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I have made a new puppet - a skunk.
The head was 3d-printed in PLA on my Makerbot 3d-printer.
I released the model on Thingiverse (non-commercial purposes):
http://www.thingiverse.com/Tioh/designs
I did not include the lower jaw in the model because it's faster to make one with an aluminium-profile. It is covered in Wonderflex.The teeth were hand-sculpted with Plaast. The ears are made of felt. I made a pattern with masking tape, added seam allowance, cut the fur, sewed it together by hand and glued it to the head with high-temperature hot glue.
The body is made of foam:
The animatronic eyelids and eyes are cable controlled - it's all mechanical, no electronics. I push at two buttons that are attached to bicycle brake cables - the eyelids are pulled back in the default position by two springs. Everything's simple and reliable.
The head was 3d-printed in PLA on my Makerbot 3d-printer.
I released the model on Thingiverse (non-commercial purposes):
http://www.thingiverse.com/Tioh/designs
I did not include the lower jaw in the model because it's faster to make one with an aluminium-profile. It is covered in Wonderflex.The teeth were hand-sculpted with Plaast. The ears are made of felt. I made a pattern with masking tape, added seam allowance, cut the fur, sewed it together by hand and glued it to the head with high-temperature hot glue.
The body is made of foam:
The animatronic eyelids and eyes are cable controlled - it's all mechanical, no electronics. I push at two buttons that are attached to bicycle brake cables - the eyelids are pulled back in the default position by two springs. Everything's simple and reliable.
