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Animatronic figures

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:40 pm
by Stephen Mason
Can anyone recommend a source for animatronic figures here in the UK?
Now that I have my new KT I think a couple of these figures would look good in the turret. :)

I had one in a previous tiger 1 many years ago and cannot remember where I bought it from but I remember it ran off of a 9v battery and took a while to program. I also remember it had a bad case of the "jitters" on more than one occasion but I think this was probably down to the frequency I was using at the time.

Thanks
Steve

Re: Animatronic figures

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:15 pm
by Adrian Harris
The most popular ones on tanks hereabouts come from Churchill Creations.

Sym from CC did a run through in the Craftsman's Market section:

http://www.armortek.co.uk/Forum3b/viewt ... 99&p=26962

Adrian.

Re: Animatronic figures

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 11:52 am
by Dennis Jones
Hi Stephen,

This is my setup in the Tiger, it uses 5 servos in the commander and one in the loader and is driven by a 6 channel Paulo controller, not the easiest thing in the world to program but a challenge none the less. The body of the commander is a mixture of Dragon and Churchill Creations the one thing to remember is the clothing has to be loose and able to be put on after completion, mine are cut down the back. Any further info let me know. Just click on the picture below for the video.

Dennis.

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Re: Animatronic figures

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 9:03 pm
by Stephen Mason
Thanks for the info Adrian and the video link Dennis.

I will contact Churchill creations and see what they have in stock. I already have a couple of figures that can be operated on. :lol:

Thanks
Steve

Re: Animatronic figures

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 7:55 am
by John Fitzsimons
Try washing uniforms with a little fabric softener.