Muppet - style eye blinkers please!

[practicecactus]

Yeah see, I figured out a way that allows you to move the eyelids without having to worry about losing control of the mouth.
You can do both at the same time.

 

[whatadoddle]

Mouth update!

Getting on with my cat puppet, have made "blinkers" and added to framework, and servo motor, just got to finish mouth. Then its the fun part, seeing if it works, or not . I am determined tho! I am taking pics of each stage just in case any of u are interested, I will post when finished!

 

[Feeoryne]

I'm in the middle of making my second puppet,with a blinking feature.
And I also found the biggest problem was where the eye meets the skin.
Seeing as It's only my second puppet, I'm just gonna wing it ,and hope for the best.
it is just for fun anyway.

Had a little trouble finding info on making the blinking mechanism (read;the net was No help,because you puppet pros won't give away any secrets!), so in the end I just sat down with a peice of foam, a couple of ping pong balls ,some wire and figured out the simplest way to get a finger, to make the eyelids blink.

..and mark my words, I will make a puppet with full up,down-left,right eye movement.Got the eyes ready,and moving..(*hint*roll on deodorants, )just need to make the system that will control it. -but that will be left for a rainy day.

Would it be possible to get instructions on how to do blinking eyes?