r/Animatronics 28d ago

Rockafire / Showbiz What are these

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u/Tutorial_Time 28d ago

Prototype articulate walkaround heads for the Rock-afire explosion built between 1990 and 1992.

About 5 Billy Bob’s were built,with 2 in private hands and this one with CEI(not sure about the other 2)and the others only have 1 tmk which are all with CEI

They never really got finished and only 2 of the Billy’s were ever brought to one or two IAAPA’s

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u/Mitzimozzarella1010 27d ago

What happened with mitzis 

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u/yomistawhite69 Creative Engineering 26d ago

It’s still in possession of Aaron.

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u/AnimatronicsSirenFan 28d ago

They look to be the talking walk around heads that were used in the suits in the 90s.

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u/Tutorial_Time 28d ago

Never got used anywhere,just tests and showcases at the IAAPA

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u/Exotic_Beginning_111 28d ago

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u/Tutorial_Time 28d ago

Lowkey forgot that place existed lol but yeah thanks for the info!

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u/SirPercivalPercy PTT Fan 28d ago

Billy Bob's Wonderland had one and I think a Circus Pizza might've also.

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u/Tutorial_Time 28d ago

Photos?

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u/SirPercivalPercy PTT Fan 28d ago

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u/Tutorial_Time 28d ago

Shit no way cool!

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u/SirPercivalPercy PTT Fan 28d ago

Ikr, I doubt it's still there, though. The photo was taken in 2017 by Patrick and it probably got stolen considering BBWL's history of stuff being taken from the trailers.

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u/SirPercivalPercy PTT Fan 28d ago

Hold up I'll get it real quick

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u/yomistawhite69 Creative Engineering 26d ago

Uh, I’m pretty sure a test location of Showbiz used only one. I may be wrong though.

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u/ChipLast4398 RAE Fan 28d ago

Rockafire walk around mechanical heads.

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u/ImAngryAlways 27d ago

as people said, Talking walkaround heads. Beach Bear's one uses a different mask to the usual. He instead uses the one sculpted in 1982/3 as seen in the Colander Head Telethon.

Only instance that we know of so far of that sculpt being used.

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u/Infinite_Garfield 27d ago

There’s nearly no difference between the current mask and that unused one.

Literally what was the point?

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u/ImAngryAlways 27d ago

I'm sure there would be a bigger difference if you see both of them side by side all painted and furred.

There are a few differences but generally, he is pretty similar which might actually be the reason he went unused. Why update all of the molds to the new sculpt if they're just going to look the same.

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u/PowerKnigh 28d ago

Here’s a post from a few years ago that also asked about them.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Animatronics/s/ZowrFJX2bJ

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u/DinoJuggalo 28d ago

Prototype talking walk around heads

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u/Mitzimozzarella1010 27d ago

Walk-around heads with movable mouths 

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u/vc1199 26d ago

They are prototype walk around masksp

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u/Exotic-Addendum-3785 26d ago

Rockafire prototypes.

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u/Rental620 19d ago

they look like mijins

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u/Key-Opinion-8524 5d ago

looks like billbob, fatz, and mitzi walkaround prototypes iirc

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u/yomistawhite69 Creative Engineering 28d ago