whoa! Weta "legs"

nwjedidave

Pretty damned awesome if you ask me!

http://www.wetanz.com/wetalegs

Knightjar

Now that's cool.

Art Andrews

I have no idea what I would do with those.... but I want a pair!!

howlingwind13

These have been around in the haunted house business for a few years. Made by a different company though...people were using them for alien and werewolf legs.

I think they were cheaper too, I'll do some digging, for those interested.
mike

thegreatgalling

Wow, those are cool!

For a less expensive version try:

http://www.amazon.com/PowerStrider-S...864006&sr=8-15

and

http://www.amazon.com/Pentagon-Profe...864114&sr=8-35

The latter is used by painters and contractors putting up drywall...

BTW, the Wetas are in NZD, which means $938 and change USD.

Hotshot

God . . . . I love those guys!!!

propologist

you know if it's Weta it's a jacked up price. No one in their right mind would buy them. did they do market research and see that thousands wanted them for their costumes. District 9 is slowly and steadily moving down the " seen it and done it " films . So you might have once person make a costume for a con..whoopie..

MooCriket

Those legs would help make a great D9 Prawn costume for sure, and I am sure the resourceful minds here, can think up hundreds of other uses as well. The only draw back is price, and as pointed out there are some cheaper alternatives that can fit the bill.

JasonCash

those things are wild.....

Clutch

I smell a lawsuit.

TomSpinaDesigns

Wow, really cool stuff.

Those two are nice, but they're just straight stilts more or less. The Weta Legs create that "dog leg" effect that's so tough to pull off effectively (especially on a budget).

For under 1k US? Maybe I'm crazy but IMO, that's a bargain!

Tom

franz bolo

Why so negative? What market research are you basing your opinion on?

These would be great for Minotaurs, theater, aliens etc. As for D9, there prices are very good so far. Still in a class by itself.



FB

thegreatgalling

I am with you. When I saw these I thought, "oh man, PRAWS!" I too don't think the price is way off, just showing some options for those wallet-challenged.

lingarn

Also, the title character from Pan's Labyrinth.

Seen Here

The legs wouldn't be perfect (I think Pan's proportions are too inhuman), but they would be much closer than anything else I've seen.

lingarn

You know, I bet those could also be used for some killer Mass Effect costumes...

Like a Quarian or a Turian.

Griefboy

Time to start that bitchin' Arbiter costume!

PadawanLearner

those are freak'n sweet...you won't find any other stilts like them right now. Watch the video and you'll see why, people going up stairs, hoping on one foot, running...yeah, these are in a class by themselves.

Tan Djarka

The wealth of talent we have in these forums, you'd think someone could just build a pair.

gobler

You really need to consider that doing a "one of" can, and usually will cost more then buying from a vendor who has an assembly line of products. I own a business and have experience in this. The Prototype "one of" will always cost more the production units. I am fairly certain they tested the hell out of these before selling and went through at least three designs before mass production.

I would love a set of these. I have always wanted to do a Centaur/Minotaur.

Jeff

propologist

[QUOTE=franz bolo;1194828]Why so negative? What market research are you basing your opinion on?

These would be great for Minotaurs, theater, aliens etc. As for D9, there prices are very good so far. Still in a class by itself.

Just think it's a bad idea for a nitch company..

Tan Djarka

The great thing is, they've already done the "legwork" for you (sorry!). This wouldn't be a case of ground-up engineering, but just working from their design. Mind you, I'm not recommending that for a sellable product, but just for your personal costuming needs. It COULD be cheaper and, in the long run, more fulfilling.

Imagine the pride of ownership when you tell 'em you made the costume... ALL of it.

Weta

Hi Everyone

Thanks for your interest in our Weta Legs. I can assure you these are very different to any other legs / stilts commercially available, in particular because they are reverse legs (shaped like a Centaur or Horse). Please take a minute to think about the engineering challenge this poses.

They are also developed for a completely different audience to other legs on the market. These are targeted at performers and costumers, to enable them to take on the appearance of "reverse leg" characters / creatures.

Please post any questions you may have here, and we would be delighted to answer them

Kind regards

Tim

Art Andrews

I have got to tell you, this "broke-leg" design has always been one that creeps me out (think werewolf legs) but the more I am looking at these, the more I am wishing I could think of a character I could find an excuse to use them for! And I have to agree with Tim and Tom, while I haven't seen these in person, just looking at the build, these are in a totally different class than the painters legs, which are just stilts or even the Powerstrider which is based on more of a spring design for sports/athletic pursuits.

Keep the ideas on different characters coming as I seriously want an excuse to buy a set!

Art Andrews

Not perfect proportions... but still.

allosaur176

Ohhh would love a pair of these!