Gooney Bird Fiasco ** Anatomy of a FAIL!! by Aaron Fechter ** 

Aaron, if you (at any time) need a machinist to make you parts, e-mail me. I'll make them for 1/4 the price due to the fact that you continue to make my childhood memories come back to life. It brings a tear of joy to my eye.

Technically, Aaron would have about, like three full Rockafire Explosions, because he has characters and other parts lying all around creative eng. I'm sure if he went searching around, he would be able to combine the miscellaneous parts and put cosmetics on them, put them in crates, and he would have more Rockafire Explosions to sell.

I'm so excited I'm going to Creative engineering during spring break :OOOO

Latex covered wooden Blocks is 2016 "Best children's toy of the year"

The sound of the latex pouring is extremely satisfying!

this was a great watch, your constant perseverance is very inspiring. thank you for posting this :)

Diggin' that Harry Nilsson soundtrack.

just want to drop a line and say thanks for giving us the behind look on how it is all made. you have been part of my child hood for as long as i can remember. I got to see the rockafire when there was a showbiz pizza place in madison WI. that was when i lived in lake mills (a small town here in WI) at that time. So any ways i thought i should share this with you and i am happy to see therockafire still going today.

Wow, I've never seen Gooney Bird, even though I've heard so much about him. How cool.

that's pretty cool, even tho it didn't work out, I'm sure you can make an even better plaster mold from that plug.

Big difference... the Loony Bird mold is made of fiberglass. The other molds are made of clay/plaster or whatever. Obviously, the composition of fiberglass/resin is incompatible with the latex, hence why it's not thickening up properly. What happened to the original plaster mold for the Loony Bird? Of course, someone at sometime probably added something to the fiberglass mold (perhaps a type of powder?) or to the latex, to make it not negatively react (or not react (in the case of coagulation), as the case may be) with the fiberglass. :-D What that was, is anyone's guess... though Google may yield up some answers, with enough persistence. Wait a sec... latex has water in it, doesn't it? And plaster can absorb water. Maybe the issue is that the fiberglass/resin isn't absorbing enough water (or fast enough), to make a thick layer of latex, to form a mask! A layer of water absorbing material (talcum powder, perhaps?) applied to the inside of the fiberglass/resin mold was probably used to make up the difference! Hmm?

Does anyone know what brand of latex Aaron uses???

Good thing jeff came and saved you

Aaron your a dedicated artist

Maybe try to put a heat lamp on the mold while trying to make the mask! Just a thought though!

even if it didnt turn out, its really cool seeing the process done. cant wait to see what you do next~

i love animatrinics

I like his shirt.

Wow, I never thought about how you would need to check the molds when they got old, I guess it makes sense.

I love you Aaron

The Point!!! It was my first record and still my favorite!!

I'm so sorry that you are having trouble making a going bird mask Aaron.

Aaron! I see that they filmed some parts of the new movie Keanu in your factory! cool!

I wish the rock afire explosion was still here so I can see them in really life .... Mitzi is my favorite

this is Zach Aldrich I like ur video dude

hi i love you guys so mush

I know Patrick! He's an awesome friend of mine! It's amazing of how these masks are made! (Even though sometimes it fails)

It's so amazing how it works..I know Patrick(not me lol ikr) Loves Gooney!!! 😄

If I ever see you ,I would like a dook larue with the 1982 face design!

Love the way the latex smells brah!

wow that's sad :v Rolf Dewolf I love him !!!!!!!❤❤❤❤😳

Latex bricks - Now only 20 dollars. Are you working on reselling the animatronic kit?

creating a gooney wooney

Aaron you should do a video on the wolf pack 5 so we can see the progess.

I was watching the trailer for key and peele movie And in the background I saw the rockafire explosion in the background do you have any opinion on that

whats the price for an animatronic?

Hi, Mr. Fechtor. I was wondering, when will you put the Dook LaRue mask back on eBay?

Rip

+therockafire I have a question, is there restrooms available during tours or no?

I wished he'd do a update video on Wolf pack

CAN YOU MAKE A VIDEO FOR HOW TO MAKE THE MASKS OF THE ROCK A FIRE EXPLOSION

Wow, you are surprisingly muscular! Good for you, man. Shame about the trouble that mold caused you, tho, haha.

the beatles?

when he did the latex a second time and had to wait about 24 hours it was my birthday!!

Don't you need a release agent for latex when using fiberglass molds?? They show this on How It's Made all the time.

What's the music? It reminds me of Harry Nilsson...

dear Mr fetcher what happened to the wolf pack 5 restoration?

O yus bby rub that bird

Oh dear Aaron :(. Are you guys still selling the experimenters kit?

I thought it wqas Looney bird

can i have a rolfie mask please?

Can I have a Rolf mask I am making Showbiz Pizza when I grow up

😂😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉😢😢😢😮😮

Mr fector do you have a dog?

you made goony bird

Slowly getting the vibe or Creative en working again!, maybe you might get re employ somebody!, when more people start ordering more things of course

Firsy

its so funny becuase you can make a mask for free and its like you are print 900 dollars every time

The Point!!! It was my first record and still my favorite!!

I hope you guys are still in business and that you are training an apprentice or two so that these skills are never lost. As long as the animatronic characters exist, there will be a need for someone to do proper restorations and repairs on them.

I'm no chemist, but I don't think you should be breathing in fiber glass like that

the work you went through to get this guy a mask is amazing

i'm glad you're not giving up, mr. fechter, keep up the good work.

I pour latex in silicone molds and it's tricky. The first issue is you are using liquid latex that is made to be used with plaster molds. I use a thicker latex that sticks and builds up very thick. The second thing I do is I duct air from a dehumidifier into the mold so that it blows it dry much more quickly and doesn't allow the latex to "sag" while it's drying. Last but not least - even with thick latex and a dehumidifier blowing on the thing, it takes a couple of weeks for it to dry enough for you to pull a good casting.

Look at those guns! I would not want to be in a fight against Aaron!

I still watch these videos because I'm so amazed how my mask came out! :)

Looks like this experience wasn't worth the... Goo

How u make latex, plaster mold Aaron????

Can you do a video on the hard luck bears like showing the molds and showing the Santa show molds

Maybe you should invest in a 3D scanner.

What ''Band'' Is the Gooney Bird from?

Can you please get me a goonie bird little dol thing

who's watching this in 2021?

i really want a full fatz animation

when is there going to be new vids

That is how you make the mask

DAMN, Aarons got some guns...

is it looney bird or is gooney bird a different character

Attempts were made

can you do a mizit one please I never see a mizit mask.

Im subprised he still works

We all want wolf pack 5

you should do more videos like these

who's "we"

Wits the song

Boop

Can't wait to see part two, I hope you'll be able to make another mold.

Silly question but what video editing program did you use?