milanmark
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I have been trying to figure out the head movement with Wall-E. If you look directly at the head (eyes) the 2 halves will tilt down then back up, like a bird flapping his wings. Hope you get what I mean, probably a better way to discribe it! Anyways I want to retain that with the Wall-E that I am modifiying but I can't figure out how they did it originally! I have a working Wall-E besides the one that I am modifying so I can have it go thru the motions. I have the one that I am working on apart and I can't see how they do the tilt, all that goes up to the head is the wiring for the LEDs that I can see. Anyone know or have ideas? Thanks!!!
Put a micro servo in each of the eye housings on it's side and run a long servo horn to the other eye housing. That way they can move independently of each other.
Thanks for the idea!
Before I modify it though I want to try and use the existing mechanism if I can. I have the Wall-E partially disassembled with the head and neck still attachd to the top. I just can't see how they operate it. The wires are for the LEDs and I don't see a mechanical means of doing it...
I got it figured out... at least how they do it... it's mechanical, the wheel that rotates the head R and L has hole in the center with a hex head, that is turned slightly to get the "wings flapping". Now that I know that maybe I can come up with an idea. If not maybe Bret's idea.
Milan Mark, I do not know how the mechanism in the WallE toy works. But I have had luck with my Teddy Ruxpin just super glueing a small 9g ($5) servo somewhere in the head. Then just running a 18 gauge steel wire from the servo armature to a hole drilled into the orginal mechanism.
Waldes, I like that idea! Thanks!