My McElroy replica: photos of the torso

As promised, here is an interesting news:
I came into possession of a torso for my replica...
but it isn't an "ordinary torso", it's casted ​​from a mold
of an original McElroy body!

On the back there is a large opening that allows you to easily move

your hand inside and interact easily with the control post.

As you can see, the neck hole is very large (about 4"),

and the protruding chest allows you to move the cradle back and forth

inside the body, with large displacements, thus giving the opportunity

to move the head up and down, without running the risk of bumping the cradle on the interior walls, as it would happen in other bodies.

I'm very happy about this purchase... it certainly isn't cheap,

but it is a McElroy body replica, and for a fan like me,

the piece is worth the price!

Soon: new assembly steps!

Me and McElroy's dummies: a love story - part 2

As I said a couple of posts ago,

the character that has always tormented my nights is Johnny.

I must have a copy of him, but I couldn't spend all that money.
So I began to search for all of the material that concern
the McElroy brothers and their creations. I began to collect photos and information, until one day I came across a book that literally changed my "dummy maker life": the book in question was "McElroy Magic!", of Greg Claassen.
That book, for me, was the gear that missing to start the machine.


Photos that I never found on the web, the story of the McElroy brothers,
I like to call the book "mechanics revealed", simply because

the story of how the author had first come into contact with the dummies
and then with the same brothers... then his first replica. And even more important:
an extensive how-to guide, with detailed drawings and pictures
for building a McElroy replica.

the mechanics used by the brothers is (considering the years in which
they were made those dummies) state-of-the-art...
or maybe I like to call it that because I’m ignorant in the mechanical field!

So, after spending months through the book, studying the drawings in every detail, asking questions on forums and FaceBook groups, I decided to expand my tools and beginning this adventure.

Now stop writing… follow me and together we will build my first replica!

New interesting photos will be available soon!

McElroy project goes on!

Hello fellas!
It's been almost six months since I last wrote on the blog.
Surely (hopefully) you have wondered why this period of rest...
well, since I don't want to bore you with unnecessary stories,
I tell you that I took an "half-year sabbatical."

But now I'm back full of energy and desire to carry out my project!
The McElroy dummies have never abandoned my dreams,
and you have never abandoned my thoughts, so here I am again,
ready to give you new emotions!

Stay tuned, there are interesting news on the horizon!