As with all of his projects there are a multitude of potential applications. The video mentions laboratory specimens specifically, but I was more intrigued by their potential use as costume elements. The perennial problem with live action Mythos games is how difficult it is to reproduce the look of a Lovecraftian beastie. Having multiple moving elements in the costume would go a long way toward breaking the "man in a suit" effect.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Ultra-Cheap Animatronics
Allen Hopps brings us a tutorial on creating cheap miniature animatronic figures using salvaged armatures.
As with all of his projects there are a multitude of potential applications. The video mentions laboratory specimens specifically, but I was more intrigued by their potential use as costume elements. The perennial problem with live action Mythos games is how difficult it is to reproduce the look of a Lovecraftian beastie. Having multiple moving elements in the costume would go a long way toward breaking the "man in a suit" effect.
As with all of his projects there are a multitude of potential applications. The video mentions laboratory specimens specifically, but I was more intrigued by their potential use as costume elements. The perennial problem with live action Mythos games is how difficult it is to reproduce the look of a Lovecraftian beastie. Having multiple moving elements in the costume would go a long way toward breaking the "man in a suit" effect.
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Like this blog, Allen's videos have become an addiction.
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