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Balcony Chuck restoration
Topic Started: May 30 2015, 07:28 AM (41,097 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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Mr. Ruxpin
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I don't want to "meat" anybody. Is that physically possible?
XD funny typos...
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AD Machine
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Does Charlie have a hat yet?
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Mr. Ruxpin
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AD, she'll post when she has updates. She's not getting Charlie a hat, she's not using his cosmetics. There's no need to keep asking about updates.
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May 31 2015, 06:00 PM
toycollector
May 31 2015, 01:54 AM
Great work with his teeth! That alone makes him look so much better. That little white rectangle that used to be his teeth looked really weird on him.

I kinda want to see a picture of him with his eyes open just to see how it would look.
Here ya go.

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The iris size and different colors probably wouldn't have been noticeable in a restaurant since people usually sat further away, but now that I've noticed it's something I just can't un-see. I'd be happy with either size, but I do want them the same. With them being different sizes, the pupils aren't the same size or height and it just looks unsettling to me. I'm pretty sure I can trim the larger one down with an x-acto knife and repaint it to match the smaller, but I'd rather see if I can find one that matches sizewise first.

Gonna take a minute to talk about eyes. Ask any artist and they'll tell you eyes are super, super important. There are studies that show eyes are the first thing people look at on a face, whether it's a real person, a drawing or a 3D figure. If anything is off (like the pupils are different sizes, they don't point in exactly the same direction or they're not symmetrical) people notice immediately and it creeps them out. It might take them awhile to figure out what's unsettling, but they definitely notice subconsciously.

How much the eyelids open is also very important. If they open too far, it looks like the bot is staring which also creeps people out. If they don't open far enough, they look tired. The eyelids on this bot open a little too far. Luckily that's easy to adjust, but a lot of stores get it wrong. Here's some pics so you can see what I mean:


Fine:

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Fine:

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Terrifying:

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cheesE
Nov 20 2016, 06:04 PM
80sgirl
May 31 2015, 06:00 PM
toycollector
May 31 2015, 01:54 AM
Great work with his teeth! That alone makes him look so much better. That little white rectangle that used to be his teeth looked really weird on him.

I kinda want to see a picture of him with his eyes open just to see how it would look.
Here ya go.

Posted Image

The iris size and different colors probably wouldn't have been noticeable in a restaurant since people usually sat further away, but now that I've noticed it's something I just can't un-see. I'd be happy with either size, but I do want them the same. With them being different sizes, the pupils aren't the same size or height and it just looks unsettling to me. I'm pretty sure I can trim the larger one down with an x-acto knife and repaint it to match the smaller, but I'd rather see if I can find one that matches sizewise first.

Gonna take a minute to talk about eyes. Ask any artist and they'll tell you eyes are super, super important. There are studies that show eyes are the first thing people look at on a face, whether it's a real person, a drawing or a 3D figure. If anything is off (like the pupils are different sizes, they don't point in exactly the same direction or they're not symmetrical) people notice immediately and it creeps them out. It might take them awhile to figure out what's unsettling, but they definitely notice subconsciously.

How much the eyelids open is also very important. If they open too far, it looks like the bot is staring which also creeps people out. If they don't open far enough, they look tired. The eyelids on this bot open a little too far. Luckily that's easy to adjust, but a lot of stores get it wrong. Here's some pics so you can see what I mean:


Fine:

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Fine:

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Terrifying:

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...w0t?
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CEC Indiana
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Mr. Ruxpin
Nov 20 2016, 07:08 PM
cheesE
Nov 20 2016, 06:04 PM
80sgirl
May 31 2015, 06:00 PM
toycollector
May 31 2015, 01:54 AM
Great work with his teeth! That alone makes him look so much better. That little white rectangle that used to be his teeth looked really weird on him.

I kinda want to see a picture of him with his eyes open just to see how it would look.
Here ya go.

Posted Image

The iris size and different colors probably wouldn't have been noticeable in a restaurant since people usually sat further away, but now that I've noticed it's something I just can't un-see. I'd be happy with either size, but I do want them the same. With them being different sizes, the pupils aren't the same size or height and it just looks unsettling to me. I'm pretty sure I can trim the larger one down with an x-acto knife and repaint it to match the smaller, but I'd rather see if I can find one that matches sizewise first.

Gonna take a minute to talk about eyes. Ask any artist and they'll tell you eyes are super, super important. There are studies that show eyes are the first thing people look at on a face, whether it's a real person, a drawing or a 3D figure. If anything is off (like the pupils are different sizes, they don't point in exactly the same direction or they're not symmetrical) people notice immediately and it creeps them out. It might take them awhile to figure out what's unsettling, but they definitely notice subconsciously.

How much the eyelids open is also very important. If they open too far, it looks like the bot is staring which also creeps people out. If they don't open far enough, they look tired. The eyelids on this bot open a little too far. Luckily that's easy to adjust, but a lot of stores get it wrong. Here's some pics so you can see what I mean:


Fine:

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Fine:

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Terrifying:

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...w0t?
Cool Chuck is wearing a Red Doiby! XD
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ShopePapilloma
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CECArizona
Oct 7 2016, 11:14 PM
I wish I could meat David though.
That sounds violent.
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Proud owner of a Studio C Alpha
ShopePapilloma
Nov 20 2016, 07:40 PM
CECArizona
Oct 7 2016, 11:14 PM
I wish I could meat David though.
That sounds violent.
Sorry if I used wrong grammar. Sometimes I misspell somethings.
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CECArizona
Jan 2 2017, 07:14 PM
ShopePapilloma
Nov 20 2016, 07:40 PM
CECArizona
Oct 7 2016, 11:14 PM
I wish I could meat David though.
That sounds violent.
Sorry if I used wrong grammar. Sometimes I misspell somethings.
That's OK. I think some people involved in the RAE fandom really would want to "meat" him. LOL
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