Ages ago...
...I made a lifesize caricature puppet head of Nick Griffin and did some mini-pyro tests for a film, both of which are described in this old b3ta thread, so I won't go in to any more detail here:
www.b3ta.com/questions/amazingprojects/post1439494

More recently, I made a small caricature head of Seb Coe intended for some stopmotion animation tests, but I wasn't happy with the way it turned out, so I'm doing more work on other subjects:


And in the last week I've built a phonograph cylinder shaving machine (you use it to smooth off blank wax phonograph cylinders for recording on) and a cutting stylus made from glass for an Edison phonograph recording head:

The reason there are all those labels on the photos, which will mean fuck-all to people here, is that I put those images together earlier as information for someone else who wants to have a crack at recording on wax.

And with those I've been experimenting with recording on wax cylinders using an Edison phonograph:
youtu.be/2Nz-V208ux4
(Harry Webshiter Spiggley biggley bog., Mon 15 Oct 2012, 1:31, 3 replies)

That Seb Coe is fucking brilliant
He looks a little like Michael Palin on the third photo
( Major Turd for tonight only, Mon 15 Oct 2012, 12:56, closed)

A passable Billy Bragg too
all ways aces.
( Larry Death Anger Pain Fear Aggression, Mon 15 Oct 2012, 16:10, closed)

Paxman
Jeremy smugging Paxman!
( moonbadger Doesn't judge a fish by its ability to climb trees, Tue 16 Oct 2012, 2:51, closed)