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Artistica18 [2016-02-04 19:29:30 +0000 UTC]
This very informative! Is your padding based more off of a canine creature? I'm hoping to use a similar technique to develop a "ridable" wolf for a play
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ThirdPotato In reply to Artistica18 [2016-02-05 13:19:24 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! it's based on the Neopet's ligature exactly, so it's kinda weird accordion style legs XD sort of like a goat almost?
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HekateLesedi [2014-10-26 21:16:20 +0000 UTC]
FYI, front equine legs actually bend the way human legs do, so for a "normal" centaur, you wouldn't need to do anything outside a little cosmetic sculpting on the "front" legs.
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ThirdPotato In reply to HekateLesedi [2014-10-27 00:11:36 +0000 UTC]
Yep! But this isn't a normal centaur XD I was modeling it off of a specific character.
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Ty-Dragon2 [2014-06-13 05:42:51 +0000 UTC]
Sweet!~
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liealatoto [2014-01-10 17:17:35 +0000 UTC]
What kind of foam did you use?
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NobleChinchi [2013-01-18 07:28:25 +0000 UTC]
I am still trying to make one of my own D8 yet sometimes the legs are too wobby or don't lift all the way. ;m; -sniffles- and sometimes the lower half is too heavy XD
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ThirdPotato In reply to NobleChinchi [2013-01-18 09:02:09 +0000 UTC]
Yeah it can be a bit difficult. Shorten the rigging for the legs probably; As for the lower half, what material did you make it out of?
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NobleChinchi In reply to ThirdPotato [2013-01-18 19:40:04 +0000 UTC]
It's made out of foam and only two small wooden sticks help keep it up. I know that the legs [which are made out of wood] make it heavy and it stays up most of the time, it's just that I don't know really how to attact the harness. I tried to and it made it start to drop. Like I guess finding a good harness is what I need. D8
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ThirdPotato In reply to NobleChinchi [2013-01-19 02:03:57 +0000 UTC]
The harness I used went around my shoulders, and down across the body. There were two perpendicular straps that went around the body towards the front and one towards the back. Then my shoulder straps adhered to the butt-end of the harness, though there was a ring on the front-end of the body harness to keep the strap from making a perfect 45 degree from my shoulders to the butt... if that... makes any sense at all XD
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SallySamson [2012-10-10 18:02:17 +0000 UTC]
WOOOW! I really want to make this!!!
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Blackalphadragon96 [2012-07-22 21:08:59 +0000 UTC]
how do you get the ohter leg to move? im from sweden so i dont fully understand this but itΒ΄s great :3
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lemon--tea [2012-07-02 04:34:53 +0000 UTC]
its awesome
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lemon--tea [2012-07-02 04:34:38 +0000 UTC]
thanks for this schematic thingy or whatever its called but i will definitely try this
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VirgoGarg [2012-03-04 23:44:40 +0000 UTC]
Cool! Always wanted a job in special effects, but I am bad at math and have very little money. Costume making is the next best thing.
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Blue-Moon-Rabbit [2011-07-15 01:31:55 +0000 UTC]
This is really facinating, I was thinking of doing [link] for a costume, and I was thinking of making with the puppet-y back legs as well. It's great to see someone managed to pull it off.
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ThirdPotato In reply to Blue-Moon-Rabbit [2011-07-15 07:38:18 +0000 UTC]
Lemmie know if you wind up doing that! It'd be great to see finished
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LeSaVy [2011-03-15 02:42:44 +0000 UTC]
dont suppoose you could make a video of this guy walking?
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ThirdPotato In reply to LeSaVy [2011-03-15 04:06:08 +0000 UTC]
Unfortunately not any more. D8 had sold it years ago
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mormongirlbyu [2011-01-24 09:25:28 +0000 UTC]
Holy cow, this is so much like what I was thinking of for making a working centaur costume! I'm planning on using it for the Bleach (anime) character, Neliel. Seriously, this is practically the same wavelength. It's wonderful to know that someone has built a centaur costume and it actually worked! Some questions, though.
What did you shape the body out of? How are the back legs engineered to lift when your front foot is lifted? Was it a spring or a weight of some kind?
I may not necessarily use this blueprint or method, but it definitely helps to know it's possible.
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mormongirlbyu In reply to ThirdPotato [2011-01-25 01:06:34 +0000 UTC]
I did read the text on the picture, but I was still confused about some things. What was it that actually lifts the back leg? Is it simply the motion of your leg pulling forward that gives it the lift? And I didn't understand what you meant by "bedfoam". Sorry.
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ThirdPotato In reply to mormongirlbyu [2011-01-25 01:25:48 +0000 UTC]
XD No prob,
Ja, by moving your front leg, it pulls the line that is attached to the opposite back-leg. The diagrams display the rigging system required in order for that motion to look seamless.
Foam, would be like foam you find in a seat cushion, or in a bed, soft foam, basically, not styrofoam. Hope that helps!
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aipe-hirokareo [2010-11-23 01:13:01 +0000 UTC]
I just might use this for my Centaurman cosplay
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ThirdPotato In reply to aipe-hirokareo [2010-11-23 02:50:48 +0000 UTC]
Oh please do send pics if/when you do it!! 8D
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SunnyHanna [2010-10-01 16:25:31 +0000 UTC]
My friend and I might attempt to make a centaur costume. It looks reaaaally difficult though, we're not even sure where to start ^^'
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ThirdPotato In reply to SunnyHanna [2010-10-01 17:33:04 +0000 UTC]
It is quite difficult to just begin, but once you start, the problems begin to solve themselves, or so it seems. I went with a puppet structure, like a marrionette
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ThoronWild [2010-07-01 16:57:56 +0000 UTC]
aww cool i want to do it but im more into making heads and boadys lol (animal)
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LadyCin [2010-04-07 10:12:54 +0000 UTC]
This is so cool ^^
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kay-auss-sama [2010-02-26 02:16:50 +0000 UTC]
hypothetically, couldnt you tuck a chair in sideways under yourbut area? then enother under the horse butt? and then you tuck the horse legs onto the chair...
you'd need help, but i think its possible.
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ThirdPotato In reply to kay-auss-sama [2010-02-26 08:22:14 +0000 UTC]
The problem is ultimately weight. It has to be light enough to literally stick out from the body at a 90 degree, while still being able to have only one leg support at a time, holding up the rear
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kay-auss-sama In reply to ThirdPotato [2010-02-26 12:31:34 +0000 UTC]
oh... hmm. that must suck to be in a whole day. you must feel like a real horse, lol.
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ThirdPotato In reply to kay-auss-sama [2010-02-26 21:58:41 +0000 UTC]
Oh yes indeeeed XDDDD It was horrible.
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Hypergirl221 [2009-10-06 01:16:42 +0000 UTC]
Ooooh!!!This could help a lot in terms of a halloween costume!
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snakeman830 [2009-05-20 13:45:02 +0000 UTC]
Looks like a good basis for me to try out my costume on. I'll have to see if I can't slim it down a little, though. It's a little round for my personal taste.
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Sharpe19 [2009-04-07 04:34:11 +0000 UTC]
How well did the hind feet pick up?
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ThirdPotato In reply to Sharpe19 [2009-04-07 05:12:24 +0000 UTC]
I think it's explained in there; but through the string rigging, when you pick up your right foot, the back left foot picks up
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Sharpe19 In reply to ThirdPotato [2009-04-07 05:17:46 +0000 UTC]
I mean how far off of the ground? A few inches? Half a foot?
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