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This the original 2009 SF Giants Brian Wilson Bobblehead
To learn more about why he crosses his arms after a save, follow the link to SJ Mercury news
This a custom Brian Wilson Fear The Beard Bobblehead that I created by painting his jersey and shoes bright oranges and adding a beard to his face.
I used acrylic paints with a #5 beaver fur paintbrush. Water colors will not adhere to the epoxy plastic surface and latex paint will peal off over time.
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Fear the Beard Conversion Instructions!
(a dozen people wanted to buy this from me - instead, just make your own!)
It should take you 90 minutes if you follow my simple instructions to convert your regular Brian Wilson into the 2010 Fear The Beard Playoff version.
First, Pop the head off. Use pliers and undo the glue that holds spring in place. Be careful not to over stretch the spring or you'll never get the head back on straight!
Mix a 3-1 ratio of flour from the kitchen with Elmer's glue. This seems to stick better than just flour and water alone.
Swirl it around until you get a nice even dry putty. Slap the putty onto his cheek and spread it around until it covers his whole beard area. Make it as thick as his hat is from his head. You'll need to wet your finger tips to keep the flour from sticking to you as you flatten it down.
Then use a small hobby craft knife to start shaving. Use reference photos of his front and side views as a guide for how to trim the beard. Gently dig into the flour and draw where you want the shave lines to be. Then remove the unwanted excess flour as needed.
A wet paint brush works well to smooth over any rough patches. You will have plenty of time to mold the shape of the beard with your fingers. Don't worry about texture. (Rough stubble is good.)
Set the head onto the top of an Elmer's glue bottle, placed inside a ceramic mug for balance. Place everything inside the refrigerator and let the beard rest for an hour before painting.
The cooler temperature will slow down the setting process and prevent the bread from cracking due to uneven dehydration.
The beard is ready to paint when it is no longer wet to the touch.
Buy black and orange acrylic hobby paint and three quality animal fur brushes. One for black, one for orange, and another for fine tip detailing for the hard to reach areas.
While the beard is drying, start painting the jersey orange and leave the arm patch alone until you can come back to it with a finer paint brush. The shoes will take two coats to cover up the black original color cleats.
The Nike logo can be downloaded anywhere. Make them 0.3 inches wide and print, cut, and paste on with water or thin mixture of Elmer's glue. The Fear the Beard sign is 2" by 0.5" in size and done in arial size 20 bold font.
When ready, pop his head back on to his body with a hot glue gun.
Good luck! Go Giants!
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Fear the Beard 2.0
This is what the final version looked like after everything was done.
I had to redo the beard after it started cracking and falling off due to uneven cooling and high humidity. This time I let it dry in the fridge overnight before painting the beard black. Since Brian Wilson doesn't actually look at you when he does the arm crossing, I stuffed a small cotton ball into his neck so he's now gazing skyward towards the heavens after a save.
Looks much better this way, won't you agree?
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I was drunk. It was late.
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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
Another loyal viewer notified me that there is a "Fear The Beard" Brian Wilson listed for $100 on eBay for sale and wondered if that was me. Well, of course not, but I'm flattered. I made mine as an exclusive one of a kind whimsical art piece for my own entertainment. (I value my time and don't need the money, so making a second for sale doesn't really interest me at this point.)
We know someone who follows my blog created it, as I left detailed instructions for doing so in my last last blog entry. However, whoever you are, please be aware what his beard will look infinitely better if you follow the actual trim line that Brian uses in real life. The side profile bread trim should form an L shape and not a smooth curve. You'll also want to leave more room around his mouth.
Just a suggestion. Good luck selling it.
Update!!!
There is one being sold on Craigslist. Again, that is not me!
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