Puppet

[Guest]

Absolutely marvellous. You are a master.

[Tim Marlow]

Ah....Gelfling! That is just magic......it is at least as good as the film incarnations.

[KarlW]

Karl If you mean a video then yes I have an mp4.

John

I was replying to the post that just read "goofed".......thought you had messed up.......

[wotan]

Hi guys

I have really got the bug for animating characters so I am working on Mk II. I wanted to improve on just the mouth working by adding eyelids, and 2D head tilts. Still lots to do but the main mechanics are done. This was a real challenge to build using just simple hardware items that can be bought in the local DIY. Still only limited animation but it is interesting how many expressions just this simple puppet can express.



John

[scottie3158]

John,
Outstanding my friend, your skills and imagination seem to know no bounds. Love them

[Tim Marlow]

Just incredible as always... How about a challenge? Is there any way you could make the eyes independent? Just think of the expressions....

[Jim R]

Hi John
No end to your talents.
Jim

[wotan]

Scottie Many thanks mate, not up to your armour skills but fun.

Tim Thanks. I thought about the left to right eye movement but it added a lot to the mechanics and for simple puppets I can just turn his head to look up or to the side. I know Peter D is a big fan of the sideways look but I will have to work on that for the next one.

Jim A bit of fun for the Covid lock down. Thanks for looking in.

John

[Steve Brodie]

Blimey thats amazing work. Fantastic episode on Disney channel in the Disney story, all around the early animatronics.

[Tim Marlow]

I need to improve my English John :tongue-out3: I meant could you arrange him to open/close one eye at a time, so he could wink, etc....

[Guest]

Your talent is exceptional John.
Hard to believe that the figure wasn't from the film studio.

[yak face]

Gobsmacking skills john ! Amazing job , cheers tony

[wotan]

I won't pester you anymore with my puppets however this one is now finished.



John

[Neil Merryweather]

Brilliant, John
feel free to pester away as far as I'm concerned

[Tim Marlow]

Pester +1 here as well. That is fantastic...more than a hint of Alec Guinness about the eyes to me!