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CabbagePatchPete
  • Cambs
  • United Kingdom
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Often you can find "outdoor foam" or "weather/waterproof" in fabric and upholstery shops it is rigged and porous
March 3
I see they sell reticulated foam on the web site puppet project. And Jim is right their foam is not black. It seems to be mor durable than cushion foam which can shed after a very long time and exposure to the elements.
March 3
Reticulated (or Sdcott) foam is a higher quality foam. It is not the black foam others have mentioned. It is much more expensive. It is what is used by many professionals, especially Henson. I find upolstry foam really easy to work with aned is easi…
March 3
March 3
I wouldn't call it brittle, it is harder and stiffer, I believe it is still spongy, and won't break or anything.
March 2
Reticulated is the more brittle stuff? I haven't seen an air conditioner in a while...
March 2
I think I read somewhere that reticulated foam is like the black foam used in airconditioning or dehumidifier filters. It is stiffer and more porous. Upholstery foam is softer less porous more comfortable.
March 2
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February 27

Profile Information

Gender
Punch
Location
this varies, but usually in, or near, london.
Relationship to Puppetry
Open.
What First Got Me Interested in Puppetry
Grew up with Fraggle Rock and Spitting Image. I have a degree in animation and I've done impro acting. I wish to mix the two together.
My Puppetry (or Puppet) Hero
Margaret Thatcher

(not the real one)
If I Were a Puppet, I'd Be...
planning my escape. And eventual takeover.
More About Me:
I go from building to building looking for a dream workshop. Then the landlords find out and so far haven't been sympathetic.
My Company/Troupe/Group
The world is my troupe. I would like to think. Or wish.
Affiliations/Professional Organizations
London School of Puppetry

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CabbagePatchPete

Well I did the show



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Posted on June 16, 2009 at 2:27pm — 1 Comment

CabbagePatchPete

The Man.

MDF board bones and masking tape joints. Feet of washing liquid balls weighed down by plasticine.



Our hea… Continue

Posted on May 12, 2009 at 6:30pm —

CabbagePatchPete

Dressing the Door.

Here's the door. I want to give it a skin so I can color it. Has to be a skin that doesn't limit the movement. So I go with tshirt cotton.

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Posted on May 12, 2009 at 4:00pm —

CabbagePatchPete

The open stage.

I meant my stage to close like a box, but that doesn't give quite enough room. When the flaps open out it seems to be just the right amount.
Below is my stage opened out as mentioned.


This relies on a table surface ofcourse.

Here's the gap that needs filling in. Hard to measure exact… Continue

Posted on May 11, 2009 at 1:00pm —

CabbagePatchPete

To make a stage of a suitcase...

I have this green suitcase.




And I have this 'stage'. From the front:


An… Continue

Posted on April 29, 2009 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

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At 6:17pm on June 1, 2009, Michelle said…
Hello and thank you for your comments about our T-rex project. The Design for the puppets mostly came from experience. We have built other parade puppets in the past and know some of the problems that can arise from making them.
My husband came up with most of the structural aspects to the puppets but not everything is totally figured out. Everyday we run into something new. We will keep posting out progress as the project continues.
Michelle
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At 8:23am on April 22, 2009, Fuzio'sPuppets said…
thank you for comment my puppet ;-)
At 10:58pm on December 31, 2008, Westpuppets said…
Ha-ha, what is the marionette made out of? He's cool!
 
 

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