Armature can be made from thin wood like basswood sheets or 6mm plywood. Use beads glued on the ends of small dowels. No screws/nuts, just a short piece of dowel in the middle glued. I can do a vid if needed but it works. If you have access to a 3d printer, the files are available to print the armature in plastic. I prefer wood. Easy to get and make several at a time.
Thanks! Yes, they are wooden beads. Frankly, I kind of regret using them because they were not perfectly spherical and you can kind of see the texture in closeups, but that’s all I had for the size I wanted. The most important thing is making sure they can move before baking the clay. I just give them a little wiggle/rotation to loosen up the socket if that makes sense
Thanks a lot! The legs are just brass tubes and aluminum wire. The ball and socket joints are components from Kinetic Armatures. Unfortunately they are often out of stock, but it’s worth checking every once in a while!)
