Re: Building my first marionnette Posted by jovack on Mar 13, 2009
ok here we go 
Re: Building my first marionnette Posted by jovack on Mar 13, 2009
this is the lego rod i used to operate the mouth it has the right open closed movement
Re: Building my first marionnette Posted by Shawn on Mar 13, 2009
John,
Is the short piece in the lower jaw of the puppet then the long piece up in the head? I am not sure how you are using this. I really like the idea of using Lego joints though. It had never occurred to me. Does Lego have a radial joint?
Is the short piece in the lower jaw of the puppet then the long piece up in the head? I am not sure how you are using this. I really like the idea of using Lego joints though. It had never occurred to me. Does Lego have a radial joint?
Re: Building my first marionnette Posted by jovack on Mar 13, 2009
yer short piece in the jaw long piece up into the head. you have to make a hole in the head and put a small pipe in the hole so that the lego moves smoothly.
The joint in the photo goes in a 360 direction.
The joint in the photo goes in a 360 direction.
Re: Building my first marionnette Posted by Jorge on Mar 13, 2009
I can not understand how the mechanism for open the mouth works. I guess you activate it by pullin the wire upwards isn' it?
If that is the case, the vertical Lego rod goes up and what else? How are the Lego pieces attached tho the mouth?
An alternative method to control the opening and closing of the mouth could be, If the mandibula weighs enough to "open" freely, perhaps you can try to use a black thread from the front part of mandibula to front part of maxila, crossing the palate and after crossing "the brain", leaving the head using the hole you made for the Lego rod.
Something like in the diagram. I know it is not very good, but these are my skills wiht Paint. If the inside of the mouth is black, the thread should not be seen
If that is the case, the vertical Lego rod goes up and what else? How are the Lego pieces attached tho the mouth?
An alternative method to control the opening and closing of the mouth could be, If the mandibula weighs enough to "open" freely, perhaps you can try to use a black thread from the front part of mandibula to front part of maxila, crossing the palate and after crossing "the brain", leaving the head using the hole you made for the Lego rod.
Something like in the diagram. I know it is not very good, but these are my skills wiht Paint. If the inside of the mouth is black, the thread should not be seen
Re: Building my first marionnette Posted by johian on Mar 14, 2009
Bedankt Esther,
het doel is dat ze in een kleuterstuk zullen participeren. We hebben al een ruw verhaal maar de uitwerking moet nog volledig gebeuren: script, decors, de stemmen en klankband... dus nog een heel eind te gaan.
Nu gaan we optreden voor kom op tegen kanker met Kleine Sofie en we zijn volop bezig met ons nieuwe stuk dat af moet zijn tegen eind mei. We proberen voet te krijgen in Nederland met ons stuk Kleine Sofie naar het boek van Els Pelgrom maar het lukt ons nog niet. Misschien komen we wel eens in Ede.
PS ben druk bezig met de zoon, binnenkort foto's.
Grtjs Johan
Translation: the intension of the marionettes is that they participate in a play for kids of the age of 4-7 years.
But I still have a long way to go. In mai we will perfome Kleine Sofie and the money will be donated to do reseach to find a cure against cancer.
PS busy working to make the dragon son. Soon pictures.
het doel is dat ze in een kleuterstuk zullen participeren. We hebben al een ruw verhaal maar de uitwerking moet nog volledig gebeuren: script, decors, de stemmen en klankband... dus nog een heel eind te gaan.
Nu gaan we optreden voor kom op tegen kanker met Kleine Sofie en we zijn volop bezig met ons nieuwe stuk dat af moet zijn tegen eind mei. We proberen voet te krijgen in Nederland met ons stuk Kleine Sofie naar het boek van Els Pelgrom maar het lukt ons nog niet. Misschien komen we wel eens in Ede.
PS ben druk bezig met de zoon, binnenkort foto's.
Grtjs Johan
Translation: the intension of the marionettes is that they participate in a play for kids of the age of 4-7 years.
But I still have a long way to go. In mai we will perfome Kleine Sofie and the money will be donated to do reseach to find a cure against cancer.
PS busy working to make the dragon son. Soon pictures.
Re: Building my first marionnette Posted by johian on Mar 17, 2009
Hi friends,
I've been working on the dragon with the moving mouth. Here are some pics... you know, when you begin to chance things that look nice, you want to have the three dragons to have it. So now they all can move their feet but it's possible that all three will be able to 'speak'.
Enjoy.
Sincerely Johan
I've been working on the dragon with the moving mouth. Here are some pics... you know, when you begin to chance things that look nice, you want to have the three dragons to have it. So now they all can move their feet but it's possible that all three will be able to 'speak'.
Enjoy.
Sincerely Johan
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