Its is Alive! New pricing for the ModiRaptor kit
3d printed product require a different approach than traditional manufactured parts and one important way is that its very difficult for the printing company to track all kinds of loose parts when they come out of the printer. Its pure chaos. To reduce the price on many of our kits, we've taken the time to start putting the kits on frames (or sprues) like you might see in a model kit. This brings the price down by reducing labor costs and make many of the larger kits, like the ModiRaptor DIY Dino Kit, more affordable. At 47 pieces its one of the more complex items to assemble, but all the extra articulation points make it one of the most...
Character design template for download
Character Design Template for ModiBot Mo figure kit Evey great story is built upon the foundation of great characters, but memorable characters don’t just grow on trees, they are crafted to tell that specific story that is held within them. The prospect of their personal growth and subsequent adventures are hidden there just below the […]
Visual FX for stopmotion- Featured artist: Tony Booth a.k.a Flash Flanker
Visual FX for stopmotion This short called ‘Dark Soul’ is from newcomer Tony Booth a.k.a Flash Flanker. What I love about Tony’s approach here is that he instantly starts out creating a feeling that the world is off-kilter. The flashing imagery and severe lighting make the scenes fell more creepy even though they are well […]
Green screen animation technique- Featured artist: Mauricio Lozano
Green screen animation technique This clip below from Mauricio Lozano features several higher-level animation techniques. The first is filming against a green screen. This compositing technique allows you to crop out the background and replace the it with a photograph or 3d modeled scene. As you can see from the final composite, this technique is […]
Green screen animation technique- Featured artist: Mauricio Lozano
How to use ModiBot with green screen for visual effects animation.
Make a DIY figure stand for animation and aerial posing
How to make your own figure stand for ultimate ModiBot posing and stopmotion animation!
ModiBot at Maker Faire New York: Flash back to year 1
ModiBot at Maker Faire New York in 2013- Featuring a rare shot of the 16 inch ModiBot Mo on display as we were starting to set up the booth. This was the first event that we sold Mo kits to the public and was about 2 weeks before we started shipping the first batch of figures. […]
ModiBot Mod Shop revamp at Shapeways
2017 is on the horizon and we’re putting some long-overdue time into the ModiBot Custom Shop. Its where to buy essential upgrades and accessories for your standard Mo figures, as well as some alternate body styles like a full Moli (female) figure, Myke (minifig), ModiRaptor, or Mo Blanco (no hex holes) figure. If you haven’t […]
ModiBot Custom Shop revamp at Shapeways
2017 is on the horizon and we're putting some long-overdue time into the ModiBot Custom Shop. Its where to buy essential upgrades and accessories for your standard Mo figures, as well as some alternate body styles like a full Moli (female) figure, Myke (minifig), ModiRaptor, or Mo Blanco (no hex holes) figure.
Mo as a simple stop motion animation armature
ModiBot Mo works great as a stop motion animation armature. It’s amazing to see how much time, passion and hard work Mike put into this short. I love that you can’t even see the bots beneath and the hand-made clothing truly brings the animation to life. Great work, Mike. Really inspiring! See more of his […]