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So this prop originally started as a static build of a skeleton sitting in a cell chained to the wall. My original plan was to animate his head turning back and forth but then I decided to go big. He will start sitting, stand up and then sit back down. I have a FP parking wiper motor that will do the job for me once I get it wired up.
The motor box is repurposed from my mad scientist lab from about 7-8 years ago. It was sitting at the back of my pile of unused mechanical devices. Having that to start with helped get this done quickly. The lifting piston is an old PVC pneumatic piston built many years ago before I knew how dangerous they were. This was another piece of kit repurposed as it's been hanging on the wall of the workshop around 12 years. I cut the side open and attached the lifting arm to the piston. I had to add a spring to help lift the skeleton as there wasn't enough torque and the motor would stall. On the down movement the skeleton weight easily stretches the spring out.
Right now it's all bare in need of accessories but that will come soon. It's a front and back view for anyone interested in doing something similar.
The motor box is repurposed from my mad scientist lab from about 7-8 years ago. It was sitting at the back of my pile of unused mechanical devices. Having that to start with helped get this done quickly. The lifting piston is an old PVC pneumatic piston built many years ago before I knew how dangerous they were. This was another piece of kit repurposed as it's been hanging on the wall of the workshop around 12 years. I cut the side open and attached the lifting arm to the piston. I had to add a spring to help lift the skeleton as there wasn't enough torque and the motor would stall. On the down movement the skeleton weight easily stretches the spring out.
Right now it's all bare in need of accessories but that will come soon. It's a front and back view for anyone interested in doing something similar.