Phew! Haven't updated this in a while. Largely because not much has been happening. I'm struggling to fund this build, so I'm only able to do a bit at a time. I changed my idea from using digitigrade stilts to instead use plasterers stilts. That way I don't have to build them myself and I can avoid the fatigue that would be caused by constantly squatting. Not fun! I got a cheap pair of stilts online and they arrived recently, only they are the wrong size! I figure that I can reduce the size of them by removing some pieces and shifting them down, then cutting off some of the metal. I'll have to replace the rivets, but I'd rather use a bolt that went all the way though rather than rivets because I find bolts easier to work with. Hopefully it will still be load bearing, but there's only one way to find out...
Time to break out the power tools.
Otherwise I got a free trial on stan winston school and watched their monster making tutorials. They were super helpful for the sort of materials and techniques that I can put to use on building the arbiter.
