Creative Engineering ROCK-A-FIRE EXPLOSION - Page 182

EYE BALLS AND EYE LIDS
DESCRIPTION:
The eyes are constructed of machined delrin with a
steel shaft pressed in. The iris of the eye's are
painted to suit each character, and a clear lens
pressed in.
The eye lids are made of nylon, which is molded in
an extrusion process, drilled and painted to suit
each character. There are no differences in the eye
balls or eye lids other than painting, with the
exception of Earl. The~e is no shaft in earl's eyes
and his eye lid is made of fur. Maintenance is very
important to the eyes and eye lids and should be
part of the characters Weekly P.M.
1. PROBLEMS AND REPAIR:
A.
EYE BALLS:
a) Other than normal P.M. there is not much to be done on the
eye balls, except to replace them if they get damaged.
If eye balls need to be replaced or removed for any reason,
See the repair section on heads pages 3-042 thru 3-047.
B. EYE LIDS:
a) Eye lids that have the paint worn off or scratched, can be
touched up, using a cotton swab. Under NO Circumstances, is
the entire eye lid to be brush painted. If an artist is
available, airbrushing the eye lid would yield the best
results. You will have to remove the eye lids to have them
air brushed. See the repair section on heads pages 3-042 thru
3-047.
b) Eye lids breakages:
Eye lids that have broken actuation levers or have cracked
out where the eye lid pivots, can be repaired with 3M- CA 40
glue. This is not a permanent fix, and only serves to buy
time until a replacement part is obtained. In the event that
this repair does not hold up, disengage the operation of the
eye lid in question by shutting off the air supply at the
flow control. To remove the eye lid for any reason See the
repair section on heads pages 3-042 thru 3-047.
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