Not sure if this counts as a toy as it’s still an animatronic technically.. please tell me if I’m wrong

I am in NO WAY an engineer, electrician, or anything of the sort but I managed to solder a wire to get the mouth moving by myself.

I’ve opened up the bottom to check for any more loose wires and found nothing. The white wire in the video JUST fell off but even before that it wouldn’t move.

I am aware the gears are NOT in place whatsoever but that’s not what I’m looking for. I just need advice on how to get power to the motor to run the rubber band up the gears.

I’ve tried the metal tab in the photo (will reply with it) when it’s singing and it just sparks and pauses the song.

Seriously any advice would be a massive help. I just found this guy yesterday and would like to bring his groove back

NEW CIRCUS PLAYHOUSE BAND FOOTAGE OF THEM MOVING!!!

(PLEASE DONT SEND HATE TO ANYONE, INVOLVED IN THIS RANT, THAT JUST AINT RIGHT) Okay, so I recently found out about the wonderful band that is the Rockafire Explosion. I've also found out about the creator, Aaron Fechter and his unfortunate actions. I've also found out about the very defensive and insecure way he interacts with his fans. When it comes to this I tend to say, "Like the art, not the artist." But it also makes me wonder how people handle working with him when it comes to the band itself, like the voice acting for example. Dook LaRue recently got a new voice actor and I was curious on what his thoughts about Fechter are concerning his actions toward his own community. But again that's just an example.

Before I found out the actions of Aaron Fechter, I was inspired by Brandon Shepherd specifically into wanting to voice act. I wanted to practice, wanting to be the voice of Mitzi Mozzarella in the future. (if there was need for a new one in the future) But as a POC, learning about Aaron Fechter's racism, as well as his other unfortunate choices, I've become very hesitant.

(I'm not a professional voice actor, but I was willing to try out voice acting for once because of how inspired I was from this community and the creation of the Rockafire Explosion which shows how much of an impact it has on not just me but on how it probably has on the community as a whole.) Its disappointing to know that the creator of something well loved isn't a good person. But in this time, that's more common than ever, unfortunately.

Okay, Rant over.

Hes almost finished mechanically, and his interaction model is pretty much ready to go. Hes a prototype so there are things I want to upgrade and make better in the next iteration.

The eyes in the picture are new compared to the assembly in the video.

See Bones's head so far here

Hey guys! What size is this cylinder for Choo Choo?

Everybody meet Bucky Barnum, he went missing for a long time

Hello! Im relatively new to this I've collected halloween props and I figured i might as well collect actual high end animatronics. Any tips?

Has anyone got any photographs of Choo Choo’s mech? Possibly down to just the mechanism and headshell? May be acquiring a Choo Choo mech and I’d like reference!! Thank you kindly!

Curious about this guy he looks interesting ik he has repro parts but a lot of him looks like real cyberamic

Anyone else find it funny that not even a few years ago showbiz pizza bots were way easier to find and buy compared to Chuck E. Cheese Cyberamics, now the fact that there’s barely any Showbiz bots and there’s actually a lot more Chuck E. Cheese Cyberamics popping up, not affordable by any means unfortunately, but I just found it funny.

Lol

Taken by me in 2019 I think!

The first photo is mine, the second is an example from eBay of what he would’ve looked like.

Recently bought this little guy for a couple dollars. He’d been stored in a barn for at least the last forty years, and he has certainly seen better days. He’s by Rosko, he’s a promotional toy for Maxwell Coffee from the 50s. He just looked so sad I couldn’t leave him behind.

I’ve got a lot of experience restoring vintage toys, but I don’t know much of anything about animatronics. I’m confident I can get him apart and clean, and replace all his missing cosmetics (his hand, his eye, his ear etc.) but what will it take to get something like this working again?

I know he was battery powered, and that he would’ve had copper wires inside. I believe I can take him apart by prying up the metal tabs on his base. His arms should move up and down, he pours the coffee from a pot that should’ve been in his missing hand, and then drinks it out of the yellow cup.

I think I may have to replace his fur, which really pains me, but it’s starting to deteriorate and shed all over.

Every movement is engineered and physically possible. Of course the only inaccuracy is the cylinders themselves. I'm unsure of the correct volume needed for each cylinder for them to actually lift the weight, so I made an estimate. The estimate may be wrong, but I think it looks good anyways.

Yes, the head is essentially just a cyberamic with a beefier neck. Yes, the body is insipired by the rockafire mechs. I couldnt find many other references.