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Glorious new puppet concept

May 29, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Think there’s been much innovation in puppet design over the last 100 years? The last 500 years? This new concept from Barnaby J Dixon is really clever. The two handed design makes use of clever mechanics to create a puppet that can pick things up and point. The original concept came from a failed attempt […]

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The remarkable mechanical dragon

September 2, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This steampunk like dragon puppet is the work of La Machine. As the builder’s name suggests you’ll have to be in France if you want to see this giant creature in the wild. La Machine call the puppet Long Ma Jing Shen or “The Spirit of the Horse Dragon”. It rears. It breathes fire. It’s […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: dragons, la machine, puppets, steampunk

Puppet C’thulhu

January 5, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Behold the puppet from beyond space and time. It rises from the depth… on strings. Created by Bryan Van Horn an artist with a clear talent for puppets this a project worthy of praise. The wings are pigskin and flap. The bulk of the puppet was carved from basswood and the head holds batteries for […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: cthulhu, puppets

Adorably evil Weeping Angel poppet

March 6, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Lani, a true Doctor Who fan, has created this marvelous Weeping Angel poppet. I think poppet is a cross between plushy and puppet. The process is shared on Crafter.org and wasn’t as easy as it first looked. Lani wrote; I thought, “Hey Lani, this should be a piece of cake!!!…I mean, it is just one […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: doctor who, plushies, puppets, Weeping Angels

How to train your very own Cthulhu fishman puppet

January 2, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Deiter Barry Creations are selling this rather unique puppet on Etsy. I don’t think much training is required – just a bit of coordination. The puppet can be used to terrorise kids, as a very strange LARP prop and as an asset at a Halloween party. However, this sea monster should never be used as […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: cthulhu, Etsy, puppets

Velociraptor terrorises shoppers in Melbourne

August 12, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

This is an oldie, but a goodie, and worth sharing again. This cheeky Velociraptor terrorises good natured shoppers in a centre in Melbourne. The so-called handlers really don’t have much influence on the beast at all. Above all, this is an amazing piece of pupperty. I couldn’t hear a single engine, so I don’t think […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: dinosaurs, puppets

The Narrative of Victor Karloch trailer

November 30, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

About a year ago I blogged about a realistic puppet play that looked simply awesome. It was by Kevin McTurk featured such clever techniques as flickering lights all the way through to proper cinematography with its presentation. This week the official trailer for the film, The Narrative of Victor Karloch, is out. It’ll be familar […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Kevin McTurk, puppets, The Narrative of Victor Karloch, trailers

Cheeky Wheatley Puppet

August 10, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Wheatley is one of the stars of Portal 2. He’s cheeky. He has a strange charisma. He’s a round robot with a glowing blue eye – well, eye-like thing. Furin Cosplay took a large lump of florist foam and made a fantastic Wheatley puppet. You can read about it all in a fantastic blog post […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: glados, portal 2, puppets, Stephen Merchant, wheatley

Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan told in 60 seconds with puppets

February 4, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Khaaaan! If you need to remind yourself or quickly sum up The Wrath of Khan to someone who’s been living in a cave for the last twenty years then this animation should, in a pinch, work well for you. Hand-made puppets ooze DIY appeal. I don’t think it matters how the animation actually works out… […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: animation, puppets, star trek, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Neil Gaiman recreates Labyrinth with sock puppets

December 30, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Author Neil Gaiman makes a cameo in this recreation of Labyrinth. It stars Amanda Palmer, his wife, in the famous endless run/worm scene. The video also features Edinburgh. Go Edinburgh. What do you think? Talented people mucking around with a video camera and doing really well with it?

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Amanda Palmer, Labyrinth, Neil Gaiman, puppets

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