My experiences writing, directing and producing Christian musicals for kids through adults.

Friday, July 16, 2010

Today's craft project: make a Communicator!

This evening I made my first communicator, a prototype and an experiment. I have a few things I'll do differently on the next ones, but I'm still pleased with this first effort.

I started with some brass wire that I bent and straightened into the shape of a communicator. Then I used a special clay sculpting mesh to form the body. Happily, the mesh looks like the mesh screen found on the original communicators, so I left some sticking up for that.



For the body, I used black Sculpey III clay. Once you knead it for 10 minutes, it's pretty supple to work with, and since it's black, I don't have to paint it! I rolled out the sculpey and tucked it around the frame.



I need to keep the brass wire showing, however. That's part of the look.



Here's the finished product.

4 comments:

  1. Beam me up, Shan...er Scotty

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  2. did not! It died naturally.

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  3. Yes, Jedi Master Girl, the screen broke off. But better to expose its weakness now than onstage. That's why we make prototypes - to see what works and what doesn't.

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