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phantym_56 ([personal profile] phantym_56) wrote2008-02-09 03:50 pm
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Dolls but not my usual kind...

This is the little project I mentioned a few months ago, which I finished just after Christmas and for some reason, haven't posted.

It's a set of Top Gear peg dolls. I wanted to make something like that but couldn't figure out what to use as a base for it. I have no idea what inspired peg dolls but they worked out pretty well. The clothes are made from scraps and my grandmother's old ragbag appeared right at the crucial moment, as everything except Jeremy's jacket and James's shirt is made from it.

The biggest problem was Top Gear Dog because clearly she had to be made and equally clearly, she's the wrong shape to be made from a peg, so she's made from white pipecleaners which are at least nice and fluffy, but she doesn't stand up terribly well. That's fine, the real thing spends most of her time lying down anyway.









Never having been one for action figures, I've discovered it's quite good fun having these little guys nearby :)
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[identity profile] rhosyndu.livejournal.com 2008-02-09 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
James and TG both got a "Bless!", but Richard and Zombie Piers got big ol' laughs. Well done you!

[identity profile] phantym-56.livejournal.com 2008-02-09 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you!
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[personal profile] rionaleonhart 2008-02-09 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
ZOMBIE PIERS MORGAN. THAT IS HORRIFYING AND BRILLIANT.

And the peg dolls are adorable! Although James does inexplicably appear to have breasts in the last photograph.

[identity profile] phantym-56.livejournal.com 2008-02-09 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
So he does - the Stig has been up to his old tricks again while I wasn't looking!

[identity profile] neverseenthesky.livejournal.com 2008-02-10 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
They are possibly the BEST. THINGS. EVER. I want to make them a Bugatti out of lolly sticks.
Top Gear Dog is definatly my favourite :D

[identity profile] phantym-56.livejournal.com 2008-02-10 07:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I want to make them a Bugatti out of lolly sticks

Ohhh, don't give me ideas!
Lolly sticks I couldn't do but now I'm getting tempted to try my hand at a soft toy...