Framing and skinning the legs
|Starting to frame out the legs and define those contours:
The rear door for the legs needs to open and drop away from the back to allow clearance. I’m using another four-bar link like the shoulders, with an additional hinge mechanism:
The linkage that pushes and pulls the door as it drops away is a hybrid print printed with dual extruders. This means that the ends can be made of flexible Ninjaflex so they can bend as the angle changes:
More at the front of the legs:
Added some panels and some paint, lots more to follow
More panels, and plenty more to go:
More panels and painting: