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Re: Lego AT-AT (secrets revealed)
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lugnet.starwars
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Mon, 11 Dec 2000 15:09:12 GMT
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> Note that the AT-AT
> has four forward facing (backward bending) knees, like an elephant...
Thinking about this, I realise I'm talking rubbish. The elephant's front
legs actually have reversed knees, like I was describing for large
dinosaurs. It just kept the front legs straight when walking briskly in the
footage (hoho) I was looking at.
In fact, the only animal I remember walking with four forward-facing knees
(like the AT-AT) is... wait.. it'll come to me...
Dobbin, the pantomime horse from Rentaghost!
Yes, the only thing I can think of that walks like that is a pair of
over-excited equine impersonators. Either that, or the world's second
shortest conga line. So, exactly what were the animators in ESB doing when
they should have been studying animal movement? Fast-forwarding to the
mating documentary? Watching early 80's kids TV re-runs? Or getting blind
drunk at some very strange parties?
Jason Railton
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| (...) I'm not offended or insulted. But, you made some pretty disparaging remarks about making a walking AT-AT. Then, you clarified this by saying that you meant a fully operational one, with neatly hidden actuators and a detailed interior, would be (...) (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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