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Re: New Mecha: The Cub
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Brian Cooper wrote:
> > > The angled feet work well. I'd like to see you make a foot that bends in the
> > > middle, in addition to being angled, for that "standing on the balls of your
> > > feet, about to run" look.
> >
> > Hmmm, that's a tough one. Something to shoot for.
> > Wait,... do you mean different from bending at the heal and toe?
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> the part that's more embedded
> in the foot - the part you really stand on, when you stand on your toes. This is
> the next frontier for large mecha feet.
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> I was thinking of making a foot that could split near the middle providing a
> small forward contact pad while the rear lifted off the ground. This would
> support extreme leg angles better than just bending at the ankle, and look cool.
>
> K
Ahh, like more of a toe, ball of your foot combo.
I agree, more articulation in the feet is the future.
Infact, I always wanted to build somthing that can haunch down like a Gargoyle
peering over a ledge.
e
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| (...) Well, essentially I'd like to see a foot that allows for more extreme poses while remaining stable. The monolithic flat footed style can only go so far. The alternative is a foot that has articulation to mimic what toes do, not the useless (...) (19 years ago, 30-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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