Nice model, Rob. I think dark color outside the cylinder helps it to give animation (some people say that happens because of the fence animation principles). Blue and black are the most commom but a nice dark blue degradation is well appreciated...Another important aspect is the rechangeable zoetrope band. Three of them, with different motifs in cheerful colors, primary and secondary ones, makes the zoetrope a piece of resistance! Good try!

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Thanks Hugo, I had noticed that many of the zoetropes I saw in my research were dark on the outside. I'm just a bit concerned about how much printer ink it might use. I'm currently putting together a cylinder where the slots reach right to the top edge... - RI - RI

Yeah, Rob, you're right. Some of the vintage pre cinema animation devices also used to have the dark color only in the seeing area. The rest of the model is light color.

hi

i am speechless

i look after a number of sick people ...so i dont get as much time to play as i used to..

when i do get time ...one of the places i find enthralling is this site...all the ideas and things you make..the other members here and the forums ...i find all good fun and relaxing.

so i have just popped in

i am amazed...

and the excitement is starting to set in I cant wait .. its so good ....i have just had another look...

its so cool ...i am sure you are making the first paper zoetrope automata in the world...

well in  this gals world anyway...

I cant wait...and it sounds like your working on 8 frames ..great stuff...

YEEEeeeEEEHHHHaaarrrrr mr rob rob ives mr ives . lol yeeeeehhhaaar

thankyou T

ps did i forget to mention how exited i was ....T..                                    i cant WAIT

If we use two sided different colored papers (available in origami stores), we can save the ink - print only on the side.

This is super fantastic, Rob! Great paper machine design! woo hoo.

I agree with dear Trish that you and this site are fully ingenious and inspiring.

Rob, with a bit of tweeking, you could make a "Waltzer" fairground ride, which is not a million miles away from what is needed for the "All Seeing Eye"!

Hah - nice idea! - RI

Wow! This is looking fantastic! I'm glad Trish is finally getting the zoetrope idea that she has endlessly searched for! Go for it Rob!!!! :-)

smelter

i dont think you have thought this thru...

if you were to have a waltser made out of paper...it would crush the minute you sat on it... !!!

what is this ' all seeing eye'' T.is it real does it see me ...do i want it..what..what is it ...lol

the all seeing eye was a project rob was working on a while ago but apparently  he couldn't get the mechanism to work so it just got put off to the side and forgotten about.smelter had a link to the design of it in a previous post .but here is the link to the blog post of the seeing eye project

http://www.robives.com/blog/watt_geneva_mashup_pyramid_power

Sir Lancelot: Look, my liege!
[trumpets play a fanfare as the camera cuts briefly to the sight of a majestic castle]
 King Arthur: [in awe] Camelot!
Sir Galahad: [in awe] Camelot!
Sir Lancelot: [in awe] Camelot!
Patsy: [derisively] It's only a model!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/quotes?qt=qt0470598

hahahha lol,

  i like the all seeing eye i really do ( not as much as the zoetrope) but its really lovely

looking.  Sorry smelter about the waltzer thing...maybe if you were to coat it in masses of pva

(if ever it were made)... it may be strong enough ..

yup i am a patsy...