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.