Experiments in Balance – Getting a Feel for Action Figure Posing

[davidd]

A member of another forum asked if I could get the figure to balance in a squatting-seated pose, like is commonly seen in Asian countries. The forum member models the Vietnam War era using action figures, and has been looking for a figure that can "sit on its haunches," so to speak:

I got close, but not quite:

I got the fig to sit even lower, but the feet have to be out to the sides, so it looks more like a "skater stance" than a seated Asian position:

The "going low" poses inspired me to see "how low can you go" with some actual "limbo dance" poses.

No prop sticks or hidden strings or wires were used; the figure is actually balanced like this on its feet alone:

Do the Limbo