Martin JagoAnimatronics · Puppets · SFX

Fimbles

BBC Television
February - June 2002

As a trainee at Neal Scanlan Studio, Martin machined and finished parts for the animatronic heads and puppets of the BBC children's series Fimbles.

Puppet Supervisor - Neal Scanlan

Animatronics Model Designer

Assisting in the mechanic team with creation of the animatronic heads and puppet characters for the Children's BBC TV show.

Video

Fimbles poster

Behind the scenes

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  • Fimble head under assembly on a workshop bench, with black perforated plastic rings stepping down to a glossy black nose dome and white cords trailing below

    Fimble Head Being Assembled

  • Fimble lip curl mechanism on white card, showing three curved black perforated ribs strung with fine cable and white rods, with a small spool at the pointed end

    Fimble Lip Curl Mechanism

  • Roly Mo eye mechanism held in a hand against a dark background, a small metal servo frame with two purple furry eyelids and white wires

    Roly Mo Eye Mech

  • Film frame: Roly Mo, a large purple and green striped furry character, raising one paw in front of shelves of colourful books

    Roly Mo

  • Film frame: Rockit, a blue and purple puppet frog with big round eyes and striped orange and yellow legs, sitting on an orange mound among flowers

    Rockit

  • Film frame: Bessie, a fluffy red and orange bird puppet with a pink plume and yellow beak, standing among pink flowers and green leaves

    Bessie

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