My umbrella wing worked quite well, but it used gravity to go back to the closed position. This won't be any use on the dragon wing as I will want it to open to the side and then close back to the other side. There may be some gravity involved, as I think it would look pretty cool at a 45degree angle, but I don't wanna rely on gravity, you know, in case it gets turned off or something and then my wings won't work.
See the video below for my umbrella parts wing sketch model.
See the video below for my umbrella parts wing sketch model.
My first test was to make a dragon wing out of umbrella parts. I tried this after watching the video below.
My next sketch model was pretty similar mechanism wise, but I added some springs to pull the wing back to a closed position. I'd like to evolve this concept further.
1. I am hesitant to put springs on it unless I can hide them underneath as I think they will spoil the aesthetic of the puppet.
2. I'd really like to get rid of one of the springs somehow as fewer parts = fewer bits that could cause bother or fail.
See the video below for my wing concept mechanism.
1. I am hesitant to put springs on it unless I can hide them underneath as I think they will spoil the aesthetic of the puppet.
2. I'd really like to get rid of one of the springs somehow as fewer parts = fewer bits that could cause bother or fail.
See the video below for my wing concept mechanism.
Like I said, some evolution is required. I could attach a line to open and another line to close, but again that feels a bit to clunky and would have to have a very slick mechanism that I could easily push with a wire. I'll stick it in my thinktank and see what comes out in a while.