Thanks for watching! For anyone new here my show has had MANY upgrades since this video. All of the mechanics have been completely rebuilt. This was essentially just me testing everything before actually doing things properly. Some other cosmetic changes include some minor new clothes on the characters, some changes on the backdrop, and a few minor “polishing” to keep things looking a bit more finished. I have also redone Monty’s mouth mech (as you can see in this video: th-cam.com/users/shorts01a8Y0Jo80Q?feature=share I have also furred carls snout so it doesn’t look all boxy anymore and you can see that here: th-cam.com/users/shortsYADtYHoFsPQ?feature=share And most importantly, I am now running my show automatically by using an Arduino, relays, and Vixen lights controlling software. If you’d be interested in seeing that in action here’s a link to that th-cam.com/users/shorts5bjwDC7Jtzs?feature=share Anyhow, if you’ve made it to the end of this comment I thank you for your interest. And of course I appreciate everyone checking out this video :)
Cec stages was pretty popular and started the RC car method and everyone used that because it was so simple. Even my stuff used it till I finally re-did it everything.
I agree. Motors are usually pretty unrealistic and make the figures look robotic. Pneumatics have this natural spring which makes them almost seem more lively than the hydraulic figures at the major theme parks which often seem way too smooth.
@@tasteofsummeri569 Depends. Disney used servos for things like face movement and things that would normally be too intricate for pneumatics. They both have their place depending on what’s needed.
@ Yes, I did. Also it depends on wether or not you want to program them. In this particular video everything was manual. Later on I hooked a control system up.
TAILONZ PNEUMATIC 32mm Bore 200mm Stroke Air Cylinder Double Action with Y Connector and 2Pcs 8mm Fitting MAL32x200 TAILONZ PNEUMATIC Blue 6mm OD 4mm ID Polyurethane PU Air Hose Pipe Tube Kit 10 Meter 32.8ft Baomain Pneumatic 1/4" Solenoid Valve 4V210-08 DC 24V 2 Positions Base Quick Fittings with Base Muffler Set
Great job. I see you have the flow controls now. I sew you live show and I was going to tell you that you need to decree the airflow that was why you were having trouble. because your animatronics are made out of cardboard and thin plastic parts the hi parser was wearing them down.sorry I did not get back to you sooner on that. You are on the right track /your airflow on the mouths and stum arm needs to be a little lass /and then your moon will go up better and you won't get ware and tear on your animatronics parts. This way they won't break down as much. They will be going strong. good luck and I can not wait for your next show. RG Jubilee.
You need to get the pico boo mp3 you can program and add audio on your computer and shows go on a as card but you’ll need a lot of those for each show there’s menu music and then when you hit play it plays the show
Quick question. Do you manually operate the shows? Or do you have anything that programs the shows? Also I would love to see an actual full animatronic of all of these guys!
@@S.J.C._Entertainment Kinda like the kinds of the rock afire explosion. Arm movements, rotations, neck movement, ect. I know you aren’t doing many upgrades currently, but this seems like a goal that you may be striving for
@@heftyjerm2104 as cool as that would be, that would be WAY out my my budget. While I do plan on adding some new movements sooner then later it’ll never be anywhere near Rockafire standards.
I have a pneumatic bird animatronic I want to program to the picoBoo FI-104 Can you hook up a valve bank to this? How many movements can you program? How long can you record sound with animation, I have a 4 min song that I need 4 mins of animation to? If this is not cable to program a pneumatic bird animatronic too, then can you give me other advice. resources?
@@S.J.C._Entertainment it is a prop controller that records audio and movements to program pneumatic animatronics. since you don't know what picaboo is, what do you use to program your animatronics?
@@S.J.C._Entertainment I don't really know much about Arduino circuit board, and Vixen lights software. Do you have to solder wires to these boards, do you plug in air valves in the boards? Is the vixen light software free?
Hello,my 16 year old son, who has autism, daw this and wants one. Do you have parts and instructions on how to build one of these, please. I am no Bob Villa or Norm Abrams, but I will try to build one for him. Thanks!
@@b.w.vanalstyne7197 I guess I should also ask if your planning on programming anything, do you plan on having this all be fully automatic or just where you press the valve buttons to make things move (like what I’m doing in the video) if you doing something simpler I’d recommend doing that since It’s a lot cheaper and easier
@S.J.C._Entertainment I think I'd like to see both plans. Something that is fully automated sounds like sommat my son would like. Kind of like Chuck e Cheese.
@@b.w.vanalstyne7197 gotcha. you will need the following: (all of which will be available on Amazon lol) An air compressor, not sure which exact size/brand you’d need since it’s up to you how many movements it’ll have. Air cylinders, again, up to you about which size/quantity you’d need, but I’ve gotten a good variety of sizes and they all work great. Air hosing, most cylinders I’ve come across use 6mm hosing size but be sure to double check the size when you buy cylinders. Solenoid valve bank, this is the “button thing” you see in the video, it essentially just opens and closes a valve causing air to flow to the cylinders. Flow controls/restrictors These are little plastic knobs that you snap onto the air hosing, these will allow you to restrict airflow to the cylinders allowing a smoother motion without needing to turn the psi of the compressor down. These are technically optional but it’ll generally allow things to look better when operating and increase the longevity of the cylinders and mechanical parts. There may also be additional fittings you may need but a good majority will come with their assigned parts. But in case you do need more they will always be available on Amazon So that’s about it in terms of the mechanical stuff, If you have all this, your character should be in a perfectly working state. Now as you mentioned you’d like it to have it perform like a Chuck E. Cheese animatronic so this’ll be all the stuff you need to have it become fully automated. A computer, you could use pretty much any sort of laptop or Pc as long as it has a USB port. I’ve seen people run these with computers from 2003 so even if you don’t currently have one you could easily find an older one for a decent price. Along with the computer you’ll need a programming software, I personally use vixen lights since it’s free. I’ve been using it for nearly a year and I will admit that it is a bit tedious, but it’s generally pretty easy once you understand it. A Arduino uno board. There’s a few other types of arduinos that you can use but I personally use an uno so I can confirm that that particular one works great. A relay module. Be sure to find one with a subtable amount of channels for your character (I personally use an 8 channel one) Jumper wires. Simple, cheap, little wires that click together with no need for soldering. And finally a power cable with jumper wire attachment. MAKE SURE that you get one with the same voltage as your valve bank, if you have 24 volt valves with a 12 volt power supply it won’t work. So make sure all your valve banks use the same voltage. And then finally their the bare bones mechanical parts you’ll need. Now this is completely up to you, so if you want a wooden frame you’d need to buy parts subtable for a wood frame, same goes for metal, etc. I know this sounds like a lot, but I did this all at a pretty young age on a very limited budget. So as long as your willing to put a bit of time and money into it you should be able to make something cool. And of course if you need any pointers or extra info don’t hesitate to ask me, I would also recommend watching a few videos on how to set some specific parts up just to be safe, but some things will certainly be easier then others. Sorry for the very long comment lol Best of luck :)
Thanks for watching! For anyone new here my show has had MANY upgrades since this video. All of the mechanics have been completely rebuilt. This was essentially just me testing everything before actually doing things properly. Some other cosmetic changes include some minor new clothes on the characters, some changes on the backdrop, and a few minor “polishing” to keep things looking a bit more finished. I have also redone Monty’s mouth mech (as you can see in this video: th-cam.com/users/shorts01a8Y0Jo80Q?feature=share I have also furred carls snout so it doesn’t look all boxy anymore and you can see that here: th-cam.com/users/shortsYADtYHoFsPQ?feature=share
And most importantly, I am now running my show automatically by using an Arduino, relays, and Vixen lights controlling software. If you’d be interested in seeing that in action here’s a link to that th-cam.com/users/shorts5bjwDC7Jtzs?feature=share
Anyhow, if you’ve made it to the end of this comment I thank you for your interest. And of course I appreciate everyone checking out this video :)
It's so cool that you went from RC cars to puematics within one year!
Looks like it is now more complex and pricey for me to do it for myself with custom characters
But it is pretty cool
@@fnfplayer6723 his name is simon
@@fnfplayer6723 Knex.
@@S.J.C._Entertainment thanks i remember i played with it before but did not remember the name so thanks!
I remember back in 2017 you were considered a genius if you used pneumatics in your homemade animatronics lol
Cec stages was pretty popular and started the RC car method and everyone used that because it was so simple. Even my stuff used it till I finally re-did it everything.
@@S.J.C._Entertainment than cc animatronics used dc motor gear shafts
I use rc cars too lol
I use RC cars for my big mouth Billy Bass
I hate doing it manually but it’s easier than learning how to use pneumatic system
I didn’t know you used this! This is actually quite amazing for fan made animatronics!
Bro thinking making a tiny robot will impress us. And it did impress us. This is the most amazing animatronic I’ve ever seen you did a wonderful job.
Y’all think I was hating I’m not This is amazing. This is impossible to hate.
@@Jack-mx6wg for what
Looking smooth with those flow controls!
Wow this is nice! They actually seem pretty complex!
That means a lot coming from you!
You’re a genius. This is crazy impressive.
Wow i love seeing the mechs of animatronics it's so cool
Hey man! It’s really cool to see your animatronics. You’ve actually inspired my show a little bit. Maybye sometime we could do a collab?
Possibly!
It's Amazing how animatronics work
U inspired me i will build animatronics too
Thanks for doing the update on how your animatronics work
I think you made a real restruant👍 cool robots you are so creative
Man, the pneumatics sure make the animatronics like Simon and Carl more advanced from when you used to use rc cars
I agree. Motors are usually pretty unrealistic and make the figures look robotic. Pneumatics have this natural spring which makes them almost seem more lively than the hydraulic figures at the major theme parks which often seem way too smooth.
@@tasteofsummeri569 Depends. Disney used servos for things like face movement and things that would normally be too intricate for pneumatics. They both have their place depending on what’s needed.
Makes me wanna do my own homemade animatronics
Woah cool
I’m more attached to these animatronics than I originally was
Could you possibly do a tutorial on how you made these or how you set up your shows?
Probably not. Although the setting up shows things a possibility.
I’ve been seeing a lot of your videos for a while and I wanna say you have inspired me a lot 😊
Sorry I’m late but this is very cool because we get to see how your animatronics function! Have a good day!
what air coupler or what size air coupler do you have? the one that goes inside the solenoid through the air compressor.
I genuinely forgot
Omg this is nice. btw ima use a rc car For my animatronic and buy all the stuff
ain’t no way bro uses knex that’s just awsome
Thanks so much! Totally Amazing!
Oh WOWWW that’s amazing
I love that sound
wow that's awesome
Oh yay you made it! pretty cool
May I ask do u have the link of where to but that exact valve?
@@TheBangingBeagles Amazon.
@@S.J.C._Entertainment tysm
what controller do you use?
@@SunshinesArcade vixen
What type/brand of solenoid valve are you using?
@@officialgorillagaming I’m not too sure, it’s the first result on Amazon though.
Thanks! Did you remove the clear plastic part and turn it the other direction? Also does it require electricity?
@ Yes, I did. Also it depends on wether or not you want to program them. In this particular video everything was manual. Later on I hooked a control system up.
Oh that's great. We just want to press the buttons to operate. Are those 1/4" tubes?
@ 66mm if I remember correctly, whatever valve bank you buy should have measurements of the attachments.
Amazing!
Awesome!
Wow can you show me how to do that cool dude nice
cool
Nice! are you still using the RC car method
No lol
Looks like someone didn’t watch 5 seconds into the video
Great job,:]
Wow that's how they work i think Carl and Simon use old rc car
How Did You Get Monty’s Valve To Hook Up If Those Solenoids Are Separated?
I used another airline to connect the two.
@@S.J.C._Entertainment Ok
@@S.J.C._Entertainment ThNks
@@S.J.C._Entertainment Well What Was The Name Of The Piece?
@@User338-x1n An airline? Lol
I built my own mini robot hand unit
how do you get the LEDs to work on the valve bank?
You need to hook the valve bank to the controller and power supply
@@S.J.C._Entertainment and are you supposed to cut the air hoses to connect them to the valve bank to the cylinders?
@@ElitechipEntertainment yes.
@@S.J.C._Entertainment i got a showbiz pizza place mac valve. used in a show it will be a good addition to the valve bank lol
@@ElitechipEntertainment ah nice
Btw cool animatronics
Thank you.
Do you think you could do a tutorial on how to hook the valves up to the cylinders?
It’s pretty self explanatory. But I’m sure you could find other videos online
this is epic
So cool! But do you think you could tell me the brand of the valve bank?
First result on Amazon
@@S.J.C._Entertainment thx so much man.
@@bambooplushproductions6339 no problem
Can you send a link to everything you use?
TAILONZ PNEUMATIC 32mm Bore 200mm Stroke Air Cylinder Double Action with Y Connector and 2Pcs 8mm Fitting MAL32x200
TAILONZ PNEUMATIC Blue 6mm OD 4mm ID Polyurethane PU Air Hose Pipe Tube Kit 10 Meter 32.8ft
Baomain Pneumatic 1/4" Solenoid Valve 4V210-08 DC 24V 2 Positions Base Quick Fittings with Base Muffler Set
Interesting to which hose goes where.
Also, do you have any tips for how I can up my channel's subscriber count, because it's been at 221 for awhile.
I’m not really the person to ask that haha
I’m sure you can find some videos on how to grow your audience tho
@@S.J.C._Entertainment Ok, thanks
That's actually crazy how did you learn everything?
Internet.
Cool I like the flower you made of felt do you think you can tell me the name
Jubilee.
Thanks
Caraca Que animatronic lindo cara
How do you make the moons mouth move without it looking weird?
Idk
Great job. I see you have the flow controls now. I sew you live show and I was going to tell you that you need to decree the airflow that was why you were having trouble. because your animatronics are made out of cardboard and thin plastic parts the hi parser was wearing them down.sorry I did not get back to you sooner on that. You are on the right track /your airflow on the mouths and stum arm needs to be a little lass /and then your moon will go up better and you won't get ware and tear on your animatronics parts. This way they won't break down as much. They will be going strong. good luck and I can not wait for your next show. RG Jubilee.
Do you have to control the animatronics with those buttons or can you program it? If you can program it please tell me how to set it up
Programed. I’d recommend looking up videos since it’s a bit hard to explain briefly lol.
@@S.J.C._Entertainment Can you link one that is helpful because I don't know what to do? sorry!
@@B0UND3D_Roblox th-cam.com/video/Syi-J3_vcFY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=QhgNhVqvWt6RhfTk
Were did u get that controller thing the cylinders?
Everything was bought from Amazon
@@S.J.C._Entertainment yeah but whats the controller thing called ?
@@Wyattonigiri valve bank
@@S.J.C._Entertainment thanks
And Scott says that kids can fit in there XD
Definitely not in mine haha
@@S.J.C._Entertainment lol
@@S.J.C._Entertainmentand not in mine “ evil laugh”
Can you show how you wire the solenoid to your pc
It's not wired to a PC
Oh the solenoids were lit up so I thought it was
@@finthefnafgamer5433 thats a reflection
3 months late bruh 💀
But i didn't actually noticed those New mechanisms!
You used knex parts 😂😂😂 good idea
im from 8 months agooo
?
You need to get the pico boo mp3 you can program and add audio on your computer and shows go on a as card but you’ll need a lot of those for each show there’s menu music and then when you hit play it plays the show
yaaay i have requesting this
How do you make the endoskeletons?
Wood.
Hey i have a question: do you still work work with Misallanious Joe?
He’s my brother lol.
@@S.J.C._Entertainment O lol now I remember
Quick question. Do you manually operate the shows? Or do you have anything that programs the shows? Also I would love to see an actual full animatronic of all of these guys!
I’m currently in the process of getting a programmer running. Also what do you mean “full animatronics”?
@@S.J.C._Entertainment Kinda like the kinds of the rock afire explosion. Arm movements, rotations, neck movement, ect.
I know you aren’t doing many upgrades currently, but this seems like a goal that you may be striving for
@@heftyjerm2104 as cool as that would be, that would be WAY out my my budget. While I do plan on adding some new movements sooner then later it’ll never be anywhere near Rockafire standards.
How much does it cost for one of them like to build?
It depends
Where’d you get the Mac valves?
Amazon.
They like 22 usd
whats a good software to use to program then to audio
I use vixen lights. That works fine.
Found nothing about it on TH-cam
What compressor did u use
Bostitch 6 gallon pancake compressor.
@@S.J.C._Entertainment thx
What do you use for the mouth and arms
Pneumatics
My animatronics :
Barry the Weasel
Ben the Badger
Wolpin the Wolf
Moon
Sara the Squirel
Bearney the Bear
Billy the Dog
Pedro the Pony
Now how old is this dude bc hes a genius
Can’t give out my exact age, sorry.
@@S.J.C._Entertainment thats alr dude
What happened to your oddballs macerena video?
With shaggy and Carl wheezer on screen
Uh nothing lol. It's still there
@@S.J.C._Entertainment not there for me
@@BradStudiosBR well it's still there for everyone else so idk what's wrong
What equiptment did you use
Pneumatics
Thanks for letting me know
They must break alot with the forse of the cylinders pushing on the knex
They don’t
@@S.J.C._Entertainment quite surprising. You must have them built well!
@@orangetheorange thank you!
I have a pneumatic bird animatronic I want to program to the picoBoo FI-104
Can you hook up a valve bank to this?
How many movements can you program?
How long can you record sound with animation, I have a 4 min song that I need 4 mins of animation to?
If this is not cable to program a pneumatic bird animatronic too, then can you give me other advice. resources?
I have no clue what a picoboo is.
@@S.J.C._Entertainment it is a prop controller that records audio and movements to program pneumatic animatronics.
since you don't know what picaboo is, what do you use to program your animatronics?
@@Enchantedmusicandmore arduino and vixen lights software
@@S.J.C._Entertainment I don't really know much about Arduino circuit board, and Vixen lights software. Do you have to solder wires to these boards, do you plug in air valves in the boards? Is the vixen light software free?
@@Enchantedmusicandmore no soldering, you need to connect the stuff obviously, and yes it’s free.
Do they have a controler yet????
Not yet
what are those colored servo thingamajigs called?
Time stamp of when they’re on screen? I’m not quite sure what your referring too.
0:33 to 0:35
@@MrScottishManiacCatknex
What controller did you use
Arduino and vixen lights.
@@S.J.C._Entertainment thank you
When's bones getting his glowup 🤪
at 0:04 , what is that thing called? i literally can’t remember the name whatsoever
Air compressor
@@S.J.C._Entertainment qual marca?
So are these things strong enough to break bones?
No. Just like any other existing animatronic.
I control mine like puppets
Can we please have a tutorial
@@Cats_andart you can find tutorials for pneumatic animatronics from a lot of other people.
How do you program them
A program called vixen lights and an Arduino.
Thank you so much I'm making my own animatronic and I have everything I need and all I needed was to know how to program them
@@S.J.C._Entertainment you should make a video showing how you do the programming
@@--Dannyman-- no. Sorry.
@@--Dannyman-- You can find quite a few videos on how to do it though.
@S.J.C._Entertainment
The moon is less creepy than cec
Hum so are going to use servo motors?
No… you can see in the video lol
@@S.J.C._Entertainment ok oand pnemutic air cylinders lol
I watch the same video Everyday
My dude using knex.
If you have they are still available can I have the links to the pneumatics and stuff
You should just be able to looks up pneumatic cylinders on Amazon and it should bring them up
@@S.J.C._Entertainment Ok thanks Im upgrading my animatronic with pneumatics like you did
@@QuestionablyMJ nice!
@@S.J.C._Entertainment Also they look fantastic!
@@QuestionablyMJ thanks!
hey what are those buttons called that you use I wanna buy them
Solenoid valve banks. You need some other equipment to actually use them though lol.
@@S.J.C._Entertainment but do you need like air cylinders and air tank
@@pmymgr1296 yes. And air hosing.
@@S.J.C._Entertainment thank you
How do you get to ShowBiz Pizza Ria animatronic skeleton
What?
Bro becoming William afton irl💀😵💫
😂🎉поио это классный аниматроник ну Фредди похоже твоя но походит только забыл ещё доделать это😊 ну раз такой
Hello,my 16 year old son, who has autism, daw this and wants one. Do you have parts and instructions on how to build one of these, please. I am no Bob Villa or Norm Abrams, but I will try to build one for him. Thanks!
Hi! Would a list of specific parts help? This video pretty much shows how everything’s put together.
That would be wonderful thank you @S.J.C._Entertainment I would love a list, please.
@@b.w.vanalstyne7197 I guess I should also ask if your planning on programming anything, do you plan on having this all be fully automatic or just where you press the valve buttons to make things move (like what I’m doing in the video) if you doing something simpler I’d recommend doing that since It’s a lot cheaper and easier
@S.J.C._Entertainment I think I'd like to see both plans. Something that is fully automated sounds like sommat my son would like. Kind of like Chuck e Cheese.
@@b.w.vanalstyne7197 gotcha. you will need the following: (all of which will be available on Amazon lol)
An air compressor, not sure which exact size/brand you’d need since it’s up to you how many movements it’ll have.
Air cylinders, again, up to you about which size/quantity you’d need, but I’ve gotten a good variety of sizes and they all work great.
Air hosing, most cylinders I’ve come across use 6mm hosing size but be sure to double check the size when you buy cylinders.
Solenoid valve bank, this is the “button thing” you see in the video, it essentially just opens and closes a valve causing air to flow to the cylinders.
Flow controls/restrictors
These are little plastic knobs that you snap onto the air hosing, these will allow you to restrict airflow to the cylinders allowing a smoother motion without needing to turn the psi of the compressor down. These are technically optional but it’ll generally allow things to look better when operating and increase the longevity of the cylinders and mechanical parts.
There may also be additional fittings you may need but a good majority will come with their assigned parts. But in case you do need more they will always be available on Amazon
So that’s about it in terms of the mechanical stuff, If you have all this, your character should be in a perfectly working state. Now as you mentioned you’d like it to have it perform like a Chuck E. Cheese animatronic so this’ll be all the stuff you need to have it become fully automated.
A computer, you could use pretty much any sort of laptop or Pc as long as it has a USB port. I’ve seen people run these with computers from 2003 so even if you don’t currently have one you could easily find an older one for a decent price. Along with the computer you’ll need a programming software, I personally use vixen lights since it’s free. I’ve been using it for nearly a year and I will admit that it is a bit tedious, but it’s generally pretty easy once you understand it.
A Arduino uno board. There’s a few other types of arduinos that you can use but I personally use an uno so I can confirm that that particular one works great.
A relay module. Be sure to find one with a subtable amount of channels for your character (I personally use an 8 channel one)
Jumper wires. Simple, cheap, little wires that click together with no need for soldering.
And finally a power cable with jumper wire attachment. MAKE SURE that you get one with the same voltage as your valve bank, if you have 24 volt valves with a 12 volt power supply it won’t work. So make sure all your valve banks use the same voltage.
And then finally their the bare bones mechanical parts you’ll need. Now this is completely up to you, so if you want a wooden frame you’d need to buy parts subtable for a wood frame, same goes for metal, etc.
I know this sounds like a lot, but I did this all at a pretty young age on a very limited budget. So as long as your willing to put a bit of time and money into it you should be able to make something cool. And of course if you need any pointers or extra info don’t hesitate to ask me, I would also recommend watching a few videos on how to set some specific parts up just to be safe, but some things will certainly be easier then others.
Sorry for the very long comment lol
Best of luck :)
Did you only make this video cause my valves I got lol
What? No lol. I’ve been planning to do this for weeks now
@@S.J.C._Entertainment oh ok
make a tutorial
plz
No. Multiple reasons why I can’t.
What did you do to the RC cars
I’m using them for side projects
What side projects
@@Luckslitten42 nothing yet but if I ever build another one I'll use the RC motors
So, hydraulic motors?
Air cylinders. So basically yeah
@@S.J.C._Entertainment I guess it wouldn’t be hydraulic since you are using a Gas.
@@MattIsTheCat it’s actually compressed air
🥳🎊🎁✅️👍
Btw I'm the one who called the oddballs group "sus"
Ok?