Octavia

[Ironman]

Here's a short video of a new half woman, half octopus we just finished up.
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She will be displayed in a giant aquarium in our oddities scene this year.

[ScareFX]

Dang that's some creepy movement. I like it! :D

[slimy]

Did you run this with a crank overhead? I'm with Scarefx, creepy.

[Ironman]

No the mechanism is all internal. One small gear motor operates all eight tentacles.

[krough]

Amazing, very nice movement

[Vlad]

Far out IM. What setting is she/it going into?

[Dr Morbius]

How did you mechanize that?

[grapegrl]

That is wild! Great job on the movement!

[gmacted]

That's creepy!

[slightlymad]

I love the movement and the look. Reminds me of my ex

[Gothikim]

Creepy, & I love the name "OCTavia."

[Spooklights]

Great job; she's really creepy. I would love to see her in the aquarium.

[Torgen]

Two words:

How. To.

Where is it??? I've been wanting to do tentacles forever but couldn't figure out how to do the movement!

[Hellrazor]

so totally creapy. WOW

[Ironman]

I will post some pictures soon of the latest endeavor for the tentacles. I am working on some giant ones that will end up about 12’ long. These will start out at 6” in diameter at the top, and reduce down to 1” at the lowest point. Octavia’s lower tentacles start at 2 ½” at the top and reduce to ¼” at the lowest point just about four feet long. Her arms are about three foot long. The thought is to possibly drape three of these monstrous sized versions, which would be animated, along with two or three static ones from the roof of our building which is two story, and periodically make them twist and flail. However, our haunt is located on the corner of a very busy street downtown, and the fear is that they may cause some traffic accidents. Not that that wouldn’t be a great attention getter, but I really don’t want to get sued over a display.

The tentacles do operate from a simple crank mechanism, and depending on how you set it up, they can move in a full 360 degree motion. They could just as easily be used for whipping tails, stalactites (which is how the idea formed), vines, snakes, or just about any kind of long dangling feature you might want to animate. Octavia (who I originally wanted to name Octopussy, but got slapped…..er….talked out of) was the idea that won out in our first attempt in using them in a prop. My next thought is to combine the slow and creepy movement with a nice little ‘in your face’ startle. He will be a sweet little dragon……at least that’s what I’m thinking for now.

[otherworldly]

I'm in tentacle-awe too! Fantastic job on those! Very innovative!

[DeathTouch]

Cool! A woman who is all hands.

[Dreadnight]

Ironman - that thing is WILD. The tentacles move like she's already in the water!

[Dr Morbius]

I can picture using the mech for wild man eating plants, and snakes..The possibilties are endless!

[Ironman]

Here are a few still shots of the tentacle. The graduated discs are 1/4" Delrin. They reduce in size from 2-1/2" down to 1". The center spline is simply 1/4" air line, and the three guide lines are tarred crab line. The spacing of the discs is about 1-1/4".

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The ones I am working on right now graduate from 6" in diameter down to 1" and end up right about 12' overall in l

[Dr Morbius]

Thanks! Any pics of the crank mech? That thing is awesome!