Summary
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army’s Mr Wink’s mechanical fist was created using a combination of 3D printing and traditional animatronics
- The fist was made in 2003, before 3D printers became mainstream
- It was printed on a Stratasys Titan, which was the size of a large fridge and very expensive
- The prop was hand-textured and featured servo-driven finger joints, a retractable chain weapon, and bevel-geared mechanisms
- It took technicians from many different departments to bring the mechanics of the fist to life
By Heidi Ulrich
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