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FRANKIE FLYPOGGERSTEIN!

I thought it would be Fun to make a Comic Frankenstein Figure for my October Fantasy Modelers Club Meeting. The Meeting was a few days ago, so I will try to get Frankie ready for the next FMC Meeting & Halloween!
I started with a Vintage Super Fuzz glue bomb...

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Here is the Un-assembled Fred Flypogger Body. Still in pretty good shape for an original. Real Nice Eyes!

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So in Great Frankenstein Tradition, I start by cutting off the top of his Head!

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More Coming... B)

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Nice Forehead!

I cut a strip of plastic and bent it with Needle Nose Pliers to get this square shape. Then I glued the end with Zap-A-Gap, Green Label. I glued an extra plastic strip in the joint to make it thick enough to carve down later.

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Here is Frankie's first Head Fitting. Looks like we have a good fit!

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Frankie's Legs!

I got these Legs from a Wallace Figure in a Wallace & Gromit Anti-Pesto Van Kit. I cut the Legs off with a Cut-Off Wheel. I already used their Heads in the Rocket Van Project...

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Next I glued the Legs together.

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Then I glued them in place. Here is Frankie with his new Forehead and Legs.

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Frankie's New Boots!

I am using Wallace's Boots from the Anti-Pesto Van Kit. I cut off the top section from the Boots to fit them in the Pants Leg.

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Next I cut the bottoms of the Pants Legs so the Boots will fit inside. I also cut about 1/4th of an inch off the top of Frankie's Head. It was just a little too big.

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Here is Frankie with his New Boots on.

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Flat Top for Frankie!

I have been carving on Frankie's Head and I almost have it right. I cut a piece of plastic to fit his Head and glued it in place as shown.

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I applied some Squadron Putty to add more shape to Frankie and fill in the rough spots.

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It's like some kind of Rat Fink thing watching you do these figure builds.

Thanks Miles!

Maybe Finkenstein... B)

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Too Tall!

Frankie looks a little too tall to me. Have to lower him a bit. I marked the areas to be removed.

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I cut the areas out with a Cut-Off Wheel.

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Here is Frankie with the height adjustment...

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How are you going to do the electrodes for the neck? There doesn't seem to be much neck.

Good Question!

Looks like there is room for one on the left side only... B)

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Pretty cool! I think I'm about to start a Freddy Flameout pretty soon myself. Bought the thing a decade ago, and then decided I just couldn't live with the head, which doesn't look much like the box art (which actually looks kinda cool).

But just today, in the Halloween section at Walmart, I found something I think will make a much better head for Freddy.... :P

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Arm Positions...

I glued Frankies Arm on. Then I sprayed Frankie with a couple of coats of Filler/Primer. Next I drew a "Cut Line". I am going to cut this wedge shape out of the Arm and glue it back later. This will lower the Arm so that it isn't so high.

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While the Arm is off I am going to do some work on the right side of Frankie's Face.

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I started by cutting and fitting a piece of plastic to fill in the top of Frankie's smile, on both sides.

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Frankie's Hair!

I added more Squadron Putty to Frankie's Head. I almost have the shape the way I want it. Now I'm starting to texture the Putty to look like Hair. I also drilled a hole in his Head for his Head-Bolt.

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Here is the other side showing the final mouth shape.

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After some Sanding and adding more Putty it's starting to look like Hair up there.

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Poor Frankie, getting all sliced up. I hope he has good insurance. : )

Insurance!

Oh Oh... :o

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Hands!

I removed a wedge shape from Frankie's arm pit and glued his arm back. Now the Arm sticks straight out instead of up.

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I cut down the Baseball Bat to resemble a Flower Vase.

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I filled the bottom of the Vase with scrap plastic and glued the left Hand in place.

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More Coming... B)

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