WIP Posable Zeke

[wolves]

Woo! Whatever models you end up making, I would love to buy 1 of each piece. These are spectacular.

Judging by the picture you posted of Shadow, maybe the wing could be a little longer?

[Snowflake]

i'm amazed you can sculpt so well!!
honestly I think they need to be bigger though

[Illandrasen]

Yea once I had it done I thought they were a little small. My next set will be bigger. That will make them easier to sculpt also =P

[Illandrasen]

Quick update:

Here is my first attempt at Shadow's wings (Zeke standing in as a size reference)



And here is my second, with corrected wing size.



What do you guys think?

[ShadoWolfozo]

much better!
looks great, can't wait to see Shadow and Zeke made all up

[wolves]

A lot better!

[Illandrasen]

Alright peeps here is an update on what I've been working on. Casting the leg and modifying it was not giving me the results I wanted so I decided to do it from scratch and I must say that it turned out even better than I thought it would. I'm still working on the mechanics for the ankle rotation so for these pictures there is no foot. I've placed it beside the original so you can get a since for the size.







Tell me what you think!!

[ShadoWolfozo]

Oh my god that is so cool
I would think posable arms would be the most difficult, how skinny they are and all, yeh?

Fully-posy zeke, every zoid collectors dream XDDDD

[Illandrasen]

And this leg was just a proto. I have a new version designed already that adds stability in the hock joint as well as an incorporation of the new ankle I've designed. Idk if i'll finish a whole new leg by tomorrow or not but it is on my "to do" list.

[Maethius]

You are a true artist, sir. That kind of articulation is very hard to achieve, especially on smaller parts!

[Snowflake]

scratch built limbs..
you are amazing
one thing I noticed you did is you made the knee joint more separate from the tibia, extending the overall length of the leg so the thigh can overlap it.. that's an understandable change but it is technically off-model. the anime design seems to have a gap in the back of the thigh for the heel to sink into but I doubt that's doable on that scale...

[Illandrasen]

Nov 21, 2012 12:57:39 GMT -5 Snowflake said:

scratch built limbs..
you are amazing
one thing I noticed you did is you made the knee joint more separate from the tibia, extending the overall length of the leg so the thigh can overlap it.. that's an understandable change but it is technically off-model. the anime design seems to have a gap in the back of the thigh for the heel to sink into but I doubt that's doable on that scale...

Hmm I think I see what you mean. Let me see what I can do.

Edit: After taking a look at it a little closer I believe I may be able to do some modifications to a new tibia that will make it much more true to the anime. I certainly don't mind a challenge. Thanks for pointing that detail out.

[Illandrasen]

Nov 21, 2012 3:19:46 GMT -5 ShadoWolfozo said:

Oh my god that is so cool
I would think posable arms would be the most difficult, how skinny they are and all, yeh?

Fully-posy zeke, every zoid collectors dream XDDDD

Btw yes, i'm putting the arms off as they will be the hardest due to their size haha

[zodd]

Dude...you're a beast. Just remember that I called dibs on your first purchase order!

[wolves]

Great work so far. I second the comment of these being a collector's dream.