Archive for January, 2006

Three-part Elbow Joints »

Since the last update I’ve abandoned the idea of creating a two-part spherical hinge for the elbow in favor of a three-part hinge. I could explain the design but I find pictures communicate these ideas better, so there’s a mockup photo to see. Just picture the middle part attached to the model’s shoulder, and the […]

GM Progress »

While I did get a lot of things done on the GMs before the original Otakon 2004 deadline, one thing I had failed to accomplish was to correct the spud-head. I took some time to try to determine where exactly the kit head went wrong, and in what ways it could be a useful part, […]

Ortho leg #4 »

After creating version 2 of the rough design for the leg, I created a third and fourth version attempting to correct the main flaws in the earlier design: the low knee, a few inconsistencies between the front and side views, and so on. The third version was an improvement, and gave a nice, hefty look […]