My pictures from Mephit Mini Con 17 are online now: http://media.furcon.de/MephitMiniCon/mmc17/Tioh/tn

I made a simple model for a animatronic puppet hand. The joints were printed with flexible PLA. This is just a prototype:

Ich will mal wieder neue Handpuppen für die Eurofurence Pawpet-Show bauen. Mir bleibt diese Jahr allerdings nicht genügend Zeit um alles selbst zu bauen. Daher habe ich viele Einzelteile vorgefertigt, mit denen es auch für ungeübte Bastler einfach möglich sein sollte komplette Handpuppen zu bauen.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y144/Tioh/PPS2014_new_puppetsJPG_zpsc596e748.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y144/Tioh/Cutting_foam_and_felt_for_puppets_zps9a6b2093.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y144/Tioh/3_new_puppets_for_pps2014__zps6ff86d2a.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y144/Tioh/oh_nose_zps8d549347.jpg

Vom letzten Jahr gibt es dazu außerdem eine Bauanleitung und ein Video:

http://tioh.dyndns.org/mediawiki/in.....t_Bauanleitung


Hat wer Interesse beim Bau dieser Handpuppen zu helfen?

I printed a bigger version of the head that I released on Thingiverse (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:284415). This version is big enough to be worn as a fursuit-head. The eyelids are also 3d-printed. It took about 16 hours to print it in PLA.

All the movable parts are controlled by Bowden-cables (bicycle break-cables) - no electronic parts, just push and pull. Everything was glued together with Plaast (http://www.plaast.de/).

I do not sell these masks.

The eyes, lower jaw and teeth will be added later.

I released another 3d-model on thingiverse: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:284415

This is a head-base that can be used to build a puppet-, plushie-, robot- or even a fursuit-head. The nose is included.
I did not include the lower jaw because It's faster to make one with an aluminium-profile when to print it.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y1.....ps5edda391.jpg

The holes for the eyes were enlarged to accomodate the eye- and eyelid mechanic for http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:198945

Video of the head in puppet-size:

These are some of the puppet-heads that I made with my 3d-printer. They were printed in PLA on a Makerbot 1 clone at 0.2mm layer hight. Each head took 6-8hours to print.

All the animatronic-parts - like movable eyelids and ears will be controlled with bowden-cables (not installed yet):
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y1.....ps6614b406.jpg

I do not sell them (they were made for the Eurofurence Pawpet-Show). The Pawpet-Show still needs more people who want to help building the puppets, sewing clothing and making props.

I've made several fursuit- und puppet-heads with my 3d-printer - time to try them out in a video:


Because too many people asked:
I cannot make you a fursuit or puppet - I have not enough time to do commissions.
I will not sell these fursuit-heads.

I worked on the 3d-model for the fursuit-head. Added holes to make it lighter and included a base for the ears. This version printed in about 15 hours - weights 188g.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y1.....ps16a248a1.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y1.....ps14740f39.jpg
I tried to alter one of my old 3d-models to make a base for a fursuit-head. It worked really well. The mask has enough space for my glasses. Printed in PLA - 12hours 11minutes - weight 166g. Sturdy enough to stand on it.

I'll show how I made him at my panel: "How to Build Cheap Fursuits"

I'll hold two panels at this year's Eurofurence:
"How to Build Cheap Fursuits" and "Puppet Building"

If anyone has construction related questions beyond my tutorials I can try to find more pictures (I have lots of photos of puppet- and fursuit-construction that aren't online).

Any requests?

I made a new fursuit-head with cable-controlled eyelids: