Each time we visit China our minds are melted by the skills of the people who make the stuff we play with. The team that works on Glyos is absolutely amazing! They are super dedicated, unbelievably hard working and inventive as hell. Jesse and I spent some quality time with the crew and continued to learn about how actual production is handled. New ideas were born and fresh viewpoints popped up all over the place. More in depth details when we get back!
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Killer, dudes. And the feet on the, erm, Jointdrones(?) are inspired. Can't wait for the details, so make it back safely!
ReplyDeleteO_O SCHATCHAMAGOWZA!! Dude those figures made out of the new joints are so cool, I love the look of the foot configurations on them. Out of all the parts I have, I always seem to run out of thighs/arms/legs first, but these new pieces are just what the mad scientist in me needs to make more and more guys. I genuinely can not wait for these to hit the shop as I'll need to buy several of them. Kudos again Matt! :-D
ReplyDeleteI love the way they're utterly new, yet retain the 'Glyosness' of the rest of the line.
ReplyDeleteMatt I can't for this stuff to get to us. I feel like I'm seeing onell for the first time all over again.
ReplyDeleteI hate to be a naysayer, but I'm not feeling the new joints. The look odd non-Euclidian angled and more complicated than they need to be. Why not some sort of ball and socket set up? I admit I don't really know the limitation of ABS, but this isn't launching my rocket. Maybe a closer look will change my mind. Don't get me wrong, I comment because I care, I love Glyos and would gladly spend all my money on figures (just got the Rig and a couple more figures) but I have to be able to feed my cat, too.
ReplyDeleteI believe the goal of the new joint system was to add ball joint function, while keeping things 100% Glyos compatible.
ReplyDeleteThe angled sphere joint has a male/female glyos peg in the center, allowing the pair to mimic a ball joints range of motion, but also allowing each half to be used as individual pieces for building other forms.
Think of it this way; the new joints are just more 100% compatible Glyos parts that can play the role of a functioning ball joint, while actual ball and socket joints would be a new joint system.
Granted they could work with Glyos as modular ball joints, but this way you get more versatility and compatibility.
Jason, there is one reason that you won't see the ball and socket set-up: it inherently wears out over time. Matt wanted to avoid the limitations of "old floppy Gi Joes" and give us something that should fit together as well today as it will in the future.
ReplyDeleteAha! Well, good to know. I really do need a closer look at them to see how they work.
ReplyDeleteAwesome angles! Now with these we can turn then around and have 90 deg elbows and knees, without a hinge joint. Perfect!!!
ReplyDeleteAlso, something quick to bear in mind: these joints were originally supposed to be produced as part of another item which is not going to be made, so they have been gestating for a while now. Having access to production versions meant crazy creations would result. When placed on a standard Glyos figure, they should look pretty normal and answer the articulation question many fans have had for a while.
ReplyDeleteAmazing design. Things have come so far from my old Marx figures with the spring "I" configuration. Thanks for continuing to be innovative guys!
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