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Not neccescarily springs, I often just weight the back of the lower jaw behindthe pivot point. Much less fiddly than trying to get the correct tension on the spring.

http://www.cartoonistgroup.com/store/add.php?iid=7776 Well, it amused me anyway... James

Cheers But do you have the contact details to go with it? Thanks again, James

Ronn Lucas does a routine with a sock puppet and he seems to manipulate it well, without moving the top 'lip' too much. Worth a look if you can find footage (he certainly did it on the Ronn Lucas show, someone may have a copy, I have a somewhere - not quite sure where though!).

Please don't underestimate papier mache. There are many different ways of making it, and it can be very strong. And will certainly be easier to work with, and much cheaper than fibre glass. A number of layers of brown, parcel paper, glued over polystyrene is susprisingly strong (zippy and...

Am confused as to what you mean. Papier mache is avery versatile, and often underrated material. Latex would also work well.

Unless you're going for uber realism then an invisible rod isn't neccescary, and if you do want ultra realism then perhaps think again as to why you're using puppets rather than actors. Of course you could always use internal rods if you're keen on very clean lines. I know Hands Up Puppets...

V cute, v impressed. Congrats! J

Be careful at blasting too much CO2 into too small a space. Not great for breathing! Best James

Think logically, if you can't see the back of the nose, and you can't see a seam...

Louise Gold is still very much alive and high kicking!

Hi David/Robin. Trust me, Zig and Zag were definitely on Channel 4's Big Breakfast, if they were on ITV then it would have been as guests, rather than as presenters. And there were three leprechauns, Mr Sage, Mr Onion and Shamrock, and they were on BBC, not ITV, usually on Live and Kicking...

Someone got a bargain! Was worth many more times the finishing price.

To be picky they were Channel 4's characters, but yes, you're right about the mouth. Best, James

Yes I have it, and it's not great. The best book I can think of in terms of marionettes is Expert Puppet Technique, by Eric Bramall and Chris Somerville. It is out of print but there is an excellent second hand puppet bookshop http://www.puppetbooks.co.uk The Dwiggins Book is well worth a...

Very much in the same style as the Axtell Storyteller puppet. Not close enough to be a copy but I get the feeling the builder had it in mind when sculpting...I may be wrong though! I've done quite a lot of work with latex, but usually for rod puppets without moving mouths. All best, James

No Roy didn't do the puppetry although he did write a number of the episodes. However at times he doesn't do the voices, then they are done by the puppeteers (for live interviews, public appearances, night clubs etc). Ronnie LeDrew is responsible for Zippy, whilst Craig Crane was George. However...

One way of looking at it would be to just work out how long it took to work out the pattern, put it online etc etc, and multiply it by your hourly rate.

It's certainly not a Spitting Image puppet.

Hi I've just returned to this with the thought of making something from the patetrn, if only for a bit of fun, but I can't get the link from your site to work...Any thoughts? sorry. All best, James