Captain Rumtastix

 

Once again, I had the idea of converting 

an Asterix chewing gum figure from the 1970s.

Let's be honest, this little figure of the blacksmith

doesn't look its best after 50 years.

Missing a foot and a part of his hammer.

So the knife went in again, 

and parts I didn't need were removed first.

Then I started drilling some holes, 

in his one hand, 

and the other place where his hand had been.

Also under his foot and his severed leg,

and as you would expect from me,

pieces of paperclip were inserted.

Then I started to reshape his body slightly,

because in the future he won't be a blacksmith but a pirate.

His severed hand was fitted with a hook, of course,

and I had to do something with the other hand as well.

Then I got back to work with PVA glue!

An eye patch, his wooden leg,

and in his hand I wanted to make a bottle,

building it up layer by layer (with patience).

I made a pirate hat out of plastic.

I placed the hat at an angle on his head

and drilled a hole in his shoulder

to insert another piece of paperclip.

Slowly, the layers of PVA glue dried,

and the figure began to really look like a pirate.

I cut his coat out of a sheet of paper from a notepad.

This one also adhered well to the PVA glue 

and formed the correct shape of his coat on his back.

Can you see the two balls drying on his shoulder?

This was a patient attempt, which worked out well: the parrot!

I carefully shaped this bird, layer by layer.

A tail, wings, eyes, and even that curved beak.

 

Once everything had taken shape properly, the figure looked like this.

So just another coat of primer over it. 

And then add some paint colors.

The bottle of rum is already half empty.

The parrot keeps a close eye on everything.

I think it has turned out to be another recognizable conversion.

From now on, this is Captain Rumtastix.

Complete with his bottle of rum,

but what I'm really proud of

is how the parrot turned out.

Hopefully you enjoyed the conversation again.

 Maybe there will be another pirate here in the future.

Let's see if I can come up with something funny.

New Beginning, New Color

This time, a post inspired by my girlfriend's hobby.

She is very enthusiastic about their new challenge blog,

which she started with three lady friends

who also enjoy card making as a hobby.

They call themselves the 

and as a support for setting up their challenge blog,

I decided to join in once...

Yes, I know, I don't make cards, 

but everyone can participate in their creative blog,

so as the only non-card maker, I came up with something.

The theme of their first challenge is:

New start, new beginning

So I came up with a idea: new (women's) color: PINK.

And I started searching among my many

duplicate Asterix chewing gum figures from the 1970s

for a suitable victim, and I chose this figure.

I cut away the sword first,

sanded it down with this handy drill,

and also drilled holes in the hands

so that paper clips could be inserted.

Just bend it into the right shape, 

and you'll see what it's supposed to be.

I used a piece of electrical wire insulation

to make a roller out of the bent paper clip.

To fill his other hand, 

I looked for an old empty ballpoint pen....

The size of the button was perfect, 

just needed to cut it to size with that handy drill again.

Glue everything in place with superglue,

then finish with PVA glue

and immediately assemble the roller handle.

Then I started working on an extra feature

to make the whole thing a little more fun.

Cut wooden stir sticks to 1.5 cm 

and glue them to a long stir stick using superglue.

In the end, we ended up with a nice little staircase,

although I should have worn gloves, hahaha.

Then I thought that a hat might be nice too.

So I made a flap out of a piece of plastic

and glued it to his head with PVA glue.

For safety reasons, 

I took a piece of string to secure the stairs.

Using PVA glue,

I made drops on the paint can,

created the upper edge of the roller handle,

and added another drop at the end of the roller.

I didn't like the drop on the roller,so I used a piece of thread.

It looks much nicer now.

I then coated the base with varnish

so that it could dry 

(and immediately sent this photo to my girlfriend to make her curious).

I made the last attribute out of plastic,

the part that needs to be painted pink.

After all the work to get everything the way I wanted it,

it was time to prime them.

And now ready to paint.

Fortunately, I have pink in my paint collection.

And this is the final result: the pink paint goes on the blue wall.

This painter has apparently done several jobs already,

which was quite a challenge to create.

But it turned out just the way I wanted it to.

Now I'm wondering why I painted

all those layers of white so neatly in the first place.

The staircase has also been used before,

funny detail: the handprint.

From above, you can see how the setup is arranged.

It was another really fun little project.

Hopefully you enjoy this conversion too.

Thank you for visiting my blog!

Final words:

I dedicate this figure to Angelique, because I am proud of her.

I chose the color pink because she used to love a children's series with lots of pink in it.

The colors blue and pink also represent a new beginning, of course. 

And she is extremely good at coloring, 

so I wanted to do something with colors too, to make a connection. 

In this post, you can also see a handy drill being used, a gift from her. Thank you.

I wish Angelique, Ger Janne, Nelleke, and Emily lots of success with their challenge blog!