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D Duckie Rodriguez
Any animatronics parts sourcing out there?

It's a bit late for this project, but I'm doing my first animatronics for a microbudget film and a lot of local filmmakers are very interested in using animatronics in their projects. Most of my pricier materials and equipment come from the RC hobby stores, some electronics warehouses, and a LOT of...

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D Duckie Rodriguez

As an example, I'm stripping 7 strand wire for the nice, smooth core wire, and I don't understand why I am unable to find the exact wire I need...

Steve Weintz

Hi Duckie -- check out Blue Point Engineering: http://www.bpesolutions.com/

D Duckie Rodriguez

Oooh, shiny! Thank you very much!

Tom Williamson

Sparkfun is a great place to spend way too much time and money on shiny objects: https://www.sparkfun.com/

D Duckie Rodriguez

Sparkfun is always a standby, and definitely gets the shiny part... I will continue to use it for breakouts or when I want to try a new microcontroller... but the bpesolutions is what I'm really looking for for this. Thank you, both of you.

D Duckie Rodriguez
Level up, time to invest in skills and do some farming...

Hello there. My wife and I are at that feelgood point in effects and stunts that we think our hard work is paying off. We no longer think of ourselves as amateurs, but with the nature of both practical effects and stunts being how well you can come up with new ways of doing things, we're feeling pre...

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