Droids R2-D2

R2-D2 from the Droids cartoon is now finished! This one was quite a project and a lot different from any other figure that I've ever made. The post that enables him to fit in vehicles and playsets is removable, his head can turn and is also removable and his legs can move. The color scheme may look unusual and inaccurate to the movies, but this is how R2 looked in Droids.
This is actually the second Droids R2-D2 that I have made. The first one was made back in July 2008 and was a lot simpler. You can see the original in the bottom picture.

A work in progress

It looks like Mungo Baobab is about to get a droid!

Star Wars Droids: Mungo Baobab

Here is a fun character from the 1985 cartoon Star Wars Droids. Mungo Baobab was the master of C-3PO and R2-D2.

Sesame Street Christmas Play

"Welcome, oh welcome, to our little play..."
Here are four of the characters who took part in the Christmas play on the Merry Christmas from Sesame Street record.

Bert

This new Bert is based off of a play that was featured on the Merry Christmas From Sesame Street record from 1975. Poor Bert was stuck with playing the part of the Christmas tree. The Christmas lights are removable, and like Ernie, Bert's head can turn.

Ernie

This new Ernie has a lot more detail than the one that I made last year, including arms, a three dimensional nose, and a head that can turn.

Frazzle

This is the second time that I have made Frazzle. If you search through the posts from last year you should be able to find the old one. Both times I have found it difficult to get him to look how I wanted.

Elmo

Barkley

I made Barkley the dog some time ago, but am just adding him to the blog today. The dog shaped body was time consuming to make, but fun.

Han Solo

Boy, is been a long time since I last posted! Well, there's finally a new figure to show, so here he is: It's Han Solo from Star Wars!
The figure is partially based off of the design of the Lego characters, but with many of my own modifications. The head is not permanently attached so that it can turn and be used with other bodies. As you can see, I tried on the head from the Nathanael figure, and I think the result is quite nice! I'm really considering making a more sculpted head for Han Solo, so if I get around to it, I'll post some more pictures when it's done. Those sculpted heads sure take a lot more time though!
Most of this figure was made from the handle of a broken shovel.

Nathanael

Here is the new wooden figure of my eldest son, Nathanael.

Harmony

Next up in my family set is my wife Harmony. As you can see, I have been working on a new style that takes these figures even further away from the original Fisher-Price little people. I am giving these figures longer, tapered legs with 'feet' instead of the short straight peg of the older figures. Ladies, like the figure seen here will have skirts with ankles and feet below. I like how they are turning out. It makes for an interesting new look.
This is the first human female figure that I have made. I was holding off for a long time because I knew that the figure would be a lot more challenging and time consuming to make if it's done right. Sure enough, it was both challenging and time consuming! The head was the most difficult part of all due to the long hair. That took a lot of carving! The head is carved separately from the body from one piece of wood, with the exception of the nose.

Me!

Here's a funny one: me!

Guy Smiley

Here's a new figure for my Sesame Street collection: Guy Smiley! He was one of the more challenging figures to make, mainly because of the hair. His hair is made from many little bits of yarn that have been glued to his head with epoxy. At first his hair looked really wild, as the strands of yarn were a lot longer while I was attaching them. I should have taken a picture! Oh well, he looks a lot better after a haircut anyway. The main parts of this figure are made from some very cheap (actually free) wood. The body (excluding the arms) was carved from the handle of a broken shovel, and the head was made from an old table leg that someone was throwing out last month. How's that for recycling?