David

Here's a new figure for my Christmas Eve on Sesame Street line: David!

In the Fisher Price line of Sesame Street Little People, the only human cast members that were included were Susan, Gordon and Mr. Hooper. I thought it was about time that David got his due!

His head was difficult to make, and I am still a long way off from being able to make really good likenesses, but I think he's passable for now.

David's sweater and scarf are based off of the outfit that he wore during the skating scene at the beginning of Christmas Eve on Sesame Street.

Prairie Dawn

"Welcome, Oh welcome, to our little play. We're so very glad that you've joined us today."

Remember that often used line from Prairie Dawn? Well, here she is, my first girl Muppet (with the exception of a Zoe figure that I sold).

Prairie Dawn was a real challenge to make, especially when it came to the hair! I won't go into all the boring details except to say that her head actually consists of seven separate pieces of wood!

As you can see, her head can turn, but it is limited because of her hair.

I included the picture of Prairie standing with Big Bird so you can see her size in comparisson with a larger figure.

The Count

Here's another character for the Sesame Street line: The Count!

This figure of the Count is based off of his appearance in Christmas Eve on Sesame Street, hence the reason for the top hat.

Since the Count doesn't usually wear a hat, I thought that it would be a good idea to make the hat removable. You can't see it in the picture, but there is a peg at the bottom of the hat that fits into a hole in the top of the figure's head.

The Count was one of the more complex figures to date, mainly because of his nose and ears. They were made as separate parts from the head that were later glued in place. It was hard to keep from losing that nose as I was carving it to shape with the rotary tool!

In the bottom picture, you can see my whole Sesame Street collection to date. Ten so far, but there will be more to come!

Grover

Here is my brand new Grover! I have to say, he's the best Grover that I've ever made.
I had to make his head a separate piece from the body to more closely resemble the picture of the actual Grover Muppet above. Since Grover's head is not centered on his neck in the picture but is actually quite a bit forward, I wanted to make sure that the figure had a similar look. Unlike some of my more recent figures, Grover's head does not turn. It is glued in place with some wood patch applied over top to smooth out the joint and make it blend in nicely with the body.

Mr. Hooper

Mr. Hooper is my first human character from Sesame Street. I made this figure based off of the scene in Christmas Eve on Sesame Street where Ernie has come into Mr. Hooper's store to swap his rubber duckie for a cigar box that Bert can store his paper clip collection in.

Like the most recent Barack Obama figure that I made, I decided to give Mr. Hooper ears. He also has a head that turns.

The picture at the bottom shows the original Mr. Hooper figure made by Fisher-Price in the 1970's.

Kermit the Frog

I decided it was time to try making Kermit again. I hadn't made him in a while, and now that I bought this new shade of green paint specifically for Kermit, I just had to make a new one!

Big Bird

Here's a new addition to my Sesame Street collection: Big Bird!

Barack Obama version 2

I made another Obama to sell, and this time I thought I would try to give him ears.

As of Nov. 11, this figure is now listed on Ebay!

Barack Obama

Here's the update to yesterday's post. Yes, that's right, it's President-elect Barack Obama! Why? Well, why not! Even though he didn't get my vote, I still thought it might be a fun project to make a figure of him. Wow, a toy of a politician! Isn't that just what every kid wants?

Maybe I should send him to the Obama girls, they're the same age as two of my boys. Hmmm....