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Thanks for checking it out Steve! Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com

Thanks! Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com

Could not help resist seeing what my latest model would look like if he were to join the incredibles!!! Just for fun people, so don't get legal on my arse! http://www.vrcops.com/Vids/WGIncrA.mov Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com

So, what's a Cog? (Dumb question I know) Hey Greg, well thanks for the Layup! Cogs are a fan bone design that help create smooth bending joints... I made a setup that uses them in every joint for.... smooth bending limbs! for more info - http://www.3dartz.com Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com

Hey thanks for the reply Paul! Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com

Ken, McKnuckles is still alive and well thank you very much!!!! John - thanks for taking a look! Here he is with legs. Now to rig'em up!!! http://www.vrcops.com/Vids/Hero12A.mov Thanks Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com

Through some Cogs in there just to see how things go.... http://www.vrcops.com/Vids/QCog.mov Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com

Hey AGEP, just made him for fun/practice.... Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com

Robert you are correct! It is indeed whataburger man! MrJage, legs are next up Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com

Hey LuckBat, the lines are a mix of toon lines and groups with a black color. Rodney, thanks for checking it! The world does need more toon heroes! Pixelmech, thanks for the repy. Once I get some legs on em, I'll be COG'n him up but good! Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com

Pow! Hash's toon render is very super man! Still got to put some legs on the dude, but just about finished. Check it out if you get a min. http://www.vrcops.com/Vids/Hero11A.mov Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com

Lots of fun to watch!!!! Great job! I noticed a quick artifact on his head..... I suppose its from the way splines were layed out for the top of the head.... Scaled circle making tight triangle spline layout? I really like the simple, clean and neat design of the bot. Very nice!!! Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com

Hey Ken, so, not too go back to the heart position, but since this might be a more modern technologically advanced tin man, you know with the soft bending metal and all!!! How about this, as the doors open for the chest, part of the motion is the heart's box automatically lowers, as the door open? Just a thought. Might make it look more techi! But, I'll tell you looking at your work, it's nothing short of impressive!!!! Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com

When you extrude inward for the cavity, don't forget to "Defend the edges" as I repeat to myself when doing this. Extrude a loop close to the edge, then extrude further in.... But don't think I don't think you know this.... I'm just saying:) Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com

Hey Ken, I felt compeled to layout splineage how I might add the compartment. This aint our grandads tinman, this guys modern! I'd open up the whole chest, but this layout can be put to a more smaller area... Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com

Ken, love the wireframe! It appears you've made the jump to "getting the most out of your splineage!!!" Nice! Maybe show the wireframe of the torso so we could see the if theres a solution to the chest compartment issue. Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com

The character is great and the room setting seems to be looking great too! Once crit is that his hands sort of seem like "man hands".... Could you make them seem a bit more cute? Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com

GEEZE was Noz and Schrak that long ago? I actually bid myself out of that project! Prff, see what one can do to ones self when asking for a fair wage! But aside from all that Ed, that was really nice work you showed. I've heard they since went to another software package, but I'm not sure if they are even still producing this? Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com

Hey Ed, that was interesting.... what was the animation going to be about... I'm guessing some sort of ET type of movie. Looks cool. was there anymore to this story? Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com

Dearmad, thanks for checking! Well, unfortunately that action no longer exists as I'm creating and destroying all in rapid motion! I'm still testing dboxes with face stuff. But yes, teeth nashing should happen with any good snarl!!!! Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com

Hey Entity, thanks for checking it out! Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com

Hey guys, thanks for the comments on it. Here's the same clip from a different angle... http://www.vrcops.com/Mad3A.mov Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com

Is that a bad thing?, the toon line under the eye? I think if you use toon, they are going to pop up where a hard enough line happens... But I would imagine that in full animation, he'd be moving enough to keep it too busy to focus on that.... Anyhows, thanks for the comments and for checking it out!!! Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com

Hey guys, McKnuckles and no coffee and he's no happy camper! Just a quick test with poses http://www.vrcops.com/Mad1.mov Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com

You can jump out of distort mode and into control point mode just by touching the model or the other way around, back to distort mode just by touching the the box. Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com