Operation a success, I think

After many hours under the knife i am happy to say the turtle is unrecognizable. I have included some further pics of the vivisection, including the final spread of parts. The movement of the turtle was particularly interesting, the 'torso of the robot' has a mechanism that mimics a car piston, to produce the up down movement of the turtle.



The above photo is the lower motor mechanism, responsible for the turtle's twisting action.
Here is the head, linked to the upper motor gear box.
The upper motor controls the majority of movement, from arms, head and up and down motion.