"I am in a box." This was a commission for Rebecca's 19th birthday, and while it would have been nice to figure out some way to reprogram a COMMTech chip to actually say "I am in a box," it didn't work out. RECIPE, ACCURACY, AND INSPIRATION Materials: * Malakili: body This is my second Stanley, and the initial work was of course quite similar to the first: getting rid of the basic Malakili deco items, and the headdress, and filling down (or in this case, Dremeling down) the pants. Bellbottoms were added with Sculpey, and the leg shape was reorganized slightly to allow him to stay in a deeper sitting position than the actual figure's spare 45 degrees of leg movement. Once I'd found a good seating position for him, I Sculpeyed his ass, making his legs unmoveable. His shirt is Sculpey with a cardboard collar, and his hat is Sculpey as well. I did some serious damage to the Sculpey shoulders during the painting process - this figure was never intended to have articulation, and I swivelled the arms unwisely - but some Krazy Glue and more paint made the damage pretty much unnoticeable. The cigarette was a pushpin that I drove into his mouth and then bit the end off with pliers. The fringe of hair was some kitchen sponge painted black, and his glasses were made out of cardboard. Finally, to make the cage, I hit the dollar store and came away with two 23" hamburger grills and 2 "I Love Canada" key chains. I took three of the four hamburger grill segments and bent them at 90° angles to make a cube, which I connected together with twist-ties. Then I adhered the two key chains together to make a chain for the box to dangle from, which isn't movie-accurate, but was part of my design concept from the get-go.

I brought the tools I thought i'd need to put a cartbike together. After I had the bike I found I needed a way to pry open the part of the stem that holds the handlebar. I then needed to reclose it. Vice-grips would close it so I picked up a cheap pair. To open it i'd need a crowbar or a hammer and very wide chisel. I don't want another hammer though. Another pair if locking pliers could always come in handy -- but I already have three hammers. Then I saw the functional utility bar. Part crowbar, part hammer, part 2x4 remover. Fubar is right. I bought it and then really enjoyed walking with it in one hand back to the hotel. It looks mean.