Meet the Workers of Marble Track 3
Reversible Guy
After moving Reversible Guy around, I noticed that he looks just about the same whether facing forwards or backwards. He can reverse his direction of travel in an instant and likes to do this when collecting things from off the set.
He can walk through tracks as needed.
G Choppy
G Choppy is one of the characters who has a very specific job. His job is to cut wood and that's what he does. I usually try to make the cuts happen by him raising his sword for three frames which equals one quarter of one second in movie Playback times before he makes the cut. Sometimes he just curves pieces, and I don't have a clear timing on how long that takes, because it depends on the curve each time. But cuts are essentially binary. A piece is either cut or not cut, so it takes 1⁄4 of a second before the cut to prepare to cut. G Choppy, then known as “the green cutter”, was in the first attempt at marble track 3 movie from 2012 so. As of this writing (Nov 2018) G Choppy has just cut the fourth chopstick which will support the Outer Spiral. It is quite close to the beginning of the outer spiral, listing at an angle near the Lowest Largest U-turn.
Doctor Sugar
Doctor Sugar is the project manager; he knows everything that's going on from a technical perspective
Candy Mama
Candy Mama is the feminine powerhouse behind lots of the action; she knows what's going on and what each worker is up to.
Candy Mama is one of the first characters on the set, and somewhat of a manager character. She is pretty much no nonsense, but does have some compassion for her kids and other workers. She was temporarily off the set after having a dizzy spell from being spun around too quickly, but got back to work in early 2019. Her two sons work on the set.
Mr McGlue
Mr McGlue's job is to glue wooden parts together.
He has a single long green arm used to deliver glue, applying it precisely where needed—each application takes one second.
He can't fly but he can walk through tracks and is ghostable, meaning he can pass through wooden sticks when necessary.
Mr McGlue stands upright on two feet, though the one on his gluing-arm side is quite small. As track construction progressed, he couldn't walk around very easily, so I made another Mr McGlue with smaller feet on September 29, 2018.
Autosticks
Autosticks are magically animated toothpicks who slide their way onto the set where they need to go.
Backpack Jack
Backpack Jack has a backpack he sometimes uses to carry things, but he cannot reach into it to take them out.
Pinky
Pinky is a character who was present in the first attempt at making Marble Track 3 in 2011. At that time was a little bit silly, but this time she's more grown up.
Mr Greene
Mr Greene basically knows everything Dr Sugar knows. He's a diligent hard worker.
5 July 2025: removing 19Poss debris from the Snake Plate U-turn
Squarehead
The movie starts with Squarehead walking backwards, leading Rabby forward with the stage. Squarehead is usually clumsy, but he does not give up.
Squarehead often gets confused, often seen moving slowly, clumsily, and not knowing what's going on
Super Spoony
Super Spoony head is a relatively new character whose job is to bring marbles to the stage. His head is made from a spoon so it holds marbles well. I created him because the large marbles are so heavy
Ms McGlue
Ms McGlue came to help Mr McGlue who had gotten behind on his schedule. She is never seen on the set with Candy Mama.
Little Brother
Little Brother, focused on his own world, usually plays around on the track by spinning or gymnastically flipping around.
Rabby
Rabby had a cameo appearance to bring the lower base into place. He knocked the camera off its stand when he walked off set.
Garinoppi
Garinoppi is a skeleton who had a cameo appearance flying the stage rotation bearing into place.
François
François had a cameo appearance to bring the upper base into place. He deftly kicked it to be exactly centered so it could rotate properly.
Y Slider
Y Slider is no longer with us, but he helped keep the Bearing centered, and helped Mr McGlue drill pilot holes for the Bearing.