So we setteled on a design for this project.  Here is what he will look like.  The hair will be a styled wig, there will be a real turkey tail fan at the back, and he will be glove arm operated.

I did a rendition of the turkey beak in dyed reticulated foam.  I think it looks pretty cool.  I'll take it to the production meeting tomorrow and see what the guys think.   

So I just finished this guy and have nothing to do with him 🙁  He needs a good home.  I'm selling him for $120.  He has all the trimmings of a professional puppet (hands, rods, mouthgrip etc.) and if you want to give him a home shoot me a message!

Just some pictures of a mock up of what the beak might end up looking like. I used a marker to color on the foam mouth plate though I'm considering doing the final one in dyed reticulated foam.  I always think it looks so cool.  Foam mouthplates allow for such...