I made a mock up for the two player comb face bunraku puppet. It seems to work alright so far, I'm happy with it. Hopefully tomorrow I can grab someone to try it out with.
I'm bidding on some some carved wooden combs on eBay to use for the puppets head.
The hands on the final puppet might end up being wire and latex.
 Hopefully in the week I'll be adding some fabric to it to see how affects the puppets movement.
 I'm anticipating the tricky bit will be covering it all up and still making it possible to access all the nuts and bolts when the puppet needs adjusting.