Now that is too cool! You're making me really really REALLY want to start back to school now.
BTW What program do you use for this class?
introduction to 3d animation week 3
most fun class ever, much easier than i thought and yet so much left to learn =P
modelling some mech birdie

and finally done (bout 1h, another hour for animation)

click for animation (div x video)
<3 inverse kinematics