autoreverse Posted November 1, 2016 Posted November 1, 2016 - The Dead are alive -"007 Spectre" opening scene anyone ? Día de Muertos celebrations are taking place in Mexico at this time of the year. I have always liked their atmosphere and aesthetics, and the way they honor the memory of lost relatives and friends in a colorful an joyful way. (yes, I do have a sweet spot for The Book of Life and Grim Fandango too) This is my best attempt at creating a float that could take part into the parade. I wanted motion, as much of it as possible. So it has : forward / backward moving legs / arms / head spinning platform (subtly) dancing mariachi All movements are linked together, speed is adjusted with the remote control. It also includes lights, because the parade does not stop at night ! Powered by : 1 M-motor - 3 PF lights - 1 IR receiver - 1 PF speed remote control - 1 PF AAA battery box (88000) + black light to enhance the night shots Please enjoy ! Link to the video (could not embed it, sorry) :El Dia de Muertos by autoreverse, on Flickr and a few stills : Thank you for passing by ![First contribution by the way, after years of delightful lurking. Yay !] Quote
frikandeloorlog Posted November 1, 2016 Posted November 1, 2016 Looks amazing, well done. If you want to theme it for 'el dia de los muertes' i suggest to make it look like a katrina (look it up). Its the national symbol for that mexican holiday. Muy padre ;) Quote
Mr Greeble Posted November 2, 2016 Posted November 2, 2016 The movement is fantastic, and really tops of the sweet build! Quote
autoreverse Posted November 4, 2016 Author Posted November 4, 2016 (edited) On 02/11/2016 at 0:47 AM, frikandeloorlog said: Looks amazing, well done. If you want to theme it for 'el dia de los muertes' i suggest to make it look like a katrina (look it up). Its the national symbol for that mexican holiday. Muy padre ;) Gracias ! I did consider adding a hat (well, to me it is a man, so it would have been more of a top hat, like the one at the back) but I failed at designing one both big and light enough. Hence the bareness, and the float gets all the colors ! On 02/11/2016 at 1:56 AM, Mr Greeble said: The movement is fantastic, and really tops of the sweet build! Very nice of you, thanks ! Edited November 4, 2016 by autoreverse typo Quote
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