Awesome work once again Julien, let me humbly bow before you superior craftsmanship !
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fred
I think the gaps are supposed to be open through. Take a look at the pictures in my post #327. The neck rings are lying on the base in the second photo.
Thanks for the picture(s), we appreciate all your support.
They should have let you guys repose it.. looks like it's either depressed or had too much to drink. Maybe it could stand an AA meeting or two.
Your parts are fantastic! Just amazing!
I never heard the story about the neck rings being from the same mold, but it makes sense. I can imagine that it may have even been a change after the master was molded. As if the rings were originally intended to be the same, but then they altered the parts to make it more functional or visually interesting. That stuff happens all the time. Just like being repainted on set (which can lead to differences from shot to shot.)
Yes, the screws are tightened quite securely for display and transportation. Even for animating the screws are set surprisingly tight.
The walker travels mounted to its base in a custom crate that keeps it in position. Before we worked on it, it most have suffered some kind of impact or drop, because I'm sure that was not the pose it was supposed to be in. It looked like it was falling over! All the joints were tight, so it most have been a heck of a jolt to shift it that far.