where and how much can you get ball joint armatures for and from.

by the way did you know picture frame wire (aka multi strain) is good for armatures and also meccano

you can get ball and socket armatures from animation suppiles they have a small range of armatures i highly recomend this website it also sells software, rigging tiedowns and more oh they have a do armature as well

hope i helped

for how much?

they range between £40 to £180

you can get packs wich range between £200 to £290

Sorry I live in Australia I don't do pounds sorry but ill find out what it's like in dollars

But we can still talk about stuff cos your on my buddy list

sorry about that ill see if there are any armaters sold in dollars

oh don't worry it;s fine

i think they sell in dollars im not sure

is it 2012 up in england

yea

right, i have a question you know you tie armaturesd down right how caun you make them walk ???

Experiment... That's all I can say, and act it out yourself.

haha i was araid that would be the answer

Well, there are a few ways you can do it:

Firstly, attach a small magnet to the bottom of each leg on the armature and then place it on a magnetic surface. This will add weight to stabilise your character and means that it will stand freely far easier.

You can also use tie downs, which entails putting a bolt in the foot of your character and having holes across the entirety of your set. This way is obviously very impractical and usually ruins a very nice set.

Finally, you can make a character walk without even making them leave the ground! Sounds ridiculous I know, however, it works, and does so very well!

Here is an image Cavor posted some time ago (It was pretty arduous task going through my animation/sculpture folder to find this image hehe) showing how to get an effective walk cycle without your character leaving the ground.

I hope this gives you a clearer view on how to get a decent looking walk cycle when animating. If you have anymore questions I'll be here to answer them as well!

Good luck,

Joshy666