Jay has been pretty busy with other things recently so he may not stop by any time soon.  The original page was a list of the videos with links to his paypal account for each. It might be that you could go to his main page and use the email link to contact him but like I said he has been pretty easy and not as involved in puppet related things of late so it might take some time for him to reply.

Cool puppet! I really kind of like this style of puppetry.

Hmmm... odd how things often work out just right!

Steve,
Sorry to hear you are still in the dark. Hope they can get your area up and running soon. I see news programs on the devastation and it is hard to imagine having to live in such conditions. I can only hope that this will change how things are built and done in the future.

Right now I am in Nashville working at the Grand Old Opry. Folks may not remember but a few year back this area was under flood waters.  The area is pretty well back up and running now but I see signs of construction everywhere that is to try and keep the same thing from happening again. The Opry itself has a sort of flood wall around it that is being built and a lot of grading and natural berms being created that I am sure are intended to divert water and protect at least the building itself.

Let's hope that they even once they get things back to "normal" that they continue to evaluate what happened and make changes. I think the biggest thing that needs to be looked at is how they deliver power to areas and homes.  Let's face it if you string a bunch of lines up on poles they are going to be taken down by a storm.  A lot of new communities bury the cables now which may be an alternative but then you have to wonder if those lines get flooded with water underground what would happen.

Maybe your guy could have just the lower half of his legs in fur and then wear shorts.

I try to look at the categories when posting but I am not tied to them. Often I just post in Open Discussion.  I don't get upset at all if folks post "out of place".  If I really think something fits in another place I can move it there. Please never let this confusion keep you from posting. 

I would say you captured the likeness of the drawing perfectly! Nice work.

Philip mentioned the accent (in this thread) which is something I noted also when I watched the video. I've noticed that there seems to be a rise in popularity both in both host and characters that show up in American TV and Movies with English accents.  Not sure if this is just a natural occurrence because of internationalization of our world or something that is intentional. It does make me realize how an accent can really set a puppets character. Now I imagine this is something that at this point depends on where you live but I've noticed that at least for myself that different accents give me an initial perception of a person. Now I am talking first impressions here and I am not trying to suggest that people with a specific accent are tied to this perception.  So here we go... I've always felt that Arnold Schwarzenegger had a hard time people accepting him as an intellectual leader because of his accent. A southern hillbilly accent often makes one think that the speaker is a bit slower or not as smart. Now I am not saying that these stereotypes can not be broken and think it is a good thing to break them but it can help you set a character if you want with the first few lines. I also think you have to keep in mind that if you choose to break a stereotype you really have think about your script and how you are going to do that. If you don't show through actions and dialogue who your puppet is if you choose an accent that may be pre conceived type folks won't fully understand him or her.

Ok all that is a bit all over the place and I hope I expressed what I was thinking well enough. Don't mean insult anyone and like I said this is just first impressions... be honest even you have them.  So I have two questions for you.

What accents do you attribute to certain characteristics? Like I said I bet this is different around the world and I know that even with the English accents there are a variety of types that can effect character.

Second question is how do you break those stereotypes if you choose an accent that may not match your puppets character. 

Food for thought.

Cool! I remember you "talking" about this. Hope they do post it on-line.

Welcome to Puppets and Stuff.  Here is a blog post over at Furin Cosplay about how one person did this. http://furincosplay.blogspot.com/2011/07/wheatley.html

This is pretty cool. You can read the interview with the builder here. http://www.mcmbuzz.com/2012/04/06/interview-with-eurocosplay-2011-winner-xaerael/