Hi to all,
      this particular puppet is a work in progress, and it was made possible by julie of " out of the box puppets" ( check her out guys she has some great stuff- trust me ) Julie thanks alot for your help.Your materials have really made the difference in our puppets

We are right fond of Julie and she is a great asset to us here at P&S..............................Check out her stuff at http://www.outoftheboxpuppets.com

bomp...
    It is my pleasure to be able to help out.  Puppet is looking great!

Thanks Billy...sweet and helpful as always.

Julie

Puppet head looks good..has lot of expression....all the best
for the final shape.

Bhanu

To all my puppeteering friends. My wife who is as passionate about puppets as I am and who is also my puppeteering partner, has made our biggest work-in-progress today: our son Michael.God bless you all.   P.S. 7 pounds 8 oz

To all my puppeteering friends. My wife who is as passionate about puppets as I am and who is also my puppeteering partner, has made our biggest work-in-progress today: our son Michael.God bless you all.   P.S. 7 pounds 8 oz

Congratulations !!!

Congratulations and blessings to you, your wife, and Michael!  

Congratulations!

I'm working on a foam latex puppet and need an puppet eyes mechanisms. Does any one know where I could just buy a complete eye set up that moves left to right and blinks?

Sorry If this is posted in the wrong section. I was having a hard time finding a spot but since my project is in progress I figured this was a good spot.

I'm working on a foam latex puppet and need an puppet eyes mechanisms. Does any one know where I could just buy a complete eye set up that moves left to right and blinks?

Sorry If this is posted in the wrong section. I was having a hard time finding a spot but since my project is in progress I figured this was a good spot.

There are several builders here that build such mechanisms ............... You could try Pm Julie from Out of the box puppets http://www.outoftheboxpuppets
or Jay from Dr.puppets http://www.drpuppet.com/ Jay even sells a tutorial on how to build your own.
http://www.drpuppet.com/sewinglips.html

I didnt see anything ready to go like I'm looking for. I was hoping to find something like the link below but cheaper, lighter and not built for servos.

http://compare.ebay.com/like/120631185523?ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&rvr_id=152946345384&crlp=1_263602_304662&UA=WXF%3F&GUID=a602e23112b0a47a2ec1e0c1ff49fc31&itemid=120631185523&ff4=263602_304662

The problem with pre-built mechs is that generally mechanisms have to be custom built to fit a particular puppet. You can start with the mech, then build the puppet around it, but that seems counter-intuitive. Jay (Dr. Puppet's) video is very good; there is also a DVD available from PlaySoup. I ordered it awhile ago, but haven't had a chance to watch it (I have heard good things about it though).

Play Soup DVD link - http://www.playsoup.com/store/video10.htm

I agree with Andrew ................... In order to get a good fit I think you will have to build it yourself or get someone to build it for you then build up from that. Braylu offers some kits and does custom building for vents. Not sure if that will work for you.
http://braylu.com/VentEyes.html

Simplest example I've found is this example on u-tube..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07i0e3dQf7Y

Is this what you need?

regards, rocky

http://www.alstevens.com/ventriloquism/vacuum.html

http://www.alstevens.com/ventriloquism/fredhtml/blinkers.html

http://www.alstevens.com/ventriloquism/fredhtml/eyebrows.html

http://www.alstevens.com/ventriloquism/fredhtml/mechanics.html

Here are two images from http://www.puppet-planet.com

http://puppet-planet.com/images/blinkeye1.jpg

http://puppet-planet.com/images/blinkeye2.jpg