Elmo Replica Puppet Build
Replica Builds, Sesame StreetThis is a quick image guide on how I built my Elmo replica. I tried to provide a lot of pictures for you to give you ideas on how you can build your own. Enjoy and feel free to ask me anything.
Tracing and cutting out fur pattern.
Boil fur.
Trace and cut out foam pieces.
Glue foam together with contact cement.
Sew fur pieces together.
Build mouth plate.
Attach mouth plate to foam skull.
Place skull into fur head/body.
Start test fit of eyes.
Paint eyes.
Build and paint hand rods.
Design and build foam legs and feet.
Sand and form nose from styrofoam egg.
Build eye plate to attach eyes.
Design and build foam hands and attach rods.
Build inside arms with beads and attach to arm rod.
Cut out pupils from black velvet sticky paper. I used a Cricut to scale and get perfect cut.
Trim fur, attach arms, legs, eyes, and nose.
Hello, I am trying to build an Elmo puppet like you. I was wondering if you could give me info on things like how big the nose is, or how wide are the arms.
The arms are 14″ long from shoulder to tip of finger. The nose are these 2.7″ x 2″ styrofoam eggs from amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CTD5S8X7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1), but you can see from my post I shaved off the back of it a bit.
Hey! Thats a great Elmo, Would you recommend this to someone who is a beginner?
Hello – Yes, I would. Elmo was my first ever puppet. I had no sewing experience or anything!
where did you get the pattern from?
https://projectpuppet.com/products/the-mostro-puppet-pattern
Hi there, amazing build! I am just wondering how you attached the nose to the head?
In this specific build I trimmed the fur way down where the nose would go and then used contact cement to glue it on. I don’t really do it this way anymore. On later builds, I like to sew it on. It is tricky and time consuming but is more forgiving if you mess up with the glue!
Can you please sell more replica puppet on eBay and I can send you an offer for it?
We will see.. it’s very time consuming. The time and the materials it takes forces me to sell for high prices.
You never show me how you make Abby
I give a lot of info on how to build abby here. Not sure what else you need??
All of your Sesame Street puppets are wonderful👍😁😀😍😊
Hey, nice build. Just got two questions about it. One, what type of plastic did you use for the mouth and eye plates? And two, how big are the pupils?
I use these plastic sheets for mouth plates. The ones for Elmo were just clear. Plastic bins or lids work great too. The pupils are 3/4″ in diameter.
Hey, I was just wondering what type of plastic did you use for the mouth and eye plates?
I use these plastic sheets for mouth plates. The ones for Elmo were just clear. Plastic bins or lids work great too.