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It's hard, walking without knees
Jan. 9th, 2010 05:24 pmToday has been a cosplay day. I've been focusing on making the midget-stilts for Captain Knuckles. I started there because I figure they're the hardest part of the costume; if I can get those to work, everything else with be a piece of cake. So yeah, I got them built. They're sturdy and stable so the next part is to see if I can walk in them.
. . . Yeah. That's been tricky, to put it mildly. I can step a few inches at a time. If I get going faster than that, I topple over. (Yes, I'm now wearing a helmet.) Effectively, I'm goose-stepping and boy is it hard. I take some comfort in reading that it takes significant training for people to walk like that, so maybe it's just a matter of practice.
Okay, break's over. Back to practicing!
P.S. Now whenever I sit down, it feels like I'm butt-walking, because that's what it takes to move the stilts. It's like my buttocks are trying to run away. It's weird.
. . . Yeah. That's been tricky, to put it mildly. I can step a few inches at a time. If I get going faster than that, I topple over. (Yes, I'm now wearing a helmet.) Effectively, I'm goose-stepping and boy is it hard. I take some comfort in reading that it takes significant training for people to walk like that, so maybe it's just a matter of practice.
Okay, break's over. Back to practicing!
P.S. Now whenever I sit down, it feels like I'm butt-walking, because that's what it takes to move the stilts. It's like my buttocks are trying to run away. It's weird.
