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Papier-mâché Enchanted Tiki Room Drummer Gods, Ngendei and Hina-Kaluua |
EPCOTExplorer
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From: Miami, FL
|  Posted: 22 days ago; 08:17 am Permalink
Any hopes of attaching a little tube to her hat so she can "rain"? Heheh
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Loki-Tiki
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Joined: Nov 05, 2007
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From: Like...The Valley
| Posted: 22 days ago; 09:34 am Permalink
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On 2014-07-03 19:35, Joshua Bell wrote:
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Well I'm feeling a little stupid for not noticing this before, Hina was the inspiration for the WDW Polynesian Village Resort mug:
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Joshua Bell
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Joined: Aug 22, 2006
Posts: 57
From: San Francisco
| Posted: 22 days ago; 09:44 am Permalink
Yep! Originally she had a smaller hat - no wide brim - and looked even more like the mug. The large Hina on the grounds of the Polynesian and the small resin figures match her original configuration. Only the Hina at the DL ETR has the wide hat, which I prefer.
I found an old photo showing the water spraying out from the narrow hat at an angle, whereas with the wide-brimmed hat the water drops straight down. I'm guessing the hat change was for keeping the water under control. But as I said, I like the look of it more anyway.
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Joshua Bell
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Joined: Aug 22, 2006
Posts: 57
From: San Francisco
| Posted: 22 days ago; 09:46 am Permalink
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On 2014-07-04 08:17, EPCOTExplorer wrote:
Any hopes of attaching a little tube to her hat so she can "rain"? Heheh
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Keep watching this space! 
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EPCOTExplorer
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Posts: 153
From: Miami, FL
| Posted: 22 days ago; 09:48 am Permalink
I've actually never seen that mug! Whoa! Any story behind it?
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Joshua Bell
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Joined: Aug 22, 2006
Posts: 57
From: San Francisco
| Posted: 22 days ago; 11:02 am Permalink
Here she is all together:
I just finished attaching her feet to the (weighted) base, so she's drying again. One more bit of sanding, then finally paint!
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hiltiki
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Joined: Jun 10, 2004
Posts: 3073
From: Reseda, calif.
| Posted: 21 days ago; 6:56 pm Permalink
I love what you are doing.
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Joshua Bell
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Joined: Aug 22, 2006
Posts: 57
From: San Francisco
| Posted: 20 days ago; 11:44 pm Permalink
Here's Hina Kaluaa - 99% done. (The remaining 1% needs to wait until further... seasonal materials are acquired.)
Due to her hat, she photographs poorly except in bright ambient daylight. I'll try and post a photo tomorrow of Hina with her friends.
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TikiAno
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Joined: Aug 07, 2012
Posts: 782
From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 19 days ago; 07:09 am Permalink
Groovy.
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Joshua Bell
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Joined: Aug 22, 2006
Posts: 57
From: San Francisco
| Posted: 19 days ago; 6:33 pm Permalink
Here's the whole gang:
Pele, Ngendei, Hina Kaluua, and Uti
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EPCOTExplorer
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Posts: 153
From: Miami, FL
| Posted: 19 days ago; 8:08 pm Permalink
SPECTACULAR! Love em.
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