A was always a fan of Tales of the Riverbank. Do you remember? The adorable Canadian+Brit children’s show with the hamster that flies a plane and the guinea pig who drives a jeep? Dieselpunk Wind in the Willows, basically. Live action animals (a bit of peanut butter on the gums will induce them to move their mouths in ways that can be voiced over) and model vehicles.
Well, it’s the future now, we can do this for reals. 3D printing, microservos, brushless motors, wifi microcontrollers - and there you have it. A hamster-carrying nano-Cessna, a GP-Jeep, even a cat-capable flamethrower tank.
I regret that last one.