"Army Men" - A short cinematic by FlippinDingDong

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  • čas přidán 26. 08. 2014
  • In preparation for the upcoming assault on the toilet, the Green Army ambushes a key Tan position atop the bathroom vanity.
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    For those of you who don't know, I've been enrolled at an art institute pursuing a degree in 3D Animation. This is partly why the flow of cartoons on this channel has basically come to a stop.
    This is a quick animation I made to test my abilities in Autodesk Maya (the 3D program that I'm learning about in college).
    There are two keywords there: quick & test. Don't be expecting the next Ratatouille or something out of this. Its just a bunch of Army Men shooting the crap out of each other because I wanted them to.
    (plus, I always wondered what "Sarge's Heroes" would've looked like in first person.)
    HOWEVER, due to time constraints, I had to wrap up this project a little earlier than I would've liked to so that it had adequate time to render it out. As a result, I still kinda consider it a work-in-progress. While there are a few obvious problems (I have no idea what's up with that dude's wrist), most of them are fairly minor, such as stiff animation, missing effects (bullet impacts etc.), and an overall fuzzy/pixelated image (I had to crank the quality way down in order for it to render in time).
    Overall, this entire thing took about a month and a half to create, and 11 days (!) to render out.
    As I move back to school in two days, I'm hoping to churn out a few more 2D cartoons in the future as well.
  • Krátké a kreslené filmy

Komentáře • 507

  • @vanargrand3199
    @vanargrand3199 Před 7 lety +299

    Finally, an animator who understands how an M16 works.

    • @joshoneill3197
      @joshoneill3197 Před 3 lety +11

      You know in cod mw and wwz they make the M16 a semi automatic rifle

    • @valonquinn4863
      @valonquinn4863 Před 2 lety +3

      forgive my ignorance, but would you mind clarifying? I'm genuinely curious what you mean?

    • @vanargrand3199
      @vanargrand3199 Před 2 lety +3

      @@valonquinn4863 Dust covers open

    • @akneegrow6152
      @akneegrow6152 Před 2 lety +11

      ​@@joshoneill3197 It's actually burst fire, in mw the M16 is an M16A4 which only have semi and burst fire modes, so it's correct. The Vietnam era variants like the M16 (602) and M16A1s have full auto capability.

    • @HeadhunterNixon02
      @HeadhunterNixon02 Před 2 lety

      Nice 24. Much love.

  • @Oddtom121
    @Oddtom121 Před 9 lety +551

    Toy Story deleted scenes

  • @DearDeer86
    @DearDeer86 Před 9 lety +72

    "War is not black and white, it is green and tan!"
    Fucking golden.

  • @danielbryant8637
    @danielbryant8637 Před 7 lety +353

    is this what the toy soldiers in toy story do in between movies

  • @slayermate07
    @slayermate07 Před 9 lety +365

    i miss sarge, scorch, thick, vikki and the gang... :(

    • @Lajos_Kelemen
      @Lajos_Kelemen Před 8 lety +5

      Me too.

    • @AlexMrShot
      @AlexMrShot Před 8 lety +3

      +_Reborn _ When they...you know...

    • @dominicvucic8654
      @dominicvucic8654 Před 6 lety +9

      That was bold killing all but one main character of the series hey at least the green rouge us out their some where

    • @Sir_knight_trooper
      @Sir_knight_trooper Před 5 lety +4

      Yea I miss the old plastro from the original army men I also miss carapar too idk it seems like my childhood was just tan general's 1/6 rc stuart tank and bionicle also snowstorms good memories

    • @wayneprickett8626
      @wayneprickett8626 Před 5 lety +3

      I honestly wonder whatever happened to Bridgette Bleu but yeah it still hurts that the heroes are dead😭

  • @omegasynth2775
    @omegasynth2775 Před 4 lety +100

    May I just say that I love how it was revealed they're little toy soldiers?
    The Helicopter is so dark inside you can barely see anything but the silhouette of the soldiers.
    Then the bathroom is revealed, and when the helicopter lands, we see the plastic green rifle on our comrade revealing itself from the darkness.
    I know the title makes it obvious, but goddamn was that cool.

    • @Mikudude1billion
      @Mikudude1billion Před 3 lety +11

      Also, and I noticed this on my 5th re-watch last night, but Sarge's helmet is constantly obscuring the top part of his view which, do to how army men helmets work, is exactly what would happen. Kinda makes it look like a half-letterbox though.

    • @vasha4799
      @vasha4799 Před 2 lety +2

      They are army men toys

  • @mAtT47739
    @mAtT47739 Před 9 lety +184

    This would make an incredibly neat game.

    • @vicente321
      @vicente321 Před 9 lety +19

      look up the army men games

    • @lictor6466
      @lictor6466 Před 9 lety +11

      vicente321 i honestly want a new army men game now like a larger open world thing this vid made me ask why hasn't any one done a new game?
      i wonder who owns the IP for it was its 3DO?

    • @steventan2754
      @steventan2754 Před 9 lety +2

      +Ammu Rembrandt an indie developer is making an army men 3 game it's just that the progress on that is at a snail's pace so we won't be seeing that anytime soon. Search Neotl Empire on CZcams for more.

    • @Alicaso
      @Alicaso Před 5 lety +2

      The mean greens plastic warfare is exactly this, unfortunately the game is quite dead

    • @ZombieZoey
      @ZombieZoey Před 5 lety +1

      I know this is much much later, but the game Rising Storm 2 has released a mode where you play as toy soldiers and you fight on oversized maps! You should check it out of you're still interested!

  • @Michael-lc8yl
    @Michael-lc8yl Před 4 lety +109

    This looks like a trailer for Rising Storm 2: Vietnam Toy Soldier Expansion.

  • @legendario13
    @legendario13 Před 9 lety +233

    Oh my, this was such a nostalgia trip.
    10/10 would play
    The Wilhelm Scream was awesome XD

    • @jurrasicminer
      @jurrasicminer Před 9 lety +2

      are you refering to the PS2 game of this? if so I agree it is a nostalgia trip

    • @legendario13
      @legendario13 Před 9 lety +6

      jurrasicminer It goes even further back! to the psOne, 3D, Land-Sea-Air, green rogue, lock and load, final front, etc.
      And my favourite Team Assault. Is just so so great.

    • @jurrasicminer
      @jurrasicminer Před 9 lety +1

      legendario13 oh yeah forgot about the PS1 version

    • @legendario13
      @legendario13 Před 9 lety +2

      jurrasicminer Yeah, I'm quite the "veteran" when it comes to games Hehe. Anyhow this video is great, bringing back memories to many :D

    • @Lajos_Kelemen
      @Lajos_Kelemen Před 8 lety +2

      legendario13 My favorite was RTS :)

  • @MultiHackle
    @MultiHackle Před 9 lety +244

    war, war never changes

    • @SmerchBM
      @SmerchBM Před 9 lety +10

      actually it does it changes all the time
      First there were men throwing rocks at each other then there were men throwing sharp rocks at each other then there were men throwing spears at each other..... now there are men launching nukes at each other then there will be men shooting lasers at each other.

    • @MultiHackle
      @MultiHackle Před 9 lety +35

      I'm assuming you didn't get the reference.

    • @FlippinDingDong
      @FlippinDingDong  Před 9 lety +60

      MultiHackle He definitely didn't get the reference.

    • @UberMenschNowFilms
      @UberMenschNowFilms Před 9 lety +10

      WAR HAS CHANGED

    • @FlippinDingDong
      @FlippinDingDong  Před 9 lety +22

      Apollo Diomedes ...DID IT?

  • @FlippinDingDong
    @FlippinDingDong  Před 9 lety +263

    Well, this is awkward.
    The video file I uploaded previously was the wrong one, and looked all washed out & nasty.
    That's what i get for labeling the two "Animation_Final_A" and "Final_Animation_A".
    This is the correct one.
    Sorry boutz that.
    ...
    What?
    ...
    I SAID I WAS SORRY GEEZ YOU WANT A CARD OR SOMETHING?

    • @IBT98
      @IBT98 Před 9 lety +12

      Yes I do, I am so mad that I can't be happy with the hard work you've done!

    • @GeckoNovice
      @GeckoNovice Před 9 lety +3

      Needs more Wilhelm screams, a good film needs at least one Wilhelm scream for every forty seconds of footage.

    • @harrygrant4122
      @harrygrant4122 Před 9 lety

      thank god...
      you've been gone so long i thought you had died or something!

    • @lisbjerg123
      @lisbjerg123 Před 9 lety

      that was awesome.

    • @nothitler4327
      @nothitler4327 Před 9 lety

      Make another!

  • @SerfinBird
    @SerfinBird Před 9 lety +61

    My god you have brought back so many chiledhood memories with making this bringing me back to the days of sarges heros and the other army men 3DO games this is truely a masterpiece

  • @drogs6253
    @drogs6253 Před 8 lety +30

    The tan's Aim is worse than the stormtroopers in ster wars

  • @foe4675
    @foe4675 Před 4 lety +6

    This is the thing why I love army men. They don't use buildings and stuff like that to cover themselves, they just use freaking normal appliance's items ( Toothpaste, Orange, TV Remote, My face etc ) as cover.

  • @Kafkodesu
    @Kafkodesu Před 9 lety +24

    I expected this to ba joke, but this is actually some pretty good animating.

  • @saucyseph3783
    @saucyseph3783 Před 8 lety +19

    This was basically my dream as a kid. I remember playing with army men for HOURS on end. The battles were long and gruesome. 'Twas fun

    • @aarontheperson6867
      @aarontheperson6867 Před 7 lety

      I remember melting them and sticking toothpicks through their bodies, also I remember painting blood.

    • @saucyseph3783
      @saucyseph3783 Před 7 lety

      durring the 4th id make a battle and use the firework tanks as... tanks. its a lot of fun getting fireworks and annihilating toy soldiers with them

    • @aarontheperson6867
      @aarontheperson6867 Před 7 lety

      FrostyLawler I also liked to set up battles. Weather it be inside, or outside, I had a blast.

  • @evanc2795
    @evanc2795 Před 4 lety +6

    So who else is old enough here that this causes flash backs to Sarge's Heroes on the N64?

  • @smurfaccount2497
    @smurfaccount2497 Před 3 lety +4

    What parents see: oh look! Tommy is playing with his toy soldiers!
    What the kid sees:

  • @andyjacobs7010
    @andyjacobs7010 Před 4 lety +13

    0:58
    I just realized the protagonist doesn't have feet.

  • @BigFreakingCacodemon
    @BigFreakingCacodemon Před 7 lety +18

    "Tangos at two o'clock!"
    I think you meant to say "TAN-gos" at two o'clock.

  • @TheVIDEONINGA
    @TheVIDEONINGA Před 9 lety +20

    That was......FUCKING AWSOME.
    I WANT MORE.

  • @shadowdemon1375
    @shadowdemon1375 Před 9 lety +28

    Next Call of Duty game: Coming to you April 2017.

    • @FlippinDingDong
      @FlippinDingDong  Před 9 lety +23

      Originally I was going to try to pass this off as a trailer for "Call of Duty: Army Men".
      But then I realized noone would fall for it, so that idea got canned.

  • @swiggityswanka
    @swiggityswanka Před 3 měsíci +1

    ah yes the the perspective of a child when it comes to toys is beautiful

  • @Diavidi
    @Diavidi Před 9 lety +12

    OMG I want play this as PC Game!

  • @scruffulon
    @scruffulon Před 9 lety +1

    Way to go, man. This is amazing. I really liked the sheen of the counter-top and the sizes of everything.

  • @Zippsterman
    @Zippsterman Před 2 lety +1

    Those beautiful sound effects are super nostalgic

  • @alexmcmurry
    @alexmcmurry Před 9 lety

    Make another please. This was amazing, You have talent and this series deserves awesome stuff like this.

  • @Snigglebiscuits
    @Snigglebiscuits Před 9 lety

    dude. your animation is becoming stupid good! cant wait to see more

  • @carlitoispissed7486
    @carlitoispissed7486 Před 4 lety

    I'm a somewhat big Star Wars fan (mainly the Clone Wars era) and when the helicopter landed and everyone ran out it reminded me of a LAAT gunship

  • @Custardes
    @Custardes Před 9 lety +1

    FlippingDingDong, you are flipping amazing :D

  • @CinderFox98
    @CinderFox98 Před 2 lety

    You sir have won my heart!
    Absolutely awesome video

  • @IronManx70
    @IronManx70 Před 9 lety

    Awesome video, felt nostalgic. I grew up making battle scenarios with army men and playing the Army Men games with friends like Sarge's Heroes 1-2, Army Men RTS and Sarge's War

  • @BRYZORD
    @BRYZORD Před 9 lety +2

    You must make more of these if you can! This is awesome! Hell if 3do was still around, they would hire you on the spot!

  • @shadowtornado7778
    @shadowtornado7778 Před 7 lety +1

    Very well done why doesn't this have 1 million views it this video deserves it

  • @CommanderDixion
    @CommanderDixion Před 2 lety +1

    I want a full length film, that was beautiful!

  • @Gamerguy826
    @Gamerguy826 Před 4 lety

    I would love to see another animation like this! That was awesome!

  • @IrishJohn101
    @IrishJohn101 Před 9 lety +1

    I love the reloads. Good job.

  • @SoulWarrior117
    @SoulWarrior117 Před 9 lety

    YAY your back I look forward to seeing more of your awesome work

  • @Tiberianluke
    @Tiberianluke Před 9 lety

    It was a great animation video, one of your best so far. I´m really looking forward to the next ones! XD

  • @Cowboycomando54
    @Cowboycomando54 Před 3 lety

    I love that the sound track is taken from UHF, that movie is a classic.

  • @ha4e52
    @ha4e52 Před rokem

    How did I not see this before? This is freakin' awesome!

  • @KenjisGamingDen
    @KenjisGamingDen Před 9 lety

    wow a new animation after so long it was amazing

  • @BarterBales
    @BarterBales Před 9 lety

    Surprisingly epic man, keep it up

  • @FogHorn1911
    @FogHorn1911 Před 3 lety

    dam, a lot of sounds that really brought me back

  • @kingkonglomerate
    @kingkonglomerate Před 8 lety

    Well, that was bloody amazing.

  • @CptPunisher
    @CptPunisher Před 9 lety

    WOW excellent work! Loved it

  • @MrDude308
    @MrDude308 Před 9 lety

    this was amazing , it reminded me of playing the game as a kid . i hope we get the chance to see more like this in the future

  • @patrickterral2832
    @patrickterral2832 Před 9 měsíci +1

    as a fan of the games this was fantasticly well made.

  • @lochmon4158
    @lochmon4158 Před 9 lety

    welcome back you truely are a under appreciated artist

  • @RiotShieldMan
    @RiotShieldMan Před rokem

    That was absolutely amazing

  • @keepingitclassy3185
    @keepingitclassy3185 Před 4 lety +1

    That intro managed to make me curse out loud

  • @bryn3646
    @bryn3646 Před 9 lety +2

    really amazing, nice video man

  • @cvbrocks5975
    @cvbrocks5975 Před 3 lety

    This is some high class animation

  • @hayro252
    @hayro252 Před 9 lety

    this brings back lotta memories....

  • @gabrielegenota1480
    @gabrielegenota1480 Před 2 lety

    Oh my god
    I remember watching this way back- I didn't know it was YOU that made this!

  • @captshak
    @captshak Před 4 lety

    Excellent use of the UHF soundtrack

  • @DonutDurgn
    @DonutDurgn Před 9 lety +8

    Every Vietnam war flash back ever.
    *Done right*

  • @redfriends_gaming
    @redfriends_gaming Před rokem +1

    I freakin remember these games… these were my favorite ps games

  • @blix1ms0ns
    @blix1ms0ns Před 9 lety

    Great to know that you're back

  • @MJOM77
    @MJOM77 Před 9 lety

    Dude Childhood, I thank you so much

  • @vassilizaitzev1
    @vassilizaitzev1 Před 9 lety

    Jesus that brought back memories. Army Men Sarge's Heroes 1 and 2!

  • @travisreed1730
    @travisreed1730 Před 3 lety

    OUTSTANDING work. My only complaint is, i wish it were LONGER.

  • @TranscendentalAirwaves

    Holy crap this is really good. They need to create another Army Men game honestly.

  • @bluephoenix3945
    @bluephoenix3945 Před 3 lety

    Oh my god just got flashbacks to playing Army Men 3D on my PS1, such good times

  • @foe4675
    @foe4675 Před 4 lety

    I love it how they made it in a house. Basically how most of them happen. These inspire me so much that I wanna do them :o

  • @Fatman4849
    @Fatman4849 Před 2 lety

    This game series use to ve my favorite growing up.

  • @megatank28
    @megatank28 Před 9 lety

    This would make the best Military Shooter ever.

  • @VaciliNikoMavich
    @VaciliNikoMavich Před 8 lety

    Wow, very amazing!

  • @lorenzovettraino3729
    @lorenzovettraino3729 Před 7 lety +1

    This video was awesome, you rock!!! Do you think you could do more of these?

  • @Krejii05
    @Krejii05 Před 4 lety

    This is the fps we needed for years

  • @Squidge
    @Squidge Před 9 lety

    that was awesome!

  • @aidanmcginnis9719
    @aidanmcginnis9719 Před 9 lety

    Best.Short.EVER.it reminds me of battlefield

  • @BrumEldar
    @BrumEldar Před rokem

    amazing work!!!

  • @Max-gz8qe
    @Max-gz8qe Před 7 lety

    This just gave me ptsd but it was totally worth it.

  • @bryanandrews9193
    @bryanandrews9193 Před 9 lety

    Nice job, Brian!

  • @Hawk-gu8kj
    @Hawk-gu8kj Před 3 lety

    Dude that was epic

  • @mountainolegos224
    @mountainolegos224 Před 9 lety

    This would make a BOSS videogame.

  • @Kai-ow9gi
    @Kai-ow9gi Před 9 lety +2

    This would be awesome

  • @SarcasticPossum
    @SarcasticPossum Před 5 lety +2

    Only one sentence sums this up for me: "Good to go!"

  • @genesisplus4325
    @genesisplus4325 Před 4 lety

    I quite enjoyed this.

  • @alanoxford6219
    @alanoxford6219 Před 3 lety

    this gave me PTSD memories of the prisoner camp from the Army Men N64 video game. I never could beat that damn level

  • @mikkel066h
    @mikkel066h Před 9 lety

    Wow that is so awesome ;D

  • @gavinlightfoot5521
    @gavinlightfoot5521 Před 4 lety

    I started watching this right as the toy story soldier part started, I'm not lying

  • @theduke7539
    @theduke7539 Před 4 lety

    I used to love the Army Men games from 3DO. The RTS was my favorite, but Sarge's War was a good one too

  • @AlejandroTodisco
    @AlejandroTodisco Před 7 lety +1

    GOOD WORK!!! :D

  • @GuardianStriker
    @GuardianStriker Před 9 lety

    I knew you got those "pain" sounds from Goldeneye!

  • @kieslingsfilms
    @kieslingsfilms Před 9 lety

    love this man more of this

  • @dylanvaughan90
    @dylanvaughan90 Před 9 lety

    Very good,Keep up your good work

  • @IHateYoutubeHandlesVeryMuch

    hahaha love the music and sound effects from UHF

  • @ShadowClaok43
    @ShadowClaok43 Před 9 lety

    I remember this was like a N64 game or something. Loved it.

  • @collinarter2470
    @collinarter2470 Před rokem +2

    the uhf music makes this

  • @ulrik5164
    @ulrik5164 Před 4 lety

    that would make an excellent film actually

  • @jimbo7478
    @jimbo7478 Před 9 lety

    ***** I've recently found your channel with "The ArmA Song", and I just wanna say that I love your animations! Great job on this one and I hope to see more from you in the future!

  • @Hsutheguard
    @Hsutheguard Před 9 lety

    boy, I really miss your work man

  • @stephenweddle5715
    @stephenweddle5715 Před 9 lety +1

    Just amazing. xD

  • @jamesonc76
    @jamesonc76 Před 3 lety

    wow this is awesome

  • @furri3907
    @furri3907 Před 5 lety

    Rising Storm 2 Green Army Men looks great.

  • @ginoplastilina
    @ginoplastilina Před 9 lety

    Woowwww amazing :D!!

  • @MrErethorn
    @MrErethorn Před 9 lety

    I remember a game on the ps1 like this still have it somewhere in my house

  • @johnsuri000xd
    @johnsuri000xd Před 9 lety

    that was really cool