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I know Terminator Salvation wasn't the best movie in the franchise, but it's still cool to see how they did some of the practical special effects in the film. Here's a video from Stan Winston School featuring a T-600 puppet test. Apparently, director McG insisted on having real robots on set. That's great and all, but having real robots on the set didn't help the story or poor direction. Here's a little info on the T-600:
John Rosengrant, 25-year SWS supervisor and co-founder of Legacy Effects, led the robot build, calling upon decades worth of Terminator know-how to execute McG's vision. Notably, the Stan Winston Studio team produced a full-size T-600, the hulking precursor to the iconic chrome T-800 model from the first three films. "He's bigger, more Neanderthal and bulky but still very lethal and menacing," said Rosengrant.
It'd be so awesome to do this kind of stuff for a living.
