Getting back together

I took the head inside my house so the magic sculpt would dry last night. The mouth works again and it has a new string! I just have to sand a little then repaint and sealer. Below shows the mouth closed and the bottom shows the mouth open. I made it to open more to one side because it's a cyclops so I made it that way for theatrical effects!

Update on elf

I was really hoping to have this guy finished by now but my job has given a lot of hours to work last week so I didn't get a chance. I did get the holes cut out for the iris's and the holes for the back springs but now I have to magic sculpt them in and wait for it to dry for it to be a permanent fix! I hate the cold weather! It's only in the teens for the high today and all week.

Refixing Paul's cyclops

I've been busy putting in a lot of hours at the job last week and just now got a chance to start on the cyclops. I put in a different new spring to tighten the mouth even more as requested, I put in a new brass rod after sanding a groove for it so there is no way for it to come out ever again! Now I got to magic sculpt it all in for a permanent fixture! My work shop is not heated so it may take a few days for the magic sculpt to dry. When that's dry and forever permanent then I will sand ad repaint then reput the sealer coats back on!!! Still lots to do on it but the cold weather is making the process take even longer!

Hey Paul! New discoveries

After I sat down looking and evaluating the situation I saw something's that's disturbing. I think the puppet was dropped is what bent the rod on the inside. I took pictures below so you can see. The cup hook in the bottom is bent at an odd position (I'm replacing before sending back), and there is painting missing (which I will repair before sending back).  ( as I put on the investigators hat to think like Sherlock Holmes), "I do believe this puppet has been dropped and hard enough to bend 2 brass rods!" It's not a problem I can't fix though! It will be easy but time consuming.

What the world!!!!!

Paul I got the cyclops head today in the mail to fix him... I saw that the mouth was sticking out some so I barely pulled the mouth and the brass rod that was holding the mouth stationary just fell right out!!! Some how it got bent! Below is a picture of it. That's why the mouth was not properly working! I'm getting started on fixing it now. I'm not sure how this happened my friend but it's being fixed and I truly apologize about the inconvenience of this all. 

Been sick

Sorry I haven't written in a few days; I've been sick fighting pneumonia again!!! I've also gotten my hours back at my job with a raise so that's good news! I worked on the puppets a little this morning since I couldn't sleep and kept coughing. Now I have to wait for the magic sculpt to dry and sand after work tonight! Hopefully I will be able to get them done by next Wednesday and get videos on YouTube for everyone; that's if I get to feeling better and get the energy to do it all!

Pictures!!

Here is just a few pictures of the crypt keeper and a video of him moving is on eBay 

Crypt keep is on eBay!

I finally got around to making a video for  the crypt keeper puppet I made and he us finally on YouTube to see! My manager is in the process of setting everything up to put him on eBay today for sale!!!

Another new puppet in the works!

I went to church, then out to eat with my wife; now working on the puppets!! Here is a demon I started sculpting!! I was trying different mouths so I borrowed Charlie mcCarthys mouth for this demonstration! I think I like it!! Now I got to start with the magic sculpt so it will be dry by tomorrow! Big day tomorrow; I got a job interview in the morning! Hoping I can be working on the puppets by noon!