JF1993 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 (edited) I've been reading a lot of servo topics lately as I'm considering adding a couple of new props to my display. A few ideas I had were possibly doing a skeleton jazz band. After a bit of thinking I thought that this might be hard to pull off in one year so I thought up a few alternatives in case I do actually decide to build a few animatronic props. Another idea I had was to build a few characters from "The Nightmare Before Christmas." I was thinking that would be a fun show to build, but as for right now I'm still brainstorming and gathering as much research on servos that I can. I do have one question though. If I was to construct a Nightmare Before Christmas show would there be a way to make the mayor with a motorized rotating head like in the movie? Another quick question that doesn't exactly pertain to servos that I had was what to make the props out of. I guess it would have to be something weather proof, durable, and light weight to put less strain on the motors. I'm just not sure what exactly to use. Oh and I guess I have one last question. What kind of servos are recommended for props and such. I know they make plastic and metal geared ones, but are there different speeds and torques? Edited February 4, 2013 by JF1993 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeZ Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I've built quite a few animatronics, which I've added to my display over the past few years http://www.lightsondisplay.com/2012.html. They're relatively waterproof, but I will cover them up in a downpour to prevent the fabrics from becoming saturated. The internal servos have plastic sheeting over them to protect them from the rain. Here's a link to a presentation as well as a handout I made for the Christmas Expo a few years ago http://www.lightsondisplay.com/expo.html, which explains quite a bit, and has a list of the parts I used. You can check out my Facebook display page for some build photos https://www.facebook.com/LightsonDisplay. I use Hi-Tec hobby servos for all my animatronics and I purchased most of them from http://www.servocity.com. If you need a head to fully turn around, you can buy a continuos rotation servo. I never used one, but I would think they would program like any other servo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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