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Topic: Exo Force?

Hi guys,

I'm pretty new on the site, and I'm wondering if any of you guys tried animating an exo force mech?

I got hold of a batch of these for real cheap, and basically am looking for inspiration...

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Re: Exo Force?

Could easily be done, but they are rather large and would require a large set for a decent shot.

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"actuallly this involves spiderman too, not batman. but im also taking a new approach, more comedy, less action. i dont see to many movies like that with more comedy than action" --SteveStarfyTV on an Indiana Jones meets Star Wars idea.

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Re: Exo Force?

I have done before but there was no set involved.

Unfortunately the footage is lost, but I can tell you the results were almost satisfying.

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So here's the thing, I've A: Lost interest, and B: have no time to animate anymore. Expect little from me in the future. WIP projects have been pretty much abandoned and my LEGO collection is boxed up. No, you can't have it. mini/tongue But do not fear, I may return to it one day.

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  • Location: MN, USA
  • Joined: July 28, 2009

Re: Exo Force?

I've made a few forays into the bionicle/Exo Force/mecha robot animation techniques, and I figured out that the greatest trick to animating it successfully is to use lots of sticky tack and use sturdy rigs to support your figures.

Animating isn't the real problem though, the real problem is the background set. It's very hard to make a cool set that's big enough to not run out of room. It's doable, for example, you could make an epic fight on your computer desk or on your kitchen table or maybe even your floor (warning: strong language). It's all really up to how much resources you have.

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