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Here is a basic exoskeleton comprised of the new Mixel joints that is fairly flexible and easy to customize. First clip is version 1 while the second is a slight update to the design. I believe you can easily replicate this "ball joint action frame" just from watching these. Anyway, you can see quite a few different suits using this starting point on the dude's YouTube channel.

 

Love the Voltron that appears in the 2nd video.  I would love to have that on my desk at work.

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Love the Voltron that appears in the 2nd video.  I would love to have that on my desk at work.

I found the builder showing off that Voltron design in a video here. All four 'lion limbs' are the same I think and I am guessing the body frame is similar to his other mech ones so maybe I can figure something out in Digital Designer to recreate it.

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Love the Voltron that appears in the 2nd video. I would love to have that on my desk at work.

I found the builder showing off that Voltron design in a video here. All four 'lion limbs' are the same I think and I am guessing the body frame is similar to his other mech ones so maybe I can figure something out in Digital Designer to recreate it.

Well I did it finally. Making the arm and leg lions were easy when I figured those out but the main torso was a pain in the ass aside from the obvious bits. Trying to decipher anything made out of black is always difficult. Anyway here is what I recreated in LDD. The entirety of Voltron uses 137 parts (or 138 if you include the 'flame blade'). Everything uses small parts so acquiring them should be easy if not a little repetitive. Only thing annoyingly tricky is getting certain angles in LDD but in real life it is very poseable. Click on each image to enlarge.

 

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I just finished making the instructions for the mini Voltron model above and only need to make an XML file for creating a Bricklink "Wanted List" but I am so tired right now and need a break from it all. Also need to "make a deposit at the bank" if you know what I mean. Anyway I will post a new thread for the whole thing when completely finished.

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I just finished making the instructions for the mini Voltron model above and only need to make an XML file for creating a Bricklink "Wanted List" but I am so tired right now and need a break from it all. Also need to "make a deposit at the bank" if you know what I mean. Anyway I will post a new thread for the whole thing when completely finished.

That's awesome TOK, thanks. I haven't had time to pour over the video or you photos to try to figure out the parts.

Take your time, but not too long...can't wait to see it.

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That's awesome TOK, thanks. I haven't had time to pour over the video or you photos to try to figure out the parts.

Take your time, but not too long...can't wait to see it.

I think there was barely thirteen or more different piece types used only in different colors so it shouldn't be that difficult typing up the XML file.
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If you don't have, feel free to send me the list of parts and I can put it together too.

Thanks for offering to help out. I seem better experienced with Bricklink and creating a "Wanted List" now which was a personal side goal to all this.

 

I think there was barely thirteen or more different piece types used only in different colors so it shouldn't be that difficult typing up the XML file.

Turns out I had used forty-four unique pieces in total. Guess I underestimated that by quite a bit. Heh. Ah well. The work is finished so here goes nothing.
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Here is another good thing from all the Five Nights At Freddy's stuff. I found this pretty cool body frame or endoskeleton this builder used for recreating the killer animal animatronics. A little long intro but after a minute (technically 40 seconds in) you get to see how to put the body frame together plus afterwards placing the 'skin' for Foxy. I thought if anything the endoskeleton makes for some great inspiration.

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