"Little Giant" progress

This page documents our Design and Build Progress. Newer progress will be toward the top, older images will archive towards bottom. Click on any photo to see an enlarged version.

finalmouthsmiles.mov
finalmouthsmiles.mov
finalmouthsmilem.mov
finalmouthsmilem.mov
almostterewalk9553s.mov
almostterewalk9553s.mov
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Final mouth smile test Same, but higher res movie Best walk test so far, with issues (body verticality) we're fixing now. Putting on her wig
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422smiletest.mov
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423woktest1.mov
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smile test 1st walking test-ROUGH 2nd walking test-ROUGH smile work
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wig pouf
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wig pouf modifying the mouth modifying radios painting the legs
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legs finished painting
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smallfabsmile.mov
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Subtle, small smile
medfabsmile.mov
medfabsmile.mov
bigfabsmile.mov
bigfabsmile.mov
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medium Smile Big smile Lip color, current (dark) Lip color, possible (medium)
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Lip color, possible (light) Dress, t-shirt progress Dress, t-shirt progress Dress, t-shirt progress
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Dress, t-shirt progress Dress, t-shirt progress Dress, t-shirt progress Dress, t-shirt progress
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9383.mov
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Hair tangle test: Before masking legs for painting Fabric+foam mouth tests
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Right arm, finished painting Right arm, finished painting final bondoing, sanding on legs painting the torso
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fullmovetest9321bs.mov
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handmovtest.mov
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sewing up a fabric+foam pair of lips 1st movement test-needs a lot of mods and tweaks 1st movement test-needs a lot of mods and tweaks
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Painting an arm
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Hands starting to get base coats painting the other arm
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foam "pouf" to give her hair more body hair wefts made hair wefts made hair wefts made
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hair wefts made, colors to blend sorting colors blending colors rubber strips for heading the wefts
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fibers to be blended in making the straps to her dress cutting material for t shirt hair/fiber and fabric central
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smilemouth1.jpg
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Revised illustration of hair and dress...comments, please!
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mlg1stheadtests.mov
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Head mounted on body head mounted on body First head test
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Final Choices on Hair, Dress, Shoes Tshirt trim choices, Dress, and T-Shirt material Sock trim choices and sock material Mockup of Final "pouf" design in fabric, more finessed (Wed Apr 14)
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Mockup of Final "pouf" design in fabric Mockup of Final "pouf" design in fabric Shoe Color Choices (our fave is "B", because it is the most supple) Shoe Color Choices (our fave is "B", because it is the most supple)
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Shoe Color Choices (our fave is "B", because it is the most supple) Shoe Color Choices (our fave is "B", because it is the most supple) Eye on right is new, painted on outside, as per Brent Eye on right is new, painted on outside, as per Brent
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Eye on right is new, painted on outside, as per Brent Eye is new, painted on outside, as per Brent Eye is new, painted on outside, as per Brent Older eye, painted on inside of clear acrylic globe
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Eyes all the way open Eyes normal eyes closing eyes closed
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Eyeblink test Final choice for Hair Color: "D", on the left Torso coated in primer; when dry, will sand and paint Legs getting coated in primer; when dry, will sand and paint
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Legs getting coated in primer; when dry, will sand and paint Legs getting coated in primer; when dry, will sand and paint Legs getting coated in primer; when dry, will sand and paint Legs getting coated in primer; when dry, will sand and paint
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Inside of head mold; fiberglass+resin layers setting Inside of head mold; fiberglass+resin layers setting Inside of head mold; fiberglass+resin layers setting Lower mouth/jawpiece out of the mold (white gelcoat+fiberglass+resin)
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normal smile.jpg
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slitmouth w less starting smile.jpg
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Striking a pose... Normal appearance (before slitting mouth) Slit mouth with less of a smile to start Slit mouth beginning to open
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bwmouth.mov
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Slit mouth open Animated sequence Black & white version of original mouth test First day out for truss, using neighbor's forklift, (only goes to 16ft hi at forks; our Telehandler will go to 18' 6" at forks)
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First day out for truss, using neighbor's forklift, (only goes to 16ft hi at forks; our Telehandler will go to 18' 6" at forks) First day out for truss, using neighbor's forklift, (only goes to 16ft hi at forks; our Telehandler will go to 18' 6" at forks) First day out for truss, using neighbor's forklift, (only goes to 16ft hi at forks; our Telehandler will go to 18' 6" at forks) First day out for truss, using neighbor's forklift, (only goes to 16ft hi at forks; our Telehandler will go to 18' 6" at forks)
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De-voluptuized, more wooden appearance, still overlapping "shingles, but most are fixed except for corners De-voluptuized, more wooden appearance, still overlapping "shingles, but most are fixed except for corners Her right side of mouth; less "stretching" and more "revealing" Her left side of mouth, more "stretching", less "revealing"
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De-voluptuized, more wooden appearance, still overlapping "shingles, but most are fixed except for corners more subtle mouth test; upturned corners only, various levels of speed, movement more subtle mouth test; upturned corners only, various levels of speed, movement more subtle mouth test; upturned corners only, various levels of speed, movement
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more subtle mouth test; upturned corners only, various levels of speed, movement more subtle mouth test; upturned corners only, various levels of speed, movement Revised sculpture: hollows filled in, chin pared down a tad, harder lines smoothened Revised sculpture: hollows filled in, chin pared down a tad, harder lines smoothened
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Revised sculpture: hollows filled in, chin pared down a tad, harder lines smoothened Revised sculpture: hollows filled in, chin pared down a tad, harder lines smoothened Revised sculpture: hollows filled in, chin pared down a tad, harder lines smoothened Revised sculpture: hollows filled in, chin pared down a tad, harder lines smoothened
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sculpture's lips hand + elbow joint hand joint hand joint
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hand joint Initial mouth tests Initial mouth tests Initial mouth tests


Last updated: 4/26/10