I’m not entirely sure how it was done. It looks like it was carved out of the resin… if that was possible back then. Unfortunately the guy who made it is long gone.So are we assuming it was carved in wood as a master and then cast in wood colored resin?
Awesome pic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for posting.
Not to sound greedy,.......but more
RenShape possibly?
Thank you for that! And there you go lonepigeon you were right!
anchoredprops I am still surprised at how small the Bathroom Buddy is... The size makes sense as a practical invention, but when I first started mocking up the body (years ago now, before we could pour over your beauty shots), I had it a good 30% larger.
Jamesfett I think I am going to concentrate on a cad-designed body with the routes and channels pre-cut that can then be SLS printed. That becomes the master that can be molded and cast in solid resin, and then these casts can be hand-worked, drill the holes for the tool pins and hinges, that kind of stuff. I can sculpt the hand-carved/rounded edges into the 3d model, or the resin casts can be hand-worked with a dremel.
At least a couple are going to be in wood, as I already have a shop working on THOSE prototypes. You know from way back when we thought it was made of wood
. I actually have to thank you and this thread. The original BB was missing the metal floss piece. I was googling around and managed to find all your work on the replica and purchased a vintage Johnson and Johnson floss dispenser and was able to complete the prop . 
Looks like resin with sanding marks on it.
Exactly. Little scratches in the surface, looks like it was sanded. The carved into areas where the different toiletries fit into look smooth and a lighter more “original” tan color. Btw not sure what those little marks are on underside of the mirror. But you can spot them on screen in me wings shop early on in the movie. As well as rhe matcching zebra (?) pattern.
Or the sand marks are just from the process of shaping the resin.
This is my thinking as well. It makes sense to me that the prop dept. might have used a block of Ren Shape, it’s basically a block of resin which has no bubbles and is the same density throughout. Ren Shape is machinable, and would easily look like wood after sanding, discoloration due to age is also right in line with that train of thought.
I had to take a hiatus due to some Health concerns, but hope to be back into the swing of things by the 20th.
Kind of what I was thinking. I would like to be able to display mine in a way that it can be put out opened or closed, and I like the clear acrylic look. I also like the idea of a Peltzer-branded display base that the Buddy can just sit atop with an option of slowly turn-tablingOkay, well I guess your health is more important than my prop.
One displayed open, and one with everything closed.
Maybe cellphone holder for display.
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