Plastic Puppet Heads for Stop Motion with Steve Weintz from Famous Monster Magazine

Steve Weintz from Famous Monsters Magazine (www.famousmonsters.com) stopped by to help in casting some Stop Motion Puppet heads for Stop Motion Magazines (www.stopmotionmagazine.com) "Zombie Dad" web series due for release Summer 2010.

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[calarok]

Where can we see ''zombie dad''? I search on the internet and i found nothing... Thanks!

[stopmotionmagazine]

@calarok It's still in production and won't be released for a long while. Hopfully we will get it out by 2012.

[ariefafroid]

are you guys left handed ?

[stopmotionmagazine]

@ariefafroid Yes!!!

[rodrigomontoro]

hey if one of the heads were to fall would it break or is the plastic strong enough o an what are the two liquids used to make the plastic

[stopmotionmagazine]

The kit is called EasyFlo 60. You can buy it online. I've dropped a number of heads and have had no damage to them. They will however scratch. It's plastic after all.

[FloppyMeat]

@stopmotionmagazine Thank You!!! Can you use Easy Flo 60 to make body parts as well ?

[FloppyMeat]

@rodrigomontoro Thank you!!!

[volpe3fuego]

P.S. You're cute :p Thanks for all that you do for us stop motion enthusiasts and creating such a great resource of information like StopMotionMagazine :) As soon as I get my paycheck at the end of the month, I'll be ordering printed copies of the magazine's issues because I like having something tangible to read, rather than staring at the monitor all the time and I want to support the site.

[volpe3fuego]

Hey that's pretty cool! If u don't mind, I have a few questions, please. So is this an alt. method 2 injecting foam/latex into a mold & creating a cast that way? Does the shininess of the plastic pose a problem 4 conveying more realistic textures on skin when ur shooting frames? Can this b corrected by spraying/applying another material over it, like latex? When moving the plastic head 4 animating, do u risk causing unwanted indentations? & lastly, where can I see Zombie Dad in action? Thanx!