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Balcony Chuck restoration
Topic Started: May 30 2015, 07:28 AM (41,110 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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Vega-Three
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He looks fantastic! You did a wonderful job on the eyes! It still blows me away how bad he used to look in the past versus what he looks like now. I can't wait to see the finishing touches go on!
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Looney Bird CEC
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I agree!! :horn:
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80sgirl
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Evened out his eyelids and reduced the amount that they open. Unfortunately they're sticking so I may have to go back to having them open all the way. But I managed to get this pic of him with the mic and cigar.

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Looks great! I'm riveted.
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Is that a real cigar, 80sGirl?
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80sgirl
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Jul 21 2015, 09:14 AM
Is that a real cigar, 80sGirl?
No, it's a giant cigar costume prop. I thought about a real cigar, but decided it would look too small. Here's what the whole thing looks like:

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This one is about 9" long and says "BIG SHOT" on the cigar band. Figured it fit him. :cecface:
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When will he have a vest?
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80sgirl
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Jul 21 2015, 10:48 AM
When will he have a vest?
Probably within the next couple of weeks. Slappy told me he would send some tracings of the parts of the vest on his Chuck. Once they get here I will do a trial run with the dollar store fabric before I start cutting up the original material.
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80sgirl
Jul 20 2015, 10:47 PM
Evened out his eyelids and reduced the amount that they open. Unfortunately they're sticking so I may have to go back to having them open all the way. But I managed to get this pic of him with the mic and cigar.

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Wow! He looks like he just came out of the workshop. He looks great! Once again, you're doing a great job restoring Chuck E. I can't wait to see what he looks like in his new vest. :cecwink:
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80sgirl
Jul 20 2015, 10:47 PM
Evened out his eyelids and reduced the amount that they open. Unfortunately they're sticking so I may have to go back to having them open all the way. But I managed to get this pic of him with the mic and cigar.

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He looks very happy now that you fixed his eyes. I love the cigar.
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80sgirl
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Well, here he is doing his first real performance. I made this video for my niece's fourth birthday today.



I can't be there for her birthday, but I hope she enjoys the birthday song. :cec:
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Looney Bird CEC
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NICE!!!!
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Menutia
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:cec:

:cecthumbs:

Bravo!

(Glad the cigar was removed for this one!)
Edited by Menutia, Jul 23 2015, 02:23 PM.
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R Fox
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That is awesome, you did a great job.
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Cyberhawk
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great job !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Clockwork
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Fantastic! That niece of yours sure is lucky.
Did you program him or do a bit of on the spot puppetry with the valves?
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So awesome! It's amazing the rate at which your knocking him out.
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Jul 23 2015, 04:21 PM
Fantastic! That niece of yours sure is lucky.
Did you program him or do a bit of on the spot puppetry with the valves?
Thanks everyone. I programmed him for this. I could never get the lip syncing right. It took a lot of time, but hopefully it will get faster as I do it more.

I've had a lot of help from really awesome people. It also doesn't hurt that he's sitting in my living room where I have to look at him every day. I try to do a little bit on him most days, and I've had a few all nighters like the night I spent replacing his regulators and chasing down air leaks.
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Patrick Boots CEC

Nice! Happy Boithday go her that she gets a special performance!
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The Chuckster CEC
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Aww I wish I can see the video. The link isn't popping up for me. I think it looks really amazing though!
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