Re: Luke on Tauntaun Stop motion replica?
Thanks DM, I have all the info on the original & how it was done, sadly I wont be able to replicate this method on my replica due to the nature of the fur & strict import laws on animal fur in the UK, although real fur is the rout I'm taking it wont be fetal calf. Some man made fur's have been tested but although good dont look right at the moment, I think a treated rabbit fur is coming closest at the moment. The fur on the stop motion puppet was way out of scale with the full size prop so I think I'm going for a happy medium between the 2. I do wish we could've gone down the calf fur rout but it was way too much hassle & would've drove the costs up considerably from my end. One of the biggest & best real/false fur suppliers to the movie industry is working with me on this project so no doubt what ever ends up being used will suit the Tauntaun look. Another problem is trying to keep the amount of craftsmen down to a minimum on the build, the more people involved the harder & more costly it becomes so I have gone with one chap that can do the lot & another chap doing the armature's.