Making Puppets

So here are some pics of the different stages of making the puppets of the characters for my stop motion short. It was really fun and interesting work but time consuming at the same time. Not to mention all the toxic chemicals I used in my not really ventilated bedroom. Woot! This first batch is of the armature skeleton of each of the characters, Space Dynamo Dirk Ramjet I, Roy and Larry. They were made using aluminum wire, plumbers epoxy, copper tubing and aluminum armiture blocks my dad was nice enough to make for me. Thanks Dad! They were then bulked out with upholstery foam and plumbers tape.