Disney - Tiki Bird animatronic

[jweiss]

Getting there.

 

[jweiss]

 

[Jintosh]

FULLY animatronic. That is SUPER cool.

 

[Gladney]

Finished bird talking

He is awesome !! What a great job !!

 

[jweiss]

Getting further....

 

[jweiss]

All ready for programming

 

[Disneylanderr]

I was asked to create something for the first East coast Disney convention in 2019. I decided on Jose from the Enchanted Tiki Room. This has already been completed but I was asked again to create something else for the next one. The 2020 show has been cancelled till next year which gives me another year to create something good to show.

I started by having a 3D head created and then printed. It didn't turn out so good so I ended up sculpting most of it. The body is made of fiberglass.

Would you be willing to seek the head model for the tiki bird?

 

[Disneylanderr]

I was asked to create something for the first East coast Disney convention in 2019. I decided on Jose from the Enchanted Tiki Room. This has already been completed but I was asked again to create something else for the next one. The 2020 show has been cancelled till next year which gives me another year to create something good to show.

I started by having a 3D head created and then printed. It didn't turn out so good so I ended up sculpting most of it. The body is made of fiberglass.

Would you be willing to sell the head model for tiki bird

 

[danesparza]

I'm really curious to know what you were using for mechanics in such a small space. I've worked with servos, but nothing that compact before. That looks beautiful!

 

[jweiss]

I'm really curious to know what you were using for mechanics in such a small space. I've worked with servos, but nothing that compact before. That looks beautiful!

The mouth uses a micro servo and the 3 axis neck uses 2 micro servos to make the head go up and down or tilt left and right. The neck also has a full size servo to turn the head left or right and another full size servo to lift the whole body up/down. Then a little one for the stump. it took a while to shoehorn them all in. There is also one down in the base to rotate the whole body. I hope that answers your question.

 

[Lt Washburn]

The video doesn't work anymore. Can you repost it? It looks very cool.

 

[jweiss]

Toucan barker bird

 

[jweiss]

The video doesn't work anymore. Can you repost it? It looks very cool.

It should be fixed now.

 

[jweiss]

Finished bird

 

[division 6]

Super cool.

 

[Rylo]

Love it!!! Well done!

-Rylo

 

[Funky]

This thread is amazing!

 

[goldcylon]

Awesome thread keep up the great work ! GC

 

[Nomking]

I was asked to create something for the first East coast Disney convention in 2019. I decided on Jose from the Enchanted Tiki Room. This has already been completed but I was asked again to create something else for the next one. The 2020 show has been cancelled till next year which gives me another year to create something good to show.

I started by having a 3D head created and then printed. It didn't turn out so good so I ended up sculpting most of it. The body is made of fiberglass.

If you don't mind my asking, what did you sculpt the head out of? I've been trying to use air dry clay but it just cracks, any suggestions?

 

[Nomking]

I was asked to create something for the first East coast Disney convention in 2019. I decided on Jose from the Enchanted Tiki Room. This has already been completed but I was asked again to create something else for the next one. The 2020 show has been cancelled till next year which gives me another year to create something good to show.

I started by having a 3D head created and then printed. It didn't turn out so good so I ended up sculpting most of it. The body is made of fiberglass.

If you don't mind my asking, what did you sculpt the head out of? I've been trying to use air dry clay but it just cracks, any suggestions?