What parts do you need? If you can't find them commercially, maybe some out-of-the-box thinking/crowdsourcing would help.

 

Do you think that you would be able to locate the control box for a Bobby Springs? Animatronics from spirit halloween?

 

Pretty much you can't. These are not user-serviceable products. It's cheap crap made in China. Some people have made certain easily replaceable parts available like plastic gears, but if anything serious goes wrong, it's just trash. Throw it away. You wasted your money.

 

You wasted your money

That loud screeching noise you just heard was my soapbox being dragged out from under the bed where it's been gathering dust.

I disagree. The parts may be cheap, true, but the truly hard work of creating the prop - gathering materials, casting the latex bits, building the foundational elements - is already done. When I first bought my 3d printer, I thought I'd gotten a great product. In the three years since, I've upgraded the motor drivers, the main board, and the heating components, and now I have a truly great machine with twice the print volume and half the price of a comparable, new machine. Point is: the foundation was there.

That's why I asked what replacement parts are needed. I can print a serviceable gear in under an hour. Give me a couple more hours, I can mold and cast a dozen of those gears in solid resin.

I love the idea that this forum could be used for things like this: "Hey, I need a thing!" with a reply, "Hey, I have (or can get, or make) that thing."

soapbox screeches back under the bed

 

I'm pretty certain Spirit never offered replacement parts for their props. Since they're fairly inexpensive people just throw them away, or just try to rig them back together. What part are you needing?

 

I am looking for the gears in the black heart skull head or maybe a new head

 

You can try these guys

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@ BillTheTaylor- it wouldn't happen to be a Creality Ender would it? I have the Ender 3, it's not the best but it does what I need it to do.

 

@FogMaster It would not. It's an FLSun 3D Cube. (It's now called the F5.) They're hard to find anymore and they're not officially offered, but they're built with off the shelf parts so building another would be easy - which is exactly what I plan to do if I ever want a second one. It's a sub-$300 printer with a lot of punch. (Though you have to enjoy tinkering.)

 

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You guys that are printing parts for these throw away cheap props should just build your own stuff..... why waste hundreds of dollars on a crap plastic face and a costume? ...
If you have so much creative ability just make everything and you will have something decent and original in the finished product.....

You do you. I find modifying props to be as rewarding as building from scratch. A $30 pose-n-play skeleton is a great base for some cool props. I don't feel the need to BUILD a skeleton, anymore than I feel the need to forge my own nails or fell my own trees for lumber.

Fav prop this year in my lawn are a pair of skellies carrying a coffin (from Walmart) wearing distressed clothing (purchased) and there is a corpsed skeleton in the coffin who sits up & then lays back down (I corpsed the skeleton & built the mechanism). Simple prop, but I bought most of the components (even the Arduino board who controls the timing). Very little was "made" vs modified.

People can have creative ability but also prefer to riff off an existing item.

 

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Hey you kids, get off my lawn!!!

 

Can't we all just get along? This forum strikes me as a relatively easy place to celebrate our differences.

 

Cephus and Kristy, I hope that your thinking isn't this rigid and inflexible in other areas of your lives.

 

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Wow! Thanks for reinforcing my suspicion! Why don't you do yourself and everybody else a favor and quit this website, as you have "threatened" to?

Does being a know-it-all curmudgeon bring you joy? I bet it doesn't.

 

At the end of the day everyone just needs to do what they do. I'm not an expert in animatranotics but I try to learn more and more every day. My stuff starts from parts and pieces, build your stuff and be happy with it and that is all that matters. I continue to work towards having a better display but there is no reason to put someone down over how they go about doing it. That's called bullying. I'm new here but no one needs put down for the path they choose when its the path that works for them with their display.

At the end of the day, no one is forcing you to like what they do, I don't like a lot of what I see but that has no bearance in my support for them to continue and work on their displays as they are able. It's a holiday that dies if only the "experts" are allowed to do what they do. I'm sure no one wants that, if anything we all want more people to simply "do something".

I'm not a fan of store purchased decorations, yet I use them frequently. It's what I can do. I'm not wealthy, I can't afford to go out and just spend all this time on designing and printing everything from scratch. Time is money as people often forget this simple fact. Sometimes it's cheaper to upscale something you have than it is to build from scratch. Is it perfect? Maybe or maybe not... What exactly is the point in this conversation and who cares? To each their own and let them do their displays as they wish.

It's often easier and less costly to fix / adjust an existing product than it is to design it (and build it) from the ground up.

It is Halloween guys... Relax, have a beer and enjoy doing what you do without feeling the need to bicker on a forum..

Love everything all you guys and gals do for the holiday,
-K

 

Have you contacted Spirit's Dr. Zombie team? When my Untimely Death prop motor stopped working two years ago, I got in touch with them, hoping to find a replacement motor. They said they didn't have the motor anymore (she was no longer in production), but they could fix it- at no charge! I paid to ship my prop to them, but they covered the return shipping. In less than two weeks, my Untimely Death was returned to me in perfect working condition. I doubt that they could fix it as quickly during the Halloween season, but you might want to give them a shout to see if they can help. I was very impressed with their service.

Dr. Zombie - Spirithalloween.com

Dr. Zombie

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Have you contacted Spirit's Dr. Zombie team?

Hold up, hooooold up! There's a Dr. Zombie team??? Oh MAN I want that on my business card...

 

As as been pointed out so nicely above, this site is supposed to be inclusive: all levels of Halloween fans with a wide range of skills or talents, mechanical genius or shopping guru - all are welcome here.

What is NOT welcome is being nasty to the other members you don't agree with. We have rules, and if you don't feel you can be on this site without breaking them, no one is forcing you to stay.

Removing a few of the posts that are name calling/rude.

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Me personally, I have many store bought props and I have some built from scratch props. I don't care if someone decorates with all one or the other. I don't know why that's such a problem to be nice to others and helpful when possible, complain about stuff without being insulting or attacking others, or just ignoring things you don't care about? Why do we have to pick a side?

I think it's kind of exciting that the 3d printing has opened up a whole new world of repairing the stuff that breaks and for those that collect and enjoy store bought things they now can figure out how to keep their collection working.

 

I find 3D printing fascinating. It's such a game changer from making prop parts to making new body parts for people & animals. I would love to get one but right now there's too many other irons in the fire & even though they're more affordable I'm just not ready to put my brains & money there right now.

 

I'm in the same boat with 3D printing. Plus the added detraction of dear friends and family who have said, "I wish YOU did that, I have so many ideas for things I need". If I get one it will be in secret, LOL.

 

 

Same here my first time buying spirit animatronic "night Crawler" tried to put him together yesterday just to find out letter "C" "elbow joints is missing!! Im so annoyed and frustrated due to halloween around the corner! I've called they gave me and customer service email... which they haven't replied to yet!! I'll never buy from spirit halloween again!! I spent $200+ for this animatronic and now it's sold out everywhere.. I can't exchange!! I just need the 2 elbow joints..

 

Hi. Does your control box work for the Harvester? Mine died this year and I am looking for a replacement for the controller box. Would you be willing to sell the control box?

 

It would be great if people here can help out with part repairs of favorite props. Not everyone even has tools to repair things let alone build props. Even with prop repairs unless your retired and enjoy the tinkering or time on your hands, I’m guessing parts/repairs is not something that “pays” except for knowing you’re helping someone and able to use your talent.

All that said I bought a prop this year, the top hat and cape skeleton gentleman with the interactive haunted dog and having fun defrocking him and redressing him to be a security guard with his canine growling/barking guard dog. Whatever rocks your boat as they use to say. I will say it gets tiring to keep reading posts from prop building skilled people who year after year post about the commercial “crap” that most homeowners buy instead of making themselves. We all know it doesn’t hold up long term generally and isn’t made to be used outdoors but it serves the purpose for the vast majority and the technology in props these days is something people only hoped to see years ago. Although volume control and ability to select or record an audio track to play (or not play) still are on my list of “now wouldn’t that be great!”

 

I have the same problem on nightmare harvester, except my problem is the power pack was destroyed, I literally can’t find a single pack that is the same type/amp/voltage. Bought several”universal” ones off Amazon and none of them work! If anyone could help I would be super great

 

I'm needing a replacement arm for the Michael Myers 2 anmatronic can anyone tell me where I can find these parts

 

I have a 7ft tall possessed pumpkin from spirit. The sound no longer works. External speakers don't work when plugged in and replacing main speaker does nothing can anyone tell me where to get parts?

 

I'm having the exact same problem with my Posessed Pumpkin too. I have yet to find any replacement parts.

 

Hi, had you gotten any help? I too have the Nightmare Harvester and when I put him together this year, he won't move or light up. It just makes a ticking noise. I tried Spirit Halloween as well with no help. But as I was going through my Halloween stuff, I'm thinking that the control box in the Towering Clown from 2017 -2018 may work in the Nightmare Harvester, any thoughts on this or what might not be working in my Nightmare Harvester?

 

Good people Look at how many polish people are in the united states Could you Guys make a life size animatronic Santa He can sing and talk in polish? Because Our family is polish Or Can make a life size animatronic Santa Claus That can sing and talk in the polish and english