Our Standard Armature kit comes complete with everything you need to make your own armature. It is easily assembled and has been designed to meet most character designs. As well as double jointed ball and socket joints, the armature features fixed joints, which have just one pivot point allowing for natural human movement. Similarly the armature also includes toe joints which will enable you to produce more natural walk cycles compared to the flat footed walk cycles associated with other armatures. The kit also includes a standard threaded tie-down system and is also fully compatible with the magnetic systems that we offer.
The Standard Armature is made almost entirely from hard wearing stainless steel. It includes threaded plates which offer a more compact joint than previous generations of our Standard Armatures. It also features hard wearing wire hands which come complete with protective heat shrink tubing. The hands can be easily replaced allowing for hassle free maintenance.
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Comparison Table
Armature specification comparison table
Aluminium
AliExtra
Standard
Professional
ProPlus
Price
£29.99
£44.99
£79.99
£114.99
£149.99
Joint dimensions
N/A
N/A
24 x 13 x 9mm
19.5 x 10 x 7.8mm
19.5 x 10 x 7.8mm
Number of joints
N/A
N/A
12
12
16 (incl. wrists)
Ball size
N/A
N/A
8mm
6mm
6mm
Rod/Tube size
6.4mm & 4.8mm tubing
8.5mm & 6.4mm tubing
M4 (4mm)
M3 (3mm)
M3 (3mm)
Height range* (*Additional rods required for characters taller than 240mm)
135 - 350mm
150 - 425mm
140 - 425mm
120 - 425mm
120 - 425mm
Hard wearing stainless steel
Standard tie-down (included)
Magnetic tie-down (optional)
Toe plate (for better walk cycles)
Fixed joints (for realistic movement)
Replaceable hands
Countersunk plates
Ball jointed wrists
Fully articulated shoulder joints
Increased spinal movement
Rigging points
Additional Information
Our Armatures are used all over the world and not just for Animation. Conceptual artist, Ryan Gander used some of our Standard Armatures in an installation at the Lisson Gallery in New York.