Visit the huge animatronics website at ...
http://www ChristopherHillman .com
Created for anybody wanting to create Animatronics, Animated displays, Special Effects, Scenery, Costumes, Prostherics, Sculpture, Trade Show Exhibits etc. etc. etc. (emphasis on etc.)
Longer Explanation..
It..s not hard to find out how to build something mechanical
It..s not hard to find out how to sculpt something
It..s not hard to find out how to program a computer
but it IS kinda hard to find out how to sculpt something mechanical that..s controlled by a programmed computer.
(there..that..s why I created the website)
Over 4000 links categorized under headings such as Animatronics, Radio Control, Puppetry, Electronics suppliers, Prosthetic Companies, Eyeball suppliers, Wig suppliers, Taxidermy, Robotics, Show COntrol Systems, Newsgroup Listings, etc. etc. etc. etc.
10ft sculpted iguana ..motorized jaw
Spacesuit just for fun ..wood, plastic, metal, vacuform, glass, rubber
first of two r2d2..s ..the second one is made from water-heater metal and radio-controlled ..got it on 4 philadelphia news-stations the last starwars opening night.
One of 50 Animated Figures rebuilt from the Enchanted Colonial VIllage in Philadelphia.
various displays etc. constructed around 1997 - 2001
(including the jukebox (signed by Wolfman-Jack) , a scratchbuilt piano keyboard (motorized keys), the building in the upper-left , and all the airbrushed figures in the backround (including the King-Tut head