BACKGROUND: Saving Yoda Project

Yoda Lives, thanks to the efforts of veteran creature designer Nick Maley, (a key contributor to creating Yoda for Star Wars,) and his team of "Saving Yoda" supporters.  The original puppets disintegrated 20 years ago and Nick raised money to rebuild him in 2016.  This massive task took over 1000 hours and volunteers in four countries.   For authenticity, the puppet was completed using the exact same principles as the original in 1978.   You can see photos of the process here. 

THE PROJECT IS ONGOING

The continuation of the project is being sponsored by The Propstore as we continue our efforts to recreate a perfect practical Yoda puppet that moves and performs exactly as the original did.  

"Right now we are working on variations from the original caused by different puppeteers having varied hand sizes," Nick explains.  "The lower half of Yoda's face is entirely flexible and different hand sizes create variations in the facial expressions.  The animatronic movements of the SavingYoda puppet move perfectly, with all the subtlety and biological softless of the original. But we will not be satisfied until we correct this final deviation"

 THANK YOU Propstore for your support.  Original props, costumes and creatures from famous movies.

You too can support the continuation of the Yoda Lives project by purchasing an autographed item at thatYodaGuyShop.com with the notation #yodalives.