Bob. The beginning…

As I was mentioning earlier, the idea for Bob was ORIGINALLY going to be Fred.

I even stumbled on the theme song for the idea, finding an old CD, and taking a listen to an old favorite tale of Uncle Fred…

But, Fred is heavy, and he really don’t bend all that well to make sit up to begin with.

Sure, one could go buy a bucky torso to make a new Fred, I really don’t have the cash to be doing so. And, despite my original intentions to keep to the naming convention, and name everything Fred, it would get REALLY confusing here for you guys.

And so, Bob was born.

Now, I know what you’re thinking. Cole, Fred has his song, and he even has a song for this project! What about poor Bob?

Yer right…Bob needs a song too.

Bob has been in the planning since shortly after the fair last year. So much so, that I had gone out and purchased a $25 lifetime table at the Black Friday sales. The more I thought on this, however, the more it became apparant that those plastic table tops would not hold the mutilation I needed to impart upon them. So, I was forced to search out a wooden one.

Fortunately, I found them on sale at Staples.

Next, I salvaged some of that failed Charr prototype conduit for the primary mechanism. Some PVC pipe, a gate latch, and a couple bungie chords later, Bob was not only sitting up, but doing so on command.

Time for the hard part.

I really don’t know where I read about making the spine from pipe insulation and wire ties. But, I filed it into the back of me brain for future use, and there ya go.

I dug Fred out from his hiding spot, took as close of a tracing as I could get from his chest cavity, and put that into a cardboard frame for the ribcage.

Bob is now taking shape.

From bob

Talia finds him too fun…

From bob

Bob’s already begun quite well, scaring Alec with his abrupt sit-up.

Next, is to mache the spine and ribcage with a base coat, then start the painstaking process of filling in the bones one by one…

For that, it’s time for a SPECIAL brew…

From bob