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They're 4 inch diameter tubes. I'm not sure how large that is in millimeters, but given how many products come in cans and tubes of that size, I imagine it wouldn't be too hard to track down something that would work. The most important things are that your hand can comfortably fit inside and...

There's not much to say really. Beaker's construction is really simple. He's made out of two Quaker Oats cans duck taped together. The mouth is cut out of the bottom of the first tube, with a foam mouth-plate of sorts inside. The fleece was just some generic fleece I found at Wal-Mart that...

Turns out, I lied about not doing another replica yet, because I remembered one more character I wanted to do, and he seemed pretty simple so I decided to have at it. I'll make a new topic when he's all done, but here's a little preview of what I've finished so far...

My mother crochets, so she made the yellow trim. I couldn't find any sort of fabric that had the right look myself. Also, as of right now, I have no plans to make Bert, since I can't do his voice at all. In addition, I plan to make an original character next, rather than another replica...

Here are some pictures of my finished Ernie Replica Puppet. He's not perfect, and there's a few little details I'm not completely pleased with (right hand, I'm mostly looking in your direction...), but overall I think the likeness turned out really nice and he's a ton of fun to operate. :p...

I looked into custom printing, but it's more expensive than using a similar-but-less accurate fabric bought locally. My budget for this replica is really low given that he's being made mostly for a five minute appearance at a family reunion. It's definitely something I'll keep in mind if I'm...