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

Our headless newcomer takes a bow, to show that his torso has been bent into a V shape.

The V shape being held by duct tape and a small square of sponge.

Muscle added to the legs will give shape, and make sure the knees… Continue

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.

Here's the door from the back. You can see I tried painting the foam it with a mix of latex and black acrylic. This has reminded me never to paint onto foam/sponge again. Especially not with anything wet. I dried out most of it with a paint drying gun, which gave the kitchen a characterful… Continue

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 exactly, but as long as it's symmetrical, that doesn't matter.

So the paper triangle is the size of the… Continue

I have this green suitcase.

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

And from the side:

The four pieces fit into the suitcase. But I need to get them to fold and unfold instantly. In the picture they are only stuck together with tape. The MDF boards are very thin. So how would I screw hinges into them? Maybe I could glue hinges onto them? I… Continue