The Care and Dissection of Furbies

It is a truth universally acknowledged that any device can be improved 100% by the simple process of steampunking it up a bit. 

After making my friendly totem, Percy the sort-of perching owlthing, I thought it time to see if a little animatronic wizzardry couldn't be introduced. 

So after a bit of pondering (I'm not an electronics whizz by any standards), I decided to return to the days of my good and acquire a fuzzy friend. £20 later (hooray for Amazon), my patient had arrived... 

 

Tea, screwdrivers and a pot for the bits? Let's crack forth!