Mermaid Puppet - 1:6 scale
Felt mermaid puppet with wire armature.
Tail is removable
Made an armature for the puppet with aluminium wire and terminal blocks, and wrapped the armature in thin cushion foam before felting it
Carved head from balsa, smaller than needed so I could glue and foam it too
Creating the underwear
Planning out the tail costume
Made some scales from felt
Added a wire frame to the tail fin
Felting facial features
Sewing and needling in the hair
Hair pre taming
Added more detail to the tail
Built the hands and feet with wire, epoxy and K&S and covered them in thin foam
Attached feet and hands
Continued the felting over the hands to attach the two pieces
Made felt bikini for top half of costume, also an optional skirt