i dont believe this post hasnt died yet , lol, dude you made a very nice puppet and got some constuctive critisim from some very talented people,
the other stuff was for your on edification, take it for waht it was, good intentions only,
i my self have built some replicas for my own purposes, not to sell or perform with but just to see if i could,
keep up the good work u have a very good eye, and did some very nice work from photos and television which is how i started, dont get discouraged,
none of those post were meant as anything but helpful hints, and tips,