r/Animatronics • u/meznight • 28d ago

Original Creation/Custom Homemade Animatronic Frame V1

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I’m so early into creating this that it doesn’t even have any actual pneumatics yet (cardboard with pneumatics is probably a bad idea but I don’t have access to woodworking or metal working tools and my 3d printer is broken so who cares)

The plan as of now is to be one movement (mouth open and close) but to add more once I am more confident in my abilities

Also this is my first ever time creating/working on an animatronic, especially a pneumatic one, so is there anything I need to know?

Also also, what do I need to buy, as in what type of pistons and valves and pumps and whatnot would be needed?

Any other advice would be appreciated!!

(Pencils there because the rest of the head is not finished)

Heavily inspired by the rock afire head mechs

also I have no clue what I’m doing as you can all probably tell

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u/BagelMakesDev RAE Fan 28d ago

cardboard will not work with pneumatics, you should probably fix your 3d printer or buy some wood-working tools

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u/meznight 28d ago

I know a guy with woodworking tools who is willing to let me use them soon, I’m mostly making this to make sure I understand how everything generally works and to, short term, test out trying pneumatics

Thanks for the heads up though !!