The Recluse mech is back on the scene. This time he's being rigged up for animation. It seems the rig is going to be primarily made of rigid bound joints with a few areas of soft bound spline IK for the spring/shock areas. For the hoses, I've worked out a system of connecting the hair follicle system with spline IK, so they should move realistically (I hope). So, here is the setup as it looks now.
