Wilber revisited

In February, I posted about a former marionette I as updating, Wilber the camel. At the time, I wasn't sure what form he would take as a puppet. I've since decided that he really is too big to be practical as a marionette. I'm simply not that tall. Instead, I've given him a head rod made out of an old knitting needle and a back support handle, repurposed from a leggings hanger.

You may notice, he now also sports leg warmers. Not pictured: a cowboy hat

I've wrapped his head rod in a layer of duct tape to give it a better grip

This makes him a sort of combination rod puppet/pseudo marionette. It's taking a little bit of messing around to figure out how best to make him move. Expect video some time in the near future.