Gopher Golf: Building the Golfer Puppet - Part #2

The Golfer's hands both have the same design, i.e. both have three fingers and one thumb which are all the same shape - leaving it ambiguous which one is the thumb. As a result of this, I was able to duplicate one hand to create another.

As discussed in my last post on the Golfer puppet, the hands were done in a style which would make it easier for the Golfer to handle props on set.

Both hands were cast from the same mould. A mini-armature for each of the hands was made, using pieces from the Ray Harryhausen armature kit. Small pieces of Milliput were put on the end of each fingertip. Both hands were then covered in foam latex and cooked in a kiln for two and a half hours.

The main armature itself was covered in different materials to get the model to the right size for designing the Golfer's clothes. Otherwise, the clothes would be creased in different ways in every frame of the film. The materials were cut to fit around the model's armature.

The model is now ready for its final stages of production - to create the clothes and create a head. I already have the materials, research and design work required and aim to have a complete model shortly, so I can start filming.