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Post by kaylathehedgehog on Jul 16, 2012 17:36:04 GMT -7
So, Cyborg Illiop came up with the awesome idea of transforming my busted Teddy into a backpack. I have neither the money, nor the nerve, to send him off to be restored, so I figured this would be one of the best ways to give him a new lease on life. I've already gutted the electronics from him, and I have a question for those who are familiar with how the servos in the head work.
I plan on sticking the plastic head piece that the eyes and mouth are attached to, so that I can have both when the backpack is done. The servo that controls the mouth has already snapped off of the frame, but the servo that controls the eyes is still on it.
It doesn't look like it's glued to the head piece, but I'd like to know if it can be pried off of the head piece without snapping anything.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2012 18:07:14 GMT -7
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Post by kaylathehedgehog on Jul 16, 2012 18:48:26 GMT -7
I thought about doing that, but in order to keep the servos, I'd have to snip the wires going to the torso electronics. I like to keep all the electronics unchanged if possible. My mom's been gracious enough to help me with this project, so we'll try to brainstorm a way to let his mouth open and close. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2012 21:13:58 GMT -7
Ahh, ok. I would imagine that anything that can function as the same sort of roller should do the job, though what would work for that, I don't know, off of the top of my head... Something that could provide a decent amount of friction, I guess...
Good luck to both of you! ;D
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Post by kaylathehedgehog on Jul 17, 2012 8:57:55 GMT -7
I'm thinking that fairly thick crafting foam might provide enough friction to allow his mouth to be posed. That servo was freakin' hard to wrench out, even with the tutorial video you posted, which I appreciate very much.
We're going to hand wash the fur, so we don't have to endure the headache of pulling the fur off the faceplate and gluing it back.
I've been taking pictures throughout the whole thing, so when he's done, I'll put 'em up so everyone can see the process.
By the way, was anyone else aware that the torso fabric was secured to the plastic back with plain ordinary scotch tape? Seriously, my mom and I (after putting up a valiant fight to get the back plate off) were looking at the inner electronics, and we saw two small pieces of scotch tape. We were both amused and a bit incredulous.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2012 17:02:31 GMT -7
Yep, I knew that! I've seen it, too, since I have a non-working Teddy I who I have been unable to repair, also (I'm thinking about turning him into a computer case, as per one of my other suggestions, before  ). Good call on hand-washing the fur, and *especially* on taking photographs of the whole process - I really can't wait to see those once you complete the project! Also, I'm glad to hear that the video was useful. I hoped it would be. ;D And those backplates, ugh... They really are a pain to remove, aren't they? |
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Post by kaylathehedgehog on Jul 17, 2012 22:56:45 GMT -7
It's a tad bit grotesque, especially since he's currently sitting beside my desk in three separate pieces. I felt a bit like a mad scientist taking him apart, to be honest.
You ain't lying! I swear they must have glued those screws in, because I had to put on a pair of leather gloves just to loosen them. Even once they were loose enough, it took both me, my mom, and a screwdriver to wrench it off.
My fingers are still hurting from that ordeal.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2012 23:04:23 GMT -7
The screws are also horrible, and ridiculously easy to strip. Worst I've ever dealt with. Also, haha, you should make Mad Scientist your member-title or something! ;D |
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Post by kaylathehedgehog on Jul 18, 2012 8:52:00 GMT -7
Hmm, that is an idea...
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Post by kaylathehedgehog on Jul 24, 2012 14:16:45 GMT -7
So, we've got a dilemma.
We've decided to keep the foam inserts to keep his torso and head from collapsing, so we're going to need to line the concave portion of the torso form with fabric. We're not sure how or what kind of glue we need to glue the fabric to foam.
Any ideas?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2012 17:37:42 GMT -7
^ My go-to would always be fabric glue, or some form of all-purpose glue, for that. It does take a while to dry, but it's generally washable, flexible, and water-resistant once it's ready. I'm meaning the white gloopy stuff in a bottle, rather than the spray-on variety, of course. That said, it may be a bit of a pain to use this sort of stuff for this, since it does take at least overnight to dry (assuming it likes what you're trying to stick together).
I use Impex glues myself, but the North American equivalent that's the same sort of stuff used to be found in the line-up from the Aleene's brand. That said, I just looked up some reviews on Amazon's US site and it seems they may have gone downhill a bit. I see some folks are suggesting glues from Dritz's Unique Stitch line, as well, so that may be worth researching (apparently that stuff holds well and dries quickly, as advertised, or so people are saying).
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Post by kaylathehedgehog on Jul 24, 2012 21:51:00 GMT -7
Cool. We'll search around and see what we find.
All that's left now is to find some fabric that matches Teddy's undershirt. You know it's very difficult to find that shade of rust red.
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