Hi I am new to this forum, following it already some years, and finally purchased the series one kit. I am preparing the car for an animatronics based 1/6st figure (also my first try in the era of robotics). First adaptation to standard kit is moving steering wheel. It moves in parallel with the steering servo (unfortunately i cannot upload videos in the forum to show it working.
Also adapted gearstick movable fore-aft (will be moving by the animatronics arm of driver figure. Next challenge is to construct a moving accelerator paddle.
Re: Series 1 nr 45 built for animatronics
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2024 5:39 pm
by Charles A Stewart
Good evening Philip.
Lovely to have you on board, at last someone else prepared to share their build of the S1.
I like do your idea of coordinated steering system, certainly will add realism. Looking forward to more robotics.
Did some work on moving steering wheel and accelerator paddle. RC test motor and steering : Test RC sontrols
Re: Series 1 nr 45 built for animatronics
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:24 am
by mick whittingham
Ooh that's a bit too electronic tech for me Phil.
Good luck with the modifications.
Mine will just have to be ghost driven lol.
I'm planning on some extra detailing work and the like, I enjoy engineering as a hobby so it's a perfect fit between a model kit that takes out all the grunt work and being able to dabble with the details, kind of like Slartibartfarst enjoying "all the fiddly bits around the fjords."
Look forward to seeing you build develop alongside me.
Mick
Re: Series 1 nr 45 built for animatronics
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 2:32 pm
by Philip Capel
Worked on the driver a couple of days!
It Has 6 microservos for several fonctions
Short video with arm function.
Re: Series 1 nr 45 built for animatronics
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2024 10:13 pm
by Philip Capel
Coffee Break:
Re: Series 1 nr 45 built for animatronics
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2024 10:43 am
by Philip Capel
Series 1 gear shifter testing:
Re: Series 1 nr 45 built for animatronics
Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:25 pm
by Philip Capel
Accelarator test.
Re: Series 1 nr 45 built for animatronics
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2024 11:05 pm
by Philip Capel
Whole weekend fabricating some brackets for the very large speaker, tight fit !
Re: Series 1 nr 45 built for animatronics
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2024 4:15 pm
by Philip Capel
Did some work to store electronics, lot of adaptations to do to have the standard electronic gear mounted:
Re: Series 1 nr 45 built for animatronics
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2024 7:58 pm
by Tom Wittstock
Philip, where did you get your animatronics figures from.......They look great and appear very well made....
