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New Chrono Commander figure expands ModiBot's ExoSkin build system
A fresh new direction As many of you have seen over the past year in my social posts, I have been tinkering with the ExoSkin figure format. The first iteration created a lot of excitement, but after a couple years of playing with it and talking to the community, it was clear that there were some real opportunities for improvement. How could it be better? That question pushed me back to some of the core foundations of the ModiBot build system. It had to offer more, but needed to align and build upon the core values and connector options of the original Mo kit. Its easy too rat-hole with so many opportunities, so I created a short list of broad design...
Size comparison: Xevoz to ModiBot X figure frame
Direct comparison between ModiBot X (with xevoz compatible grip, ball joints and peg holes) and the Neo Sapien Alpha. Not as much mass and shorter in the legs. Maybe 3/8” difference in overall height, but Mo is a lot skinnier. maybe not perfect for all you Xevoz fans, but worth a gander to be sure.
ModiBot X: Compatible with Xevoz accessories
Finally got some time to shoot pics for ModiBot X’s product page at Shapeways. Here are some of the highlights using some existing parts to show cross-comaptiblility with many of the Xevoz accessories. I stopped short of switching out body parts because we all know how you can get sucked into mixing and matching to […]
ModiBot Core figure kit Ver1
Stoked! Last night, I finished putting a whole kit together, posted it to Shapeways and ordered two full figures. Oh, yeah. Matched up the parts pretty well (all with new X ball design, open sockets, and cruciform shafts). Just noticed that I didn’t cruciform the wrists on my hand parts, but that will have to […]
Complete posable figure
Big Balls. That’s a problem. Another round of parts. This time I upped the ball size to create more tension in the joint. That definitely worked, maybe a bit too well, so I’m going to bring the ball back down a bit. The one nice and unexpected side effect of the bigger ball is that […]
Delayed gratification
In the product world, it takes a long time to get product to shelf, but you are trying to put so many items through the pipeline that you don’t have a lot of time to ‘sit around’ waiting for something to show up. I got my 3rd round of parts in the mail today. Once […]
Parts!!!
So, I finally got my first batch of parts, more than a week past my scheduled delivery. It was really exciting to open the box. I had no idea what to expect. The parts were three pairs of upper arms shot in two different materials. It was pretty apparent which material to move forward in, […]
1st part order- ETA Halloween
So the order for my first proto parts went in last week some time. This first test batch (upper arms) is coming from Shapeways. I ordered a few parts to check the overall finish, strength and compliance of the snaps and the overall durability of the plastic itself. I tried a few of both the […]
ModiBot
I’ve been doodling on a mechanical figure platform for about the last 5 years. It continues to evolve, but its founded in my love of figure systems- from Micronauts to Lego to Centurions to Xevoz (of course). I miss the days when figure lines were built around a single figure and the fun was accessorizing […]