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@puppetainer: thanks for the compliments. I agree that there are a load of simpler puppets I could have used for my first...where's the fun in simple though? lol. It was the purely selfish reason of always loving Animal and as a child wishing i could have one that made me take it on. That's the...

They are glued on the underside. The only thing I had to make sure was not to overdo the glue - it was one of the firm hold spray glues I was using - or I'm guessing it would have been too stiff to get into the shape to go on the foam skull. It was basically making sure there was just enough to...

I bought them as full spandosas (I dont think that's actually the word but it's close enough) on ebay - the huge ones that are used for burlesque and wedding table decorations. Then I just used a penknife tp slice up the central spine of the feather to end up with a load of individual feathers...

I was originally looking for plastic but had none to hand so I took an old strong cardboard box, cut the shape and for durability I covered it with duct tape. Also I made the hand grips from a strip of 1/2 inch foam wrapped in tape - makes it strong but also quite comfortable. Then the side that...

Originally it was just pink fur, but it was too short and didn't move anywhere near as well as the feathers. I just threaded five into a needle at a time and punched them through, building them up and gluing them on the underside as I went. And yes...it's obviously not exactly that but going...

Thanks for that. I think the hardest part is that there are so many variations of Animal anyway - and I think the first one I ever saw as a kid was from around the time of The Muppet Movie so that's the one i've always thought of whenever anyone mentioned Animal. That's the one I was trying to...

It's funny how missuses always seem to say that..mine said the same when i started working on my Animal replica...seems to have this crazy idea that I'm going to make other characters...don't know where she could get that idea from. None whatsoever.

These are the photos from the initial cutouts to the final head. I'm currently making two bodies - one as a half body puppet and the other as a full body with legs and capable of sitting on its own. I've basically attached velcro to neck section so it can interchange between bodies. I'll post...

Brilliant. Very well done.

A fan of the Muppets since childhood, as I grew older and began collecting memorabilia - models, statues, busts - of various things, not just Muppets, I found one thing frustrating me for around a decade. The fact that I could not get replica of Animal that was a) true to all of the variations...

And a quick video I made just to give a feel of the working eyes and stuff. http://s1111.photobucket.com/albums/h461/ashkent7/?action=view&current=DSCF9112.mp4

Hi I sent you a message about the sideshow busts. You can message me at writersinbox@aol.com if you'd prefer.

Just worked out how to get the actual photos into the post rather than the link. I'm not reposting all of them, but anyone wanting to just take a passing glace, I'll post a couple shortly as I've realigned the eyes because when i looked at the photos they were a little out - although oddly...

Hey, he's looking fab. The colour is a great match too - I know that was one of my biggest problems with mu Animal replica.

From basic skull to completed head. These were taken at night with the flash, so it shows him as a little lighter than he actually is. I think the one in the mirror is closest to the real colour. http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h461/ashkent7/DSCF9022.jpg...

Thanks. There were plenty of times I thought it was going to go down the pan. I'll have the rest of the pictures up to the completion of the head up later on.

The early stages of Animal. http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h461/ashkent7/DSCF8844.jpg http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h461/ashkent7/DSCF8845.jpg http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h461/ashkent7/DSCF8897.jpg http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h461/ashkent7/DSCF8899.jpg...

You're right actually. I was quite tired when I wrote this - I was thinking abuot another puppet that I got from America and had to pay a shedload of postage for. I did get this one from Germany though because it was second hand.

As a fan of the Muppets since childhood, as I grew older and began collecting memorabilia - models, statues, busts - of various things, not just Muppets, I found one thing frustrating me for around a decade. The fact that I could not get replica of Animal that was a) true to all of the...

I am selling the Amanda The Snake puppet by Pavlov on ebay at the moment. I basically bought her about six months ago, but now want to find her a home with someone who will use her. Recently I have gone into making foam muppets and puppets, and I will soon be selling some of my own designs, so I...