Toy Soldier Kelsey

Clockwork animations 03 getting closer

So for this test I scaled back the complexity and tried making it based on the timing. 5 frames of movement. Five frames of stillness.

This worked pretty well but still something seems off. It’s too human still. So I realize that the pause is important but the actual action is just as important.

It gets a little confusing in the end when I got mixed up between the moving parts, but that helped me realize that; whatever the method, I want the toy to move all at once or nothing ...

Clockwork animations 02

This second one i expected to look much better. It’s a more complicated 7 frames of movement forward. 1 frame back. 1 frame two steps ahead. 1 frame bsck.

So the angle of the arm goes 0-15. 14. 16. 15.

But it’s too smooth now.

It looks good for a shuddering robot and I might reuse this in the future, but not what I wanted.

Clockwork animations 001

So when I said I was in a math mood the other day this is what caught my attention. Creating a patern of movement is harder than it looks and I have created a few different iterations here.

The first step I realized is to seperate the movement into steps. The daz models have integers you can adjust.

This first image uses a pause in the movement to help create the clockwork jerk. Seven frames of movement followed by 5 frames of stillness. Where this one fails is the movements are...

Toy soldier games stills

I’m absolutely in love with the idea of waking up as a toy in a overly simplified plastic landscape. And here we have three of our characters getting into their new roles.

Toy soldier game board

Work in progress shot of the game board. Two identical sides, for two seemingly identical forces to cross blades, err, cork rifles as it were.

Coming soon: Toy Soldier Games.

Yeah yeah I know I should be working on the healbot comic. But I recently remembered an older idea I think you’ll all enjoy….

Miniature sprue tf.

Thea chuckled readying the clippers in her hand, looking down at the plastic sprue that contained the still form of Kelsey, now reduced to oh so many plastic parts just waiting to be assembled and painted.

“You know. I really should revert you to normal.” She said. Just for a moment the small plastic Kelsey thought she would be set free.

“But then again, your alter ego did leave me as an animatronic for a month. So… I think your jacket would look good in blue…”

Work in progress: Kelsey on a sprue!

So I was really inspired by Harlock’s recent works he gave me a sneak peek of and decided to try my hand at some miniaturization, but with a twist.

Welcome to Kelsey-hammer 40,0000. While this looks simple this is actually pretty complicated. This is actually 11 different models of myself, all greyed and put on a homemade sprue. This uses the same technique I used last month on the 2 dimensional cutout animation, simply repeated twice over.

As it’s a st...

Gif: heartbot march

A little fun animation using a costume I based off a Halloween costume but haven’t had the chance to do anything with. I resumed the Maidbot march animation I made last month to make this one.

The cursed mask

When you find yourself in an abandoned circus, maybe try not putting on strangely pristine masks you find illuminated by the only working spotlight in the place, or you might find your body suddenly performing on its own.

I’m Your Healbot 04

You know… if your friend is a witch, maybe don’t antagonize her?

Comic: I’m Your Healbot 03

Page 3, and wow is she asking for it. But the problem isn’t her. Surely, right?

Behind the Scenes: Rocking Along 02

More raw images from the comic

Comic: I’m Your Healbot

Page 2, don’t you just hate it when your healer is more focused on trying to DPS than heal, and then brag about it afterwards?

Behind the Scenes: Rocking Along

First dump of all the raw images used in Rocking Along. I wanted to share them both so people can see full sized images uninterrupted by text, but also to show off how silly some of them can look. The last two here In particular are images before the splicing is done. I have two identical models, one human, one wooden, that I get to transpose into and out of place to rhen cut them up to get the kid transfornation effects.

Comic: I’m your Healbot

Page one of I’m your Healbot, a fun little idea that wormed itself into my head.

Drones together 03

Ok. Posing black rubber on black rubber is hard. I cannot tell you how many times I had to start, stop, readjust, start, stop, readjust this picture to make it work.

Drones together 02

I don’t normally go for sexy pinups, but I got bit by the bug and had way too much fun with these.

Drones together 01

Some fun with sexy latex/rubber drones. Who were they before? Doesn’t matter. Ignore that they have Dawn and my hair cuts, pure coincidence.

EMM03: Evil Machine Mistress

Back in second life I was friends with a lovely being known as EMM01, short for Evil machine mistress 01. I did a stint as EMM03, which was hot in itself, but I’ve always loved her designs. After reconnecting with her on Bluesky I started wondering if I could adapt the look into daz and I’m not unhappy with it at all. This is my model, heavily modified, into the plump rubbery demon drone she enjoys. I’ll have to try finding a suitable hairpiece to recreate her solid molded Jessica rabbi...

Comic: Rocking Along part 8, the end

Looks like Henry will get to play with his toy for a few days before his parents turn her back. I’m sure if she wanted to complain she could… oh wait…

Comic: Rocking Along page 7

Henry and his trusty steed set off for adventure.

I always love the aspect of the body no longer having the same reaction to things it once did while transforned. Be it lack of reactions/reflexes or in this case, no longer getting dizzy.

Comic: Rocking Along page 6

Fixed version of the page.

Comic: Rocking Along page 6

Finally, we get to see what Henry has been shaping Lindsey into. A perfect companion for rounding up imaginary cattle.

Comic: Riding Along page 5

Fifth page and it seems like Henry is not done with his Lindsey’s form.

Happy Pride Month!

Comic: Rocking Along Page 4

Huh, looks like the wand can do more than just change clothes.

Drones entwined, forever.

The two drones press together. Neither aware of anything but the next touch, the next caress. They do not think about their actions, simply obeying the information programmed into their minds.

Comic: Rocking Along Page 3

Page 3. Henry says it’s time to play cowboys.

Comic: Rocking Along Page 2

Second page. Seems Henry has a little trick up his sieve.