Jack’s reconstruction is officially underway.
First and foremost was addressing the issues we had from last year. Namely, the hands not being able to hold the ornament, and the glass ornament consistantly slipping free of the glue.
I was never happy with the duct tape and pipe cleaner hands to begin with…
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The hands have therefore been completely re-imagined. I’ll be going into detail on the process to make said hands when I have them actually completed. And, along with that, I dug out an old light up grapevine ball my mom gave us years ago. The new hands are not only steady, but looking much better, even if they still need a paint job.
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Jack himself is in serious disrepair as well. The eyes suffered major cracks and chipping, and had to be removed. And, he’s in need of a major touch-up job on the paint.
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His legs are simply not salvageable, and thus had to be amputated. I’ll be making some replacements soon enough. The arms were removed to allow me to make the joints stronger, and make the hand re-attachement easier.
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Meanwhile, Zero presently has a head, but I’m still not entirely sure how exactly to go about the rest of it.
So, Jack will likely be ready Thanksgiving weekend, Zero…who knows.