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The Feet

A project log for AT-AT or 'All Terrain Armored Transport'

Creating a model of this iconic 'vehicle'. With some animation. ( no, it won't walk)

cees-meijerCees Meijer 05/24/2023 at 20:040 Comments

We all remember this frightning moment when Luke is about to get crushed under one of the giant AT-AT feet. Which is a good moment to get a close-up of it.

A noteable aspect of the feet are the moving toe-pieces. And also that the rest of the base has an ideal shape for 3D printing. So it was wort trying to design it in a way that it could pe printed in one piece, including the toes with their hinges.

So I created a hinge that should be printable, which it was. On the first print the tolerance appeared too narrow, so the toes could hardly move. The second was better, but a bit too loose so the toes hang down when you lift the foot.

Tried to solve this by extending the part that sticks into the foot, but even after printing the fourth foot it did not yet really turned out as expected. So I'll probably apply a drop of glue to every toe and fix it in horizontal position after all.

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