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| Balcony Chuck restoration | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 30 2015, 07:28 AM (41,118 Views) | |
| 80sgirl | May 30 2015, 07:28 AM Post #1 |
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Electroidal Animal Doctor
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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.![]() 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. ![]() 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. ![]() 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 | Oct 8 2016, 12:11 AM Post #381 |
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I don't want to "meat" anybody. Is that physically possible? XD funny typos... |
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| AD Machine | Oct 24 2016, 09:07 AM Post #382 |
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Eagle Scout
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Does Charlie have a hat yet? |
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| Mr. Ruxpin | Oct 24 2016, 04:26 PM Post #383 |
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professional-pizza-timer
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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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| BEEFJERKYCHEESE | Nov 20 2016, 06:04 PM Post #384 |
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| Mr. Ruxpin | Nov 20 2016, 07:08 PM Post #385 |
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professional-pizza-timer
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...w0t? |
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| CEC Indiana | Nov 20 2016, 07:11 PM Post #386 |
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Cool Chuck is wearing a Red Doiby! XD |
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| ShopePapilloma | Nov 20 2016, 07:40 PM Post #387 |
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Broadcasting live from area 51!
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That sounds violent. |
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| CECArizona | Jan 2 2017, 07:14 PM Post #388 |
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Proud owner of a Studio C Alpha
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Sorry if I used wrong grammar. Sometimes I misspell somethings. |
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| 80sgirl | Jan 5 2017, 04:47 PM Post #389 |
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Electroidal Animal Doctor
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That's OK. I think some people involved in the RAE fandom really would want to "meat" him. LOL |
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