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Papier-mâché Enchanted Tiki Room Drummer Gods, Ngendei, Hina-Kaluua and Maui

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ErichTroudt posted on 04/26/2014

Very good....

JB
Joshua Bell posted on 04/28/2014

On 2014-04-26 11:33, SandraDee wrote:
You did a fantastic job! Are you going to add faux foliage/greenery/flowers to the space where they are displayed?

Probably not - the dining room does have some modicum of class. :) (And we're renting!) Those cabinets just screamed to be populated and then we scored some tiki mugs and then Pele arrived and then inspiration struck and then... well, I guess you never know!

My wife has joked (?) that we should get some white birds to clip onto the chandelier for the holidays, even though it doesn't go "round and round".

I can't wait to see the column get made and displayed in that corner :wink:

More likely I'll tackle Hina and Tangaroa-Ru, who should be pretty simple. Anyone know if Disney still has Uti in stock? (I'll try and call tomorrow.)

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pariartspaul posted on 05/05/2014

What a great project! I love paper mache too, it's amazing what you can do with it. I enjoyed seeing your progress here very much and they turned out just fabulous.

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EPCOTExplorer posted on 05/13/2014

This is fantastic. Wonderful work and companion pieces to Uti and Pele. (And yes, they still have Uti in stock)

Also- what is the name of the tiki mug you used for a comparison shot? I'd love to add that to my collection.

JB
Joshua Bell posted on 05/14/2014

On 2014-05-13 08:15, EPCOTExplorer wrote:
(And yes, they still have Uti in stock)

Yep! I called the other week, and one should be en-route to my little ETR at the moment, although I'm lounging about in Switzerland at the moment.

Also- what is the name of the tiki mug you used for a comparison shot? I'd love to add that to my collection.

It's a vintage Tiki Bob c/o my loving wife!

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EPCOTExplorer posted on 05/14/2014

On 2014-05-13 17:51, Joshua Bell wrote:

On 2014-05-13 08:15, EPCOTExplorer wrote:
(And yes, they still have Uti in stock)

Yep! I called the other week, and one should be en-route to my little ETR at the moment, although I'm lounging about in Switzerland at the moment.

Also- what is the name of the tiki mug you used for a comparison shot? I'd love to add that to my collection.

It's a vintage Tiki Bob c/o my loving wife!

Enjoy Swiss!

And off to hunt for a Tiki Bob's...

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danlovestikis posted on 05/14/2014

Try not to gain weight when you have your meals in the dining room. With all that eye candy it could happen. This has been a fun ride I hope the trip is not over, Wendy

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Joshua Bell posted on 06/11/2014

I'm not saying I'm working on another one.

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ErichTroudt posted on 06/26/2014

Any forward progress on the new one?

Erich

JB
Joshua Bell posted on 06/26/2014

Traveling at the moment and all I have handy is this pre-skinning image of Hina's lower body - I'm making her in three parts.

I left her torso and lower body assembled and drying at home, but I'd already painted her head. Next up: touch ups - sanding, another coat of papier mache including attaching her head, then painting.

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Joshua Bell posted on 07/04/2014

Time for more sanding and some touch-ups.

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ErichTroudt posted on 07/04/2014

Great job man. Good stuff...

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EPCOTExplorer posted on 07/04/2014

Any hopes of attaching a little tube to her hat so she can "rain"? Heheh

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Loki-Tiki posted on 07/04/2014

On 2014-07-03 19:35, Joshua Bell wrote:

Well I'm feeling a little stupid for not noticing this before, Hina was the inspiration for the WDW Polynesian Village Resort mug:

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Joshua Bell posted on 07/04/2014

Yep! Originally she had a smaller hat - no wide brim - and looked even more like the mug. The large Hina on the grounds of the Polynesian and the small resin figures match her original configuration. Only the Hina at the DL ETR has the wide hat, which I prefer.

I found an old photo showing the water spraying out from the narrow hat at an angle, whereas with the wide-brimmed hat the water drops straight down. I'm guessing the hat change was for keeping the water under control. But as I said, I like the look of it more anyway.

JB
Joshua Bell posted on 07/04/2014

On 2014-07-04 08:17, EPCOTExplorer wrote:
Any hopes of attaching a little tube to her hat so she can "rain"? Heheh

Keep watching this space! :)

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EPCOTExplorer posted on 07/04/2014

I've actually never seen that mug! Whoa! Any story behind it?

JB
Joshua Bell posted on 07/04/2014

Here she is all together:

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I just finished attaching her feet to the (weighted) base, so she's drying again. One more bit of sanding, then finally paint!

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hiltiki posted on 07/06/2014

I love what you are doing.

JB
Joshua Bell posted on 07/07/2014

Here's Hina Kaluaa - 99% done. (The remaining 1% needs to wait until further... seasonal materials are acquired.)

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Due to her hat, she photographs poorly except in bright ambient daylight. I'll try and post a photo tomorrow of Hina with her friends.

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TikiAno posted on 07/07/2014

Groovy.

JB
Joshua Bell posted on 07/08/2014
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EPCOTExplorer posted on 07/08/2014

SPECTACULAR! Love em.

JB
Joshua Bell posted on 08/31/2014

My name is Maui. Natives call me the mighty one.
I tame the playful sun, and gave my people time.
Now they set their clocks by mine,
for I am tropic standard time

Whelp, this one took a little longer for various reasons. Here we go...

Cardboard skeleton:
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Papier mache starts to go on. After this was taken I actually redid the head since the shape wasn't working.
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Drying, along with his playful little friend.
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Then a bunch of time passes, and:
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With the gang:
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No, he's not a functional fountain. Maui is, however, a functional clock! You can see about five minutes passed between those photos. One of the time consuming parts of the build was that I didn't decide to make him a clock until after the build was complete, so I needed to hollow him out.

I'm not thrilled with the colors - the red and yellow both need to be a little more orange. I wish I could color-match Pele! Maui's paint job is also far less forgiving (the little blue face guy and playful sun)

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Aloyzius posted on 09/01/2014

These are awesome! I hope to see more. It is very tricky copying the original statues and doing them justice. And you nailed it. I hope there is a Tangoroa Ru coming one day to keep Hina company.

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EPCOTExplorer posted on 09/03/2014

This is so awesome. I wish Disney would actually make these!

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TikiHula posted on 09/03/2014

So creative and they look amazing! Well done!

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hiltiki posted on 09/05/2014

Amazing work, very fresh idea.

JB
Joshua Bell posted on 01/17/2015

I finally had a chance to add that "seasonal" highlight to Hina, so she's now more of a rain goddess:

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Ah, the sprinkle that startles first timers in the ETR garden - unless I claim that prime spot first and enjoy the refreshing shower. Here there are no puddles to clean up, at least!

No other build news to share on this thread, but I did do an exploratory sketch a few months back:

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MadDogMike posted on 01/18/2015

Very nice! Tinsel? I also like the Indiana Jones at the South Pole :wink:

JB
Joshua Bell posted on 01/24/2015
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Joshua Bell posted on 01/24/2015

On 2015-01-17 20:38, MadDogMike wrote:
Very nice! Tinsel? I also like the Indiana Jones at the South Pole :wink:

Yep - tinsel! Had the idea from the get-go but didn't see any in stores and forgot until the holiday season rolled around.

And thanks - Indy is another hobby, but I didn't get to play in the snow until I visited my folks back in Calgary over the holidays.

JB
Joshua Bell posted on 01/31/2015
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danlovestikis posted on 01/31/2015

You are so good at this. Keep it up. Wendy

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hang10tiki posted on 05/12/2015

Awesome

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EPCOTExplorer posted on 05/13/2015

You continue to impress. Kudos.

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hiltiki posted on 05/14/2015

Nice.

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tigertail777 posted on 05/18/2015

Incredibly cool! Are these weather proof?

As for Maui, you could make a motorized belt that would push marbles into the dipper bamboo and have it work the same way as water. Just a thought.

They all look GREAT!

JB
Joshua Bell posted on 12/30/2015

With all the cardboard and packing paper piling up around the holiday season I had to put one together. This time, not ETR related at all.

I started by just rolling up some cardboard and drawing a face and scoring:

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Then unrolled, cut, re-rolled, repeating as necessary. Got out the hot glue to hold the pieces together:

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Then used "cooked" paste this time, which dries clear:

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I'm going to leave this one unpainted.

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hiltiki posted on 12/30/2015

Amazing, so good.

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hang10tiki posted on 12/30/2015

Way Kool
Love it
Reminds me of

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danlovestikis posted on 12/30/2015

Makes me want to sing Haaaaaaawian EyyyyyyyyyyyyyyE!!! Good job, Wendy

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hang10tiki posted on 12/30/2015

Wendy- funny
We be posting at the same time

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Joshua Bell posted on 12/31/2015

Yep, two winners for IDing the inspiration!

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MadDogMike posted on 12/31/2015

Nice Josh!

JB
Joshua Bell posted on 02/19/2017

Another "carved" tiki. My mom flipped through The Book of Tiki for inspiration while she was visiting last year and selected the good old Witco fountain as the basis. Excellent taste! She did the sketching, I did the cutting:

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And so it sat for a year until I finally papered it:

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Then shellacked it:

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The shellac turned out okay, still experimenting with how to finish these guys.

No build photos this time, but it's basically the same as the Hawaiian Eye tiki earlier in this thread or the one I made for an art swap last year. I've learned my lesson - always "carve" two layers deep. And I wish I'd thought about hot glue back when I started this thread - so much easier than tape!

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danlovestikis posted on 02/19/2017

That's a favorite design of ours. You did it really well. I miss the steps but the final bunch of photos are wonderful.

Do you have a tiki room with all of your creations displayed? Wendy

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hang10tiki posted on 02/20/2017

Lookin good bruddah

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