Third set this week shows some details that began before the body. The hands were surprisingly fun to carve, and as you can see, raccoons must always keep their hands nice and clean. I'm using braided armature wire so the fingers are poseable. The thumbs aren't opposable, unfortunately, since no matter how much wire I put in there, they wouldn't hold their position, but that's a small quibble. The fabric will go on once I make the arms (with heating pipe insulation). Finally Wac has ears, and I took the liberty to cover them right away. I'm using anti-pill fleece, and by pure luck I found exactly the colors I wanted (and on a massive sale!), so I have plenty for practice. These look so nice, I think I'll use them as-is, save for adding the ear fluff. Stitching the fabric has been easier than I thought, given that they're assembled outside-in and then stretched and reversed over the foam so the seams are on the inside. They look soooo nice in real life and the photos don't do the colors justice. I have all the fabric and parts I need (save for the nose) so once I get a new body made and positioned, the fabric, mask, and velcro should go together quickly. At that point, I'll be prepared to do some high-res beauty shots.

What's not shown in this update is the control box for the eye cables, because I don't have a photo of it fully assembled. It looks impressive, so it deserves a photo set of its own. That won't happen until the body is correct and I know how long to cut the cables, so I can show how the control box actually works.