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- Now On-Demand: How To Build An Animatronic Head - Part 1
Learn how to build an animatronic head with master creature effects mechanic Craig Caton-Largent (Jurassic Park, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Predator 2) In Part 1 of his 4-part webcourse series on DIY mechanical characters, Caton-Largent teaches you how to create an epoxy fiberglass underskull, the critical first step in building facial
- Mask latex or foam latex or foam - Stan Winston School of Character . . .
For skinning an animatronic your best bet would be foam latex You could make a solid (non-foamed) latex skin work, but if built up thick enough to resist tearing it would be quite stiff and not move as well as a foamed latex Hopefully they will release a tutorial here about mixing, casting, and baking foam latex
- Foam Latex — Stan Winston School of Character Arts Forums
Hi everybody, I'm working on an animatronic puppet Hi everybody, I'm working on an animatronic puppet Haven't molded it yet, still in the sculpting phase, but I'm just trying to plan ahead of time At the moment I don't have an oven for foam latex yet Are there any alternatives I could use? I thought about silicone but I was worried it would be too heavy for the mechanics
- Smile Frown Mechanism for Canid Wolf Anthro Heads
Hello, I have been working on an animatronic wolf head for some time now, but have hit a roadblock with the smiling frowning mechanism
- Ear Mechanism For a Fantasy Creature
Howdy, I am an avid maker and author I am in the process of trying to make a mechanized puppet out of an ethically sourced taxidermied soft-mount fox
- Restoring Animatronics? - Stan Winston School of Character Arts Forums
My 15 y o son has always been interested in animatronics, specifically the Rock-A-Fire Band and Chuck E Cheese He recently acquired one of these animatronics …
- 3-Axis Robotic Mechanisms: Animatronic Necks Torsos - Part 1
Learn how to design and build versatile 3-axis mechanisms for your animatronic and robotic characters with master creature effects mechanic Jim Kundig (Pacific Rim, Iron Man 3, Cowboys and Aliens) Using readily accessible tools and affordable off-the-shelf materials, Kundig will demonstrate his approach for mechanizing necks, torsos and more
- Speakers and audio. - Stan Winston School of Character Arts Forums
I'm starting to look into solutions for adding sound to my animatronic My first thought is to put a couple small full range speakers in the head Size wise, they are pretty thin, and could easily fit inside But, the down side is the sound would probably be muffled by the skull and silicone skin Another possibility would be an external speaker setup in whatever base the animatronic is
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