. I was never able to figure out which stores the stuff came from. Chuck's mech is made up of parts of Helen and Munch from the show at the big store in San Jose.

Charlie has a known history. He came from the Redwood City, CA store. It was a big two-story building with the showroom on the bottom floor and the arcade up top. Sometime in the mid-to-late 80s the store was in the process of being sold to the owner of the Tully Road store when a kid took out a sprinkler head somewhere and tripped the fire suppression system. No one at the store knew how to turn the system off and by the time someone who did arrived the bottom floor was flooded under two feet of water. The owners didn't want to spend the money to reopen, so the store closed and everything went to public auction. The guy who sold the show's dad was a wealthy and eclectic collector and attended said auction. He bought everything he could on a whim. In 2007 he passed away and the son inherited the property and slowly started selling off the stuff.
So, who ended up with the bots from the Redwood City store?
All the bots besides Chuck E. were sold to Smitty's Super Service to be restored.
That's right, I'm sorry. I was thinking that they ended up with CaptSlappy since 2007 was the year which he began restoration on his Balcony show.
Well, except for Jasper and the Warbleettes. No one knows what happened to them.
Didn't CaptSlappy receive his bots from different sources?
Yes, but it would be a miracle if his Jasper were the one from Redwood City. I know the Warblettes are not because those Warblettes came from Pinole.
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Brian the Helenman
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Cleo
Pinole is the worst town name ever.

Anyways..... how's Chuck and Charlie?
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pttraefan2
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80sgirl
Jun 24 2016, 12:09 AM
PizzaTimePerfecto
Jun 22 2016, 05:10 PM
80sgirl
Jun 22 2016, 04:26 PM
PizzaTimePerfecto
Jun 21 2016, 07:30 PM
R Fox
Jun 21 2016, 07:05 PM
PizzaTimePerfecto
Jun 21 2016, 07:00 PM
80sgirl
Jun 18 2016, 11:43 PM
BigCheesefan134
Jun 18 2016, 12:33 PM
Question: so you say chuck's bottom mouth piece isnt original?
and another: do you know what store your charlie/chuck came from?
Chuck's jaw is a reproduction. The cosmetics came from a storage unit find in either Tennessee or Kentucky. There were two sets of bots and neither Chuck had a jaw. I was never able to figure out which stores the stuff came from. Chuck's mech is made up of parts of Helen and Munch from the show at the big store in San Jose.

Charlie has a known history. He came from the Redwood City, CA store. It was a big two-story building with the showroom on the bottom floor and the arcade up top. Sometime in the mid-to-late 80s the store was in the process of being sold to the owner of the Tully Road store when a kid took out a sprinkler head somewhere and tripped the fire suppression system. No one at the store knew how to turn the system off and by the time someone who did arrived the bottom floor was flooded under two feet of water. The owners didn't want to spend the money to reopen, so the store closed and everything went to public auction. The guy who sold the show's dad was a wealthy and eclectic collector and attended said auction. He bought everything he could on a whim. In 2007 he passed away and the son inherited the property and slowly started selling off the stuff.
So, who ended up with the bots from the Redwood City store?
All the bots besides Chuck E. were sold to Smitty's Super Service to be restored.
That's right, I'm sorry. I was thinking that they ended up with CaptSlappy since 2007 was the year which he began restoration on his Balcony show.
Well, except for Jasper and the Warbleettes. No one knows what happened to them.
Didn't CaptSlappy receive his bots from different sources?
Yes, but it would be a miracle if his Jasper were the one from Redwood City. I know the Warblettes are not because those Warblettes came from Pinole.
Didnt capt. Slappy just get rid of all of his ptt stuff? I keep heating that he did?
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AD Machine
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Any updates on Charlie?
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80sgirl
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Well, he's 99% there. I need to replace the eyes L/R cylinder (his eyes turn slowly and do not return to center because the cylinder is all gummed up inside) and redo his fingers, but he was complete enough to do a short clip from the George M. Cohan tribute from the Broadway Helen skit for the 4th.



Some still pics:

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Took this one this morning. I know I'm projecting, but he looks so happy to be performing again.

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Mr. Ruxpin
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I am amazed at how well he's doing!!! So cool...
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80sgirl
Jul 5 2016, 02:25 PM
Well, he's 99% there. I need to replace the eyes L/R cylinder (his eyes turn slowly and do not return to center because the cylinder is all gummed up inside) and redo his fingers, but he was complete enough to do a short clip from the George M. Cohan tribute from the Broadway Helen skit for the 4th.



Some still pics:

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Took this one this morning. I know I'm projecting, but he looks so happy to be performing again.

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bump any updates
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Dead_Account
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Gone
I never thought I would say this. But chuck looks really cute. He look alive now than ever
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80sgirl
May 18 2016, 12:30 AM
Charlie says, "Happy Birthday ta me!"

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May I Have your Extra Chuck-E.?
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Tweetsie
Jul 29 2016, 11:25 AM
May I Have your Extra Chuck-E.?
No.
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Mr. Ruxpin
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Tweetsie
Jul 29 2016, 11:25 AM
80sgirl
May 18 2016, 12:30 AM
Charlie says, "Happy Birthday ta me!"

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May I Have your Extra Chuck-E.?
You're kidding right? I'm a year younger than you and even I wouldn't say that.

Now we have people acting like the young users on the old RPZ...
Edited by Mr. Ruxpin, Jul 29 2016, 03:01 PM.
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Megan
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Chuck E. Sneeze
These look fantastic!
Any plans on getting the whole show?
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Tweetsie
Jul 29 2016, 11:25 AM
80sgirl
May 18 2016, 12:30 AM
Charlie says, "Happy Birthday ta me!"

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May I Have your Extra Chuck-E.?
Dude, really?... That's really rude to ask something like that.
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80sgirl
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Mr. Ruxpin
Jul 29 2016, 02:58 PM
You're kidding right? I'm a year younger than you and even I wouldn't say that.

Now we have people acting like the young users on the old RPZ...


PaulKTF
Jul 29 2016, 07:51 PM
Dude, really?... That's really rude to ask something like that.


Thanks guys. I know this would sound weird anywhere else, but around here I'm sure everyone understands... It would take a catastophe or extremely dire situation for me to get rid of my bots. I've put so much time and effort into restoring them it would feel like losing a piece of my soul. They are almost members of the family and I love them very much. They're like big fuzzy mechanical kids. :cecwink:

So I will not be selling them any time soon.
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"Big fuzzy mechanical kids"! I love it! :) The difference is that PTT bots are much better behaved and quieter. :)
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I'd love to see aside by side pic of both bots.

You've done some great work with these guys!
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80sgirl
Jul 30 2016, 04:07 AM
Mr. Ruxpin
Jul 29 2016, 02:58 PM
You're kidding right? I'm a year younger than you and even I wouldn't say that.

Now we have people acting like the young users on the old RPZ...


PaulKTF
Jul 29 2016, 07:51 PM
Dude, really?... That's really rude to ask something like that.


Thanks guys. I know this would sound weird anywhere else, but around here I'm sure everyone understands... It would take a catastophe or extremely dire situation for me to get rid of my bots. I've put so much time and effort into restoring them it would feel like losing a piece of my soul. They are almost members of the family and I love them very much. They're like big fuzzy mechanical kids. :cecwink:

So I will not be selling them any time soon.
"Big, fuzzy mechanical kids"...
So true xD

I really hope Tweetsie doesn't do that, ever again ò-ó
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Jul 29 2016, 11:25 AM
80sgirl
May 18 2016, 12:30 AM
Charlie says, "Happy Birthday ta me!"

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May I Have your Extra Chuck-E.?
what kind of question is that??!
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Mr. Ruxpin
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There's so much more you could say, SkeleTime...
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