The Story of "Howdy"
A client asked for a simple automata of a cowboy tipping his hat but changed their mind early in the process and decided they did not wish him after all. I built him anyway, and decided he needed a story. Here it is.
A stranger arrives at the corral and gives a friendly greeting and tip of his hat. He seems nice enough, but that fixed smile is a little creepy. Don't the bad guys always wear black? That liitle glance to the side, the gesture, are those signals? Maybe there is something deeper here. I'm not sure. His name is probably Blackie, Garth or Jessie or something sinister like that. I bet his horse is even black. Hmmm?!!
A stranger arrives at the corral and gives a friendly greeting and tip of his hat. He seems nice enough, but that fixed smile is a little creepy. Don't the bad guys always wear black? That liitle glance to the side, the gesture, are those signals? Maybe there is something deeper here. I'm not sure. His name is probably Blackie, Garth or Jessie or something sinister like that. I bet his horse is even black. Hmmm?!!
The "Howdy!" Automata Video
A Few Photos of the "Howdy!" Cowboy
The Assembled Piece
Some of the mechanism.
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That smile doesn't seem sincere.
Still waters run deep!
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