Sneak Peak: Our next Toy Makeover!
Added 2023-05-18 14:08:51 +0000 UTCHey all! In our attempt to get more projects out (we're aiming now at every 3 weeks), we've been heads down and hard at work on our latest makeover: we're making Choo Choo Charles who is basically a corrupted Thomas the Tank Engine. AKA demon spider train, total nightmare fuel!
We started with an animatronic RC spider toy and have been converting it into the train, building most of it from scratch using balsa wood, 3D printed parts, clay, and some other fun stuff.
My favorite thing about these toy makeovers so far is that they're the EXACT SAME PRINCIPLES as the larger animatronic makeovers. It's essentially just scaled down and significantly more accessible for people to try new techniques. Much lower risk for practicing, and once you're comfortable with the techniques it's easy to scale them up to the bigger characters. (Also...they're just a lot of fun to make!)
Animatronic-wise, this one has moving spider legs, it rolls around on the train wheels, a light in front, and it will blow steam through the smoke stack. All controlled via remote! It's awesome. :)
Side Note: if you're not in our Discord, you're missing out on some fun stuff in the private #supporters channel where we're fairly active and posting these pictures as they happen.
You'll need to link your Discord account with Patreon in the settings to get access, but then you can find us here: https://discord.gg/wickedmakers
Comments
Hey Scott, really glad to hear it and thanks so much for the kind words. We've had lots of requests for Huggy Wuggy/Poppy's so I can definitely see that happening!
Wicked Makers
2023-05-20 13:19:20 +0000 UTCYour ears must have been burning, because this was a big request in our house and we didnβt even have to ask! This is a really cool project and as absolute beginners here, it seems manageable, even for our feeble skills. Thank you for inspiring us and weβre so happy for the success of your channel. Poppy Playtime / Huggy Wuggy modifications and animatronics are thatβs talked about here, so weβll need to keep watching and keep learning. Thank you!
Scott Jacobs
2023-05-19 12:21:04 +0000 UTC
