Thread: Help With Prop Animation

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i made this half bodied zombie last night out of a old mannequin i think he looks pretty cool anyways i was trying to think of a way to maybe make his arm stubs or something move i thought about windshield wiper motors but idk thanks (see Picture)

anyone wanna help?

Looking good. Not sure about the stumps but you might be able to mount him to one of those massagers and have him move at the waist.

yeah or if i could find a way to move him left and right at the waist or maybe cut his head off and then rig it to move or something just as long as its cheap i have thousands of $ worth of halloween props from last year but i like to make my own i bought all mine last year i am gunna try to sell those and make my own this one was my first attempt

Here is the linkage from a prop I have been working on, it is a vampire that raises his arms.

YouTube - Arm Motor

It uses a heating/ac blend motor from a car:

https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.a...tname=electric

These motors are surprisingly strong for their size!

You could modify the linkage to make the arms move sideways or keep the up/down movement.

i like how cheap the motor is now how do you run that for power off a car battery or use 112 house power and does it start turning whith a swith or when it gets power on it and what did ya think of my 1st prop ?

anyone know where i can get that motor with cheaper shipping?

That motor is at most surplus type sites:

5 RPM GEAR MOTOR, 12VDC | AllElectronics.com

American Science & Surplus : Motors, Blowers and Pumps

and others.

The motor is out of a car, so it requires 12 volts direct current. I used a 12VDC 500ma wall wart to power it and it worked just fine.

I use those same motors in lots of props. They aren't rated for continuous duty but I haven't had one fail yet.

I have a switch on my prop that turns the motor off after 1 revolution, then a motion sensor, picaxe and a relay cause the limit switch to be bypassed. That way the motor is not running continuously.