Blinkers on a puppet using a bicycle brake control cable
I made some blinkers on this character utilizing a bicycle cable to operate them. It took me a while to get it just right, but afterwards, it worked very smoothly. I placed a control at the base of his tail so he could be held vent style and the mouth movement would not have any interference from mechanisms.
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Posted on September 3, 2008 at 12:49pm — 2 Comments

Well, I am finally getting back in the puppet building mode somewhat. I had started this character before Essie showed up and just finished him yesterday! I was going for the insect / bug look, but after completion, I thought he might even pass off as an alien.…
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Posted on June 18, 2008 at 6:29pm — 8 Comments
Essie Grace was born on June 4, 2008 at 6:03 PM. She was 8 lbs, 10 ounces and 20 inches long. Her mom has had a rough go at it after the C-section. She ended up being hospitalized again this last Wed and spent 3 days in the hospital which left dad (me) to take care of the two girls. Her blood pressure had went up to 188 / 96 and she was have some serious problems. It turned out she had Preeclampsia (which was a little strange to occurr after the delivery). Along with some other fluid problems. S…
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Posted on June 15, 2008 at 10:05pm — 8 Comments