kukulcan.de/tripods/straight_turning.avi

Maybe this one if you could add another joint lower down? The motion would be similar to a ballet pioret, sort of a lift-fold-twist-AND-unfold. The combined weight of the legs is a bit ahead of the body... Still circular but with a kick towards the forward momentum.

I remember thinking it was cool the masters were tripods as well, and clearly they felt 3 legs made a superior locomotion. I think the mechanical tripods might have an organic-expressive flair that matched their own way of walking (whatever that is). Something not so mechanical and smooth, not like an eggbeater, but like waltzing.

holly