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The Creature Shop did the first two movies, the third one was done by a company called All Effects. There is a video of them demonstrating the system used to create the turtles on YouTube: The documentary Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has a great...

Try using foam backer rods, they're sold in most hardware stores.

Nice work!

I'm so sorry about that, the site was recently changed over and that typo must have slipped in (the actual file still has the correct attribution). I've been a bit slow to proof all the pages properly. Is the attribution link correct now too? Sorry again and thanks for letting me know!

Remote control is definitely possible, but you would need a separate head or a separate puppet because of the weight issues. Also, R/C is notoriously buggy and loud, so it can cause sound recording problems. The eyes could have been mounted on a pivot. Does anyone know where a video clip of...

I'll be sure to share it here in the forum....hoping to have it up for World Puppetry Day (March 21st).

You can just email it to me directly.

This is (probably) a fairly simple mechanism that is manually operated. I don't believe it would be mounted in the back of the head. While that's possible, it makes very little sense from a puppeteering standpoint. Likely, there would have been some kind of loop or lever that Steve Whitmire...

Sorry, can't use replicas for a variety of reasons. :(

Kelli, I have a page on my web site with a couple free puppet patterns (working on adding some more right now). I also have a Pinterest board with a lot of puppet building resources that you might find helpful.

I'm working a video about Kermit the Frog and the influence Kermit and many of the classic Muppet characters have had on puppet design. I wanted to show examples from different artists, so if you've made a "Kermit-like" puppet (for example, just about any puppet made with Project Puppet's...

Janel, In Australia you should try Clark Rubber. They have locations throughout Australia and I think they sell both reticulated foam and polyfoam. The reticulated foam is likely sold as filter foam, but the best thing to do is go in to a store and see if you can get a sample or at least see it...

Awesome work Tioh, I love what you're doing!

It's not that the Project Puppet patterns aren't worth it, I just think you would need to make a lot of modifications to get the head shapes you're looking for. The "From Sketch To Show Volume 1" DVD probably has most of what you need to know - http://www.playsoup.com/#!media/crdx I think the...

I think the "From Sketch To Show" videos (the first two) would be the most helpful resource for you. The Project Puppet patterns are great if you need the specific shapes (or a minor variation of them).

It's primarily used as a sealant so that solvent based paints (like most spray paints) won't eat away at or damage foam. It's also handy for situations where you have something fabricated from different types of foam or materials that have different textures and absorbed paint differently and...

That's a really old tutorial, I did that more than a decade ago I think. I'm actually filming new, updated versions of those old tutorials *right now* (literally) and I've been meaning to for years. Hope to have the first one up in a week or two, but until then most of the old one can be found...

Have you seen this video?

Foam will dull any kind of blade, scissors or sharp edge very quickly, but if you put just a tiny bit of oil (3-in-1 oil is best in my experience, but even vegetable oil or olive oil will work if you don't have anything else) it will extend the life of the blades and save you a lot of money. I...

You don't need a flatbed hot wire foam cutter. Unless you have other uses for it, imho that's a waste of money. I haven't tried cutting sheet foam with a hot wire foam cutter, but I suspect it might not work very well (those are primarily designed for cutting harder closed cell foams like...