March 2010 Model of the Month. (Rabbit/Road Runner)

Started by Graham Lee, March 01, 2010, 04:23:07 PM

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Darren

#15
I thought I would have a go at the road runner. Not too sure about it but I have had a go.
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Neil

#16
Here's my effort - not quite the same as Graham's, but the way I learned it....  

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wizzzz

#17
My effort.Roger

Professor T Wist

#18
As we are close to Easter I thought it should be the rabbit I tried first, I may try the road runner later but here is my attempt at the rabbit

Graham Lee

#19
Here come the instructions;
Ears,
Inflate a grey 360 leaving 2 fingers un-inflated; make a 2 finger pinch twist. Tie the end of the balloon to the pinch twist and then divide the rest of the 360 into a figure of eight for the rabbit's ears.
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#20
Back of head & Body
Inflate a second 360, leaving 5 fingers un-inflates, twist a 6 finger bubble around the pinch twist followed by another 6 finger bubble for the back of the bunnies head. You then need a 3 finger bubble for neck and a 2 finger pinch twist which will help keep his arms in place later.
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#21
Body
You then need a 7 finger bubble followed by a 2 finger pinch twist which will hold the legs and bunny tail in place later. Another 7 finger bubble twisted into the pinch twist at the top of the body and then one last 7 finger bubble back to thye bottom pinch twist.
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#22
Legs
Inflate another 360 grey to 6 fingers un-inflated, twist two 7 finger bubbles followed by a 2 finger pinch twist and wrap the knot around the pinch twist for the first bunny foot. Twist a 7 finger bubble into the bottom pinch twist on the bunnies' body for a leg, then repeat for the bunnies other leg. If using a 350 you may need two separate balloons here?
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#23
Eyes & Mouth
Inflate a white 360 for the eyes/mouth and cheeks, twist the balloon into the top of the neck and twist a 4 finger bubble over the centre of the ears and then another 4 finger bubble back to the top of the neck. You then need two 7 finger fold twists for the cheeks and then two 4 finger bubbles for the bunnies' nose with the second bubble being twisted around the centre of the cheek bubbles. The nose on the original picture just had two bubbles for the mouth, I'm trying three on this one to see what difference it makes so now let the excess out of the white balloon until you have a 3 finger bubble and tie a knot at the end of the balloon so that you have plenty of excess as this bubble is stretched tightly over the two 4 finger nose bubbles and the excess balloon ties into the centre cheek bubbles.
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#24
The face should end up looking like the first picyure here.
Hands/Paws & arms
Inflate a 260 and leave 6 finger un-inflated, twist a 4 finger bubble, three 2 finger bubbles (Twist this middle bubble into a pinch twist later so that the pink paws wrap around this section) and another 4 finger bubble and twist the knot around the last 4 finger bubble for the rabbits hand. You have a choice here, as you need a pinch twist here so that the hand and arm sit correctly so you can either twist this into the grey balloon or in the pink balloon later. You may find that you use the entire grey balloon so it may be easier to use the pink later? Your choice.
You then need a 7/8 finger arm bubble twisted around the pinch twist at the top of the body and then repeat for the other arm and hand.
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#25
The pink for the feet and hands is a 260 with two 7 finger bubbles for the feet which are slipped over into position. For the hands, twist the knot into the pinch twist between the arm and hand if you made this from the grey 260 as I did or if not you need to twist a 2 finger pinch twist first. Then twist a 4 finger bubble around the centre hand/paw pinch twist with a 3 finger bubble on the other side. By having two different sizes in the pink for me makes the hand/paw sit so much nicer.
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#26
Inflate a white 360 making a 6/8 finger fold twist for the tail and a 7/8 finger twist for the front of the bunny and attach to the rabbits body.

If you want to just add a nose here, I think it's important for the nose to be sitting upright so to achieve this put the nose into the snout as in picyure two. Then pull ythe nose tightly into the three bubble section and then pull the excess of pink over the top of the three white bubbles which will pull the nose into an upright position and twist the excess of balloon around the centre of the cheek bubbles.
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#27
Draw on the face to finish.
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#28
I did put a different nose on with teeth and put a twist in both ears as well but it looks more like a mouse this way.
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Stefan

#29
that is completely different to how i made my one! a totally different order  :oops:
Twist, twist, squeek, squeek, POP........ah pants.....