Making moving props out of wire and solder and servos.
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Animatronic Pokemon Props
I made some Pokemon. Well, I made some Pokemon move. The Pokemon themselves where crocheted by sam over at Sam & Rae Crafts. I made some bits of skeleton using steel wire and solder.

Step 1
Bend wire into a loop the size of the body, making a frame.
Step 2
Make a servo bracket out of wire and solder it to the frame.
Step 3
Make a hinge by loosely winding wire around the frame. Constrain by soldering blobs of solder near the hinge.
Step 4
Attach to servo horn with a section of steel cable.
Conclusion
A more through writeup can be found here. http://acamilo.tumblr.com/post/121072944…