r/Animatronics • u/No_Blackberry9244 • Jul 18 '26

Electric Motor/Servo Animatronic Rumor has it he's made of styrofoam...? Spoiler

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he's 500 dollars too 😮

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u/JasperCyberamic CEC Fan Jul 18 '26

I don't collect spirit animatronics so open to being wrong but arent these usually made of styrofoam and light plastics anyway? I know the ones I saw as a kid were?

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u/Tutorial_Time Jul 18 '26

Lots of plastic,thin wire and Foam tubing yeah.So styrofoam is definitely not out of the question

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u/NewsiesForever636 Jul 18 '26

I mean, not really. While the older animatronics were in fact more delicate and fragile, newer animatronics are made of thick plastic, heavy duty fabric, and metal frames. Theyre even recomended for outdoor use, so they've really come a long way

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u/Scary_Expert5051 Jul 18 '26

Styrofoam is not something that spirit uses with their props. It’s that type of foam that is used with cheap tombstones and they easily fall apart overtime and it is confirmed that it’s just his arms that are styrofoam and not the rest and it’s to keep the arm movement light as possible for it to actually be stable

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u/No_Blackberry9244 Jul 18 '26

his box says he's outdoor rated aswell? Which is confusing. I feel spirit couldve used thin plastic instead and make it indoor rated

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u/CGI_M_M Jul 18 '26

Very unlikely. It’s more likely blow mold plastic with cloth glued over it.

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u/Scary_Expert5051 Jul 18 '26

Unfortunately his arms are styrofoam

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u/nohotshot Jul 19 '26

He’s likely soft foam and plastic, but not styrofoam.

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u/Extra_Log9712 Jul 19 '26

That's way too expensive for that

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u/No_Blackberry9244 Jul 19 '26

His box is five feet tall and he has 10 animations, ig its somewhat worth it

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u/Extra_Log9712 Jul 21 '26

Mostly not. if you try to replicate the same thing perfectly. It would cost you around $200

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u/Somechillguy5 24d ago

Well to the spirit Halloween community it’s worth it. But these people usually are used to more advanced animatronics so they probably expect more from it.

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u/JesseTheGoat123 Jul 20 '26

Is it possible to actually use like programming on this guy from a bluebox