I first posted pics of Thunderstone's Head here. Well here's the head attached to the finished body to complete an animatable stop-motion puppet.
What follows are pics of the armature making process and then the fleshing out of the form and clothing. Here are the rough sketch/plans I made before beginning the body.
Here is the armature made from aluminum wire, balsa and hard wood, plumber's putty and metal foil rolled into tubes.
Here are a few detail shots.
Next came a body made from foam rubber and some exposed areas covered in latex and painted with acrylic.
A good deal more work went into the clothing. Most of it was made from white gym socks and an old sweater. Sounds gross but it was all clean. I hope to have some test animations of him up soon.