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My first animated Christmas prop

Discussion in 'Servos & Animatronics' started by halstaff, Dec 21, 2012.

  1. halstaff

    halstaff New Elf

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    Since I didn't get my blinky lights finished in time for Christmas this year, I decided to put Santa Claus together to hold down the fort until next year.

    Santa Claus 2012
     
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    DeeJai Is that Magic Smoke?!?

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    very cool indeed, now you need to feed santa some extra cookies

    looks great
     
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    Looks like you have repurposed one of your halloween props for use at Christmas. Looks great
     
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    halstaff

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    It was a witch for Halloween but now it's serving a happier role!
    Matt, they say the camera adds 10 pounds but in Santa's case, it's really slimming. He does look bigger in person. :D
     
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    Well even though Santa make look thin ... it is so much cooler than the virtual Santa I use
    That said .. your Santa would not survive in the weather in my area :(
     
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    So Santa has had a sex change :eek:
     
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    Well, I hadn't really thought of it that way, but now that you mention it, I guess he did.
    We all know (at least it's what our wives tell us) that behind every great man is an even greater woman!
     
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    Very cool. 8)
     
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    If anyone would like to see how I put Santa together, here's a "behind the curtain" video.

    Santa Mechanics
     
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    [​IMG]​
     
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    Simple but effective .. That's great
    I also like the use of chicken wire to hold the shape of clothing.
    Thanks for sharing
     
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    Fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
     
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    Pretty Cool Steve
     
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    maybe it has something to do with that 1st thread :)
     
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