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jakeg Inner circle 1741 Posts 
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A neighbor asked me to suggest a figure for her 14 year old grand son to give him for xmas. He has never done vent before, but she says that he's interested in it.
She's looking to spend under $100 and won't consider a used one. Also, what instructional dvd would you suggest to get him started? |
Wanlu Inner circle Manila, Philippines 3058 Posts
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A brand new $100 vent figure? That might be difficult to find unless they won't mind using a semi pro Lester figure.
http://braylu.com/VentBuyDolls.html
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TonyB2009 Inner circle 5006 Posts
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For starting off what's wrong with a soft puppet? You can get some magnificant ones for well under a hundred, and lots of pros use them (Chuck E Bear with Strassman, Peanut and Jeff Dunham).
Get him that with a good DVD (Voicing your Dummy by Steve Taylor, for example) and she still comes under the budget and gives her son a very good start.
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Wanlu Inner circle Manila, Philippines 3058 Posts
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On 2009-11-25 10:10, TonyB2009 wrote: I agree 
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Vegasvent Loyal user Phoenix 288 Posts
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Definitely better to start with an inexpensive soft puppet. Axtell even has some very nice and inexpensive puppets for kids.
http://www.axtell.com/birds.html
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Wanlu Inner circle Manila, Philippines 3058 Posts
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On 2009-11-25 11:15, ventriloguy wrote: Again I agree with Duane
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Wanlu Inner circle Manila, Philippines 3058 Posts
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But if the family wants the child to get the feel of using a hard figure which is perhaps why they specified that it is what they are looking for, then a Braylu semi pro is okay for a child.
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jakeg Inner circle 1741 Posts
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Thanks folks. I gave the information to the kid's grandmother. It's up to her now.
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