TCS: A low tech way to get a good chuckle!


"We need a dog to sit on a toilet!", came the frantic call. "But we can't afford an entire animatronic dog!".

Well, never you fret. TCS has gotcha covered! Of course, it also helps to have an excellent canine thespian.

Good Mugsy, good boy!


Clip from finished spot above; behind-the-scenes below!

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Final legs and paws Final legs and paws Final legs and paws. Final mods will take place on set to fit the dog.
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Final legs and paws Final legs and paws Paw rig with "lower profile" thighs
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Paw rig with "lower profile" thighs Paw rig with "lower profile" thighs, off angle Paw rig with "lower profile" thighs, further off angle
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Paw rig w/ unfinished bottom legs (bottom legs have additional thigh material now) Paw rig w/ paper on top of thighs; leaves a visible gap (wherein you'd probably be able to view the dogs real front paws) Paper a little lower...
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Paper still lower... No paper. I'm proposing to carve down the height of the thighs... So that the thighs don't "ride" so high, I'm going to re-carve them to match the new blue profile
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Top left paw Top left paw Top right paw
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90% finished paw 90% finished paw 90% finished paw
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90% finished paw 90% finished paw 90% finished paw
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90% finished paw Hero rig with unpainted mockuppaws Hero rig with unpainted mockup paws
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Hero rig with unpainted mockup paws Hero rig with NY Post 12.5" tall Hero rig with 4wd Paper 16" tall
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Hero rig with 16" Paper, approx dog's head height. Hero rig with NYT 22" tall Hero rig with NYT 22" tall + Approx Dog head height
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Hero rig with NYT 22" tall + Approx Dog head height Hero rig with 4wd Paper 16" tall Hero Legs getting painted
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Hero Legs getting painted Hero Legs getting painted Hero Legs getting painted
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Dog Trainers Mockup, first round Plywood base could probably be cut to black outlines; want to wait until we see the real dog on it.
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Making silicone mold of dog foot sculpture
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Revised sculpture; angles on "Ankle" and paw are corrected for a "dangling" position. Knuckle height has been brought down to match, as has paw length.
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Knuckle height has been brought down to match
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Sculpture in progress
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"Ankle" is relaxed more (for dangling vertical) but "Knuckles" are too high, paw is too long, and flexed too high. Round 2 coming up...
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Mugsy- Length of pawprint is 2.5" Mugsy-Length of pawprint is 2.5" Our Dalmation paw; pawprint 2.5"-3"
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Comparison of Dalmation paw with existing terrier paw Existing terrier paw print; 1.5" long Existing terrier paw print; 1.5" long
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Mugsy Mugsy Finnegan
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Finnegan "chalked" Finnegan "chalked" Mugsy
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Mugsy Mugsy Mugsy
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Mugsy Mugsy Mugsy
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Mugsy Mugsy Mugsy
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Mugsy Mugsy Mugsy
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Mugsy Mugsy Mugsy
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Mugsy Mugsy Mugsy
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Mugsy Finnegan Finnegan
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Finnegan Finnegan Finnegan
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Finnegan Finnegan Finnegan
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