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Starting Rocky’s Tail
One of Rocky’s signature features is his giant fluffy tail (it often rises taller than his head in the cartoons). After finishing his head and flying cap, that tail is my next major construction challenge (and I only have 4 weeks left! eep!). I investigated several ways to make the tail free-standing and self-supporting, but…
So Much Handwork…
This weekend has been some finishing work on the tail and hat, which has entailed an enormous quantity of handwork. Finishing the tail While the main assembly of the tail was complete, neither end had been stitched up yet. The tip of the tail had been left open to make it possible to insert the…
Getting some character: individual sanding/shaping, and more Nasty, Big, Pointy, Teeth
The next step was to do more shaping on the main pieces of the skull with the Dremel. We got a bunch more sanding and shaping heads, and Andy and I each took one of the masks and worked on it for ourselves. This let us each give our own mask a bit of personalized…
On-stage Photos of “Pinky Pie Pony Club”
Just a few snaps from the audience from my performance of “Pink Pony Club” in my Pinky-Pie inspired wardrobe.I’m hoping for some with better white balance in the near future. My friend Christine also recorded a video, but I haven’t processed and uploaded it yet.
Furring the Head
After making the pattern pieces, I carefully cut out the fur in mirror-imaged pieces. You cut the fur by tracing the pattern pieces on the back side, then carefully cut through just the backing with a sharp X-Acto knife from the back side.This both dramatically reduces the amount of loose pile (“hair”) you end up…
Adding texture and “sutures” to the foam to simulate bone
This next step was in two stages: Adding Texture to the foam “bone” This step was actually fairly fast and easy. You take a wire brush, and tap/slap it firmly against the foam surfaces, so the bristles pockmark it and create “pores”.Again, Andy and I each worked on one skull; we used 3 different brushes….