paulanator Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Looking good. Yes, your servo dog will make that penguin rock! Plus it will be nice having the sotware doing the movement, and not trying to do it manually each time.Your prototype is looking great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas_time_karl_UK Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 Penguin done... so started working on santa claus, Ive chopped his head off to get better access and have added a mouth moving mechanism Ive built and tested under manual control: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Don Gillespie Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 looks really neat wouldn't work for me in Canada as the snow would bury the little fellas but it does look sharp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas_time_karl_UK Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 Works if you build an actual stage ;-) you'll see ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Benedict Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Animatronics are looking good. Suggestion: if you can light up the musical instrument (guitar, drums, etc) with some lights or wireframe and have that in sync with the music, it would add a little more pizzaz. It can be done in LOR with the VU Wizard.Also, some R/C shops have test devices you can plug your servo into to check for range of motion and speed. I bought one for the pan movement and one for the tilt movement. If your creatures are going to be outside, pick a servo that's made for R/C boats. They have waterproof seals. Also get metal gears if it's an option. I made some happy faces that bob left and right, but on a zero setting they're centered. In LOR, that's 50% dim. I had to get a stronger Futaba analog servo because of the weight tho.Check out www.servocity.com for new stuff like linear actuators and pan/tilt stuff. I would highly recommend the LOR Servodog for the future and keep up the good work.Oh, on one show, I had an air cannon that was fired using an electric solenoid. It had it's own PVC tank that was connected to an air compressor in the back yard (to keep it recharged) and a PVC nozzle up at a 45 degree angle. Was going to put a drip irrigation nozzle in for a neat water blast, but ran outa time (you know how that goes).Since then, I have a CO2 cannon that's fired from a LOR channel and produces the same effect as a fire extinguisher pointed upwards. Went down to the welding store and got a bottom-siphon tank. Great effect, since no one's expecting it. Just gotta keep the valve warm to prevent freezing up. Let the shows begin . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Mitchell Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Keep the progress reports coming Karl. I'm loving this project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas_time_karl_UK Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 Update of the Santa- mouth moves and head moves back and forth. Built a "skelton" and box (which will become covered to be a present) now working on the other arm to make it strum for guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas_time_karl_UK Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 time for a major update....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas_time_karl_UK Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 here you go a video blog by myself letting you all know whats going on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas_time_karl_UK Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 penguin mouth controlled via the DIO32 card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas_time_karl_UK Posted October 16, 2011 Author Share Posted October 16, 2011 A test of 2 characters with more motion added!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeH Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Christmas_time_karl_UK wrote: A test of 2 characters with more motion added!!Looks like your getting better at this animation thing. All your hard work is paying off. Great job! Was waiting on the cat to pounce on the penquin....lolMikeH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulanator Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Karl,that is looking awesome!Man that cat looks so real... lmao....seriously, you have come a long way on this project, and it looks really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas_time_karl_UK Posted November 6, 2011 Author Share Posted November 6, 2011 Update coming soon!!Penguin finished!Santa Claus finished!Reindeer nearly finished!Polar bear to start.Stage in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ Hvasta Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Karl, did you say you're using the DIO32 board? How many servos can you run off it? Any daughterboard req'd? I'm using a Lynxmotion SSC-32 controller board and Visual Show Animation software for my skull servos but I want to ditch them and move to everything under LORs control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas_time_karl_UK Posted November 7, 2011 Author Share Posted November 7, 2011 Hi TJ.I am using a DIO32. You can run 32 servos however there are only physical pins for 16 on the board. If you wanted a full 32 youd have to add some extra wires for the missing 3rd servo pins. I am not using a daughter board.Good luck! Already thinking about your Halloween display..!!!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ Hvasta Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Thanks for the info on the board! I think I'll have to just buy one and try it out.. I really like the Lynxmotion board, for the 32 channels and ease of use but I can sync the skulls to the music and lights better with a LOR board.. next year is Corpse Bride theme.. planning on 8-10 skeleton/charactors in the yard.. 6 have to be full 3-axis.. already built, just need a DIO board and I guess the mods to run ar least 28 servos.. I love your props!! Very cool! Good job!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas_time_karl_UK Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 Stage under way!PVC Pipe frame with 1cm ply board for walls, Plastic perspex front to come... Attached files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas_time_karl_UK Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 Forgot to get pictures as the build progressed but here is a photo of the stage during testing with puppets just placed inside for effect. Still some lights and extra features to be added ;-) Attached files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas_time_karl_UK Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 A close up of the stage, still missing the polar bear and there is more snow/effects to be added and a few lights to be added Attached files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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