Love watching these take shape. Very inpressive work.

Great teeth! Why is the first one covered in masking tape?

Great teeth! Why is the first one covered in masking tape?

That's the easiest way to make a pattern for cutting the fur. I draw the pattern on the masking tape, peel it off and cut it so that I can lay it flat.

Ah ok... that makes sense. My first thought was pattern but then thought but he already has the form... forgot all about covering.

I keep eyeing that cat head....debatting on whether to find a place or not.  Do you have one of these heads completely finished?  Curious how they look with fleece and fur.

The first 3d-printed head is now covered in fur (pattern made with masking tape, added seam allowance, cut the fur, sewed it together by hand, glued it to the head with high-temperature hot glue). The puppet is not finished - the fur on the head will be trimmed.

That looks...awesome!  Nice detail and good shape.  And it shows off how the eye placement looks.  Thank you for posting! 

- 3d-printed
- pattern made with masking tape
- sewed the fur and glued it to the head with hot glue
- trimmed the fur

- Added teeth with Plaast
- Made a simple tongue with red leather
- Painted the eyes with permanent markers

Skunk face animatronic:


A short test-video:

Well done!