Phantom DIY Animatronic from Phantom Manor - Disneyland Paris

[@fastpassfacts]

Hi Tim! We just came across you message on our FB page but weren't able to answer, don't know why... This animatronic is AMAZING!

[@MBRProduction]

Wow, that’s the craziest thing I’ve seen in a while ! You’re so talented and really into details, I simply love it ! Huge congratulations !

[@lindsaysharp6583]

Thanks

[@mantis_mw]

Yea I'm a massive fan of phantom ravenswood and I love this

[@johnreynolds1076]

Amazing job Tim! Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

[@lindsaysharp6583]

Thanks

[@ajtopia]

He’s a bit plump. He’s a little chunky boi. 😂😂

[@shanebell179]

This is sick..I was picturing Skeletor off He Man

[@kkiegann]

Phantom Manor has been my favorite attraction from DLP since I was little, words can't even describe how surprised at how well you nailed this!! very big congrats dude definitely do more Disney inspired projects for sure!!!

[@LevsInventions]

Wow Tim! that's a really detailed animatronic!

[@TheHauntedMansionArchive]

WOW!!!! All we would do is paint the skull to have some of the blue shading or black shading on it, but wow this is so incredible!!!! 3 thumbs up from us Hitch Hiking Ghosts!

[@lindsaysharp6583]

Thanks lovin it

[@tumtum-7260]

Ziet er gaaf uit! Super project.

[@davidspyro]

Fantastic job! Geez The Phantom is one deranged evil spirit!

[@vincentvandriel8064]

I have so much respect for this beautiful project man, great work and very nice details! Even the crow/raven is a beauty!

[@DLPWelcome]

Great job! Congratulations It's amazing!!

[@lindsaysharp6583]

Thank you!

[@PedroLopez-yn2uo]

I really loved it, I would love to be able to acquire one

[@MaximDeDonder]

Very smooth movements, bravo!

[@AstroVision93]

WOW! My Jaws dropped, Great Job!! One thing I would change however is the neck needs to be hidden and the skull colors needs to be a brownish metallic color. Other than that ITS PERFECT!!!!

[@jeffkistler2879]

Wow... AMAZING WORK!

[@DisneyParks13]

I WANT ONE!!! 😍😍😍

[@Dservoz]

incredible work!

[@ChristopherSiegel]

Wahnsinn Junge! Wieder mal richtig gut geworden! 😊

[@pixelvisioner]

Amazing work!

[@lindsaysharp6583]

Thanks

[@deank3473]

Love it, Love it, Love it ! Although I hate to think about how many hours this took to make. I find it really annoying when non-creative people look at something you have made from scratch and go 'Oh that's nice, with no real idea how long these things can take to make. I'm interested as to what comes next, to see a full-sized version would be very interesting !

[@khi8885]

OMG, this is so cool!

[@jasperjanderson]

Impressive!

[@scubaspook1]

Great job

[@PARANORMALaj]

Amazing

[@m2.306]

OMG that's Amazing! Will you do Mélanie ?

[@timhendriks93]

Thanks! I currently focus on another Disney animatronic from another ride, but you never know :)

[@VinluvAntonHandesbukia]

Nice,you may want to tint the skull blueish gray

[@timhendriks93]

Thanks, I recently did an upgrade, but used a bronze color to repaint the skull: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmaWfYeYi9OkkNU

[@VinluvAntonHandesbukia]

@@timhendriks93 sweet!

[@KKGuester]

is this guy life size? if so, then thats amazing!

[@kaiqueryan8720]

Amazing! Do you will make a technical video step by step to create this animatronic?

[@timhendriks93]

Thanks, I will definitely consider it, but of course I want to have enough experience to do it right. What kind of animatronic would you like to see?

[@kaiqueryan8720]

@@timhendriks93 Yeah i understand, i would like to see the creating process of any animatronics that uses a microcontroller like arduino.

[@timetraveler9272]

Phantom manor is such a georgous ride and is a bit scary, i love your animatronic and i'm ipressed by what you just did, can you do an it's a small world doll please ?

[@timhendriks93]

Thanks, haven't thought about it yet, but which specific animatronic from It's A Small World would you choose? :)

[@timetraveler9272]

@@timhendriks93 maybe the german accordion player ? or the hula doll ? or the spanish guitar player or flamenco dancer ? there is alot in the ride i don't know what to choose but if you want i tell you all of the dolls and you choose one !

[@mart555rct]

Nice! Mooi gemaakt!

[@halloweenmonsterclub6415]

hi...How can I control the arduino servos with blender?

[@arturoherrerialeon1404]

Hi Tim. How many hours a day do you recommend to keep animatronics working to keep them safe ftom burning? And what servos you recommend. I mean, not too expensive gear. Thanks Arturo

[@timhendriks93]

Hi Arturo, I would really hope that you can run them constantly without such a risk. I've never ran my animatronics for more than a couple of hours (I think 6 was the longest), but never had any issues when doing that and they also weren't hot to the touch. For my builds I mostly used MG90S metal geared digital micro servos and for larger / heavier applications I used a 25kg digital standard servo.

[@louabi7581]

I am on a project which is simply to make the animatronics that you have recreated thanks to all the resources that you have made available (I am only at the crow for the moment). but as I realize that the 3d models are not up to date with the final result. What I mean is that they don't quite look like the ones shown in the video. I also have trouble understanding the mechanism of the jaw which seems to have been changed in the meantime because we see differences between certain extracts of the video (2:35 and 2:58).

[@timhendriks93]

The 3D model only includes the parts which were 3D printed. Due to the small size of the raven, I needed to use a tube with a wire (basically a bowden cable mechanism) which is pulled by a sub micro servo located near the tail. You're right that I needed to change the design a bit, so comparing the 2 timestamps in the video, you'll see that I moved the tube from the top of the head to the throat. This helped to increase the motion range of the head as the tube can now move more freely.

[@louabi7581]

@@timhendriks93 Thanks ! I put and it works ! I did not linked the head with the 2 other servos but the cable for the beak of the raven should be pliable right ?

[@behaviouralmarketing]

Wow ziet er goed uit! Leuk dat je dit deelt. Hoe vertaal je de Blender bewegingen naar Arduino?

[@timhendriks93]

Bedankt voor je reactie! Ik exporteer de animatie als BVH bestand waarin de positie van de gewrichten / motoren per frame opgeslagen wordt. Met behulp van een klein eigen programma vertaal ik de rotatie naar een waarde die via de Arduino aan de servo driver (PCA9685) doorgestuurd kan worden.

[@behaviouralmarketing]

@@timhendriks93 thanx en ga zo door!

[@fanofblueshockey107]

When I am older enough I’m going to make a phantom manor animatronic where he says some candy phrases he’s will speak English and French and when you can turn on and off and has two decisions Button mode he can play by the button and on any sound in MOD he can play by any sound

[@theolejeune6698]

Just GG it's so wow

[@amusementnl]

Nice Maded. Which programma do you used?

[@timhendriks93]

I used Blender for the 3D model and animation, Cura to slice the objects before printing, Visual Studio Code to write the code, as well as the Arduino CLI to compile and upload it to the board.

[@lindsaysharp6583]

@@timhendriks93 I know how to do that

[@louabi7581]

Have you use an arduino audio player to play the music or something else ?

[@timhendriks93]

I used a simple DFPlayer Mini module: wiki.dfrobot.com/DFPlayer_Mini_SKU_DFR0299 I also connected the output to a PAM8403 audio amplifier: www.amazon.de/dp/B07PK8ZSN1

[@louabi7581]

@@timhendriks93 Thanks ! That's exactly what i thought

[@TJGALLAGHER1988]

The phantom is one of my favorites next to the oogie boogie animatronic. Any chance you’d consider selling in the future? Would love to have a phantom and I saw the video you’re doing of the jack sparrow at the end of pirates. Keep up the great work!

[@timhendriks93]

Thanks a lot, but I don't think selling this particular Phantom will ever be an option for me :D But who knows, maybe I can come up with an idea for an animatronic kit sometime.

[@simbasgrl1]

Can you do a diy on how you made the arm movements?

[@plandsweers]

👍

[@aboabo289]

Where could I find the hardware that you used for mounts/joints/servos/ etc?

[@timhendriks93]

I ordered almost anything from Amazon and ebay. Since most of the figure is 3D printed, I barely need more than screws and nuts to assemble and mount the individual parts and servos.

[@louabi7581]

How do you convert blender animation in arduino program ?

[@timhendriks93]

To answer this question, I created a new video and also an easy to use add-on :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5atqYCXg7Z0sMk

[@louabi7581]

@@timhendriks93 ooooohhhh thank you !

[@louabi7581]

@@timhendriks93 I also make your phantom animatronic and make the buzz lightyear animatronic after that.

[@louabi7581]

@@timhendriks93 I also make your phantom animatronic and make the buzz lightyear animatronic after that. But it will takes a long time because of homework ; (

[@paolasaez6669]

Me encantaría poder lograr a realizarlo sería un gran desafío para mí apesar de no tener grandes conocimiento en robótica solo lo que he visto por KZbin este año realise mis dos primeros animatronics para halloween aunque aquí en chile no se celebra con esa magnitud como en Estados Unidos o tros países, siendo una persona de edad algo logré y fue una gran novedad ojalá pudiera conseguir el paso a paso de este,es genial su trabajo me encanta 💖💖saludos desde los angeles chile 🫂💖

[@carmovision]

how tall is the figure? i've experimented with making 1/6 scale animatronics in the past, but the hardest part is trying to fit all those servos into such a small space

[@timhendriks93]

It's 60cm tall and I agree, I also spent most time figuring out where and how to place the servos while keeping a small scale.

[@TheTopo2635]

Is awesome! I wanted to ask you if you sell the stl files to print it? I would like to build it

[@timhendriks93]

I am happy to share the blend file with you for free, would be nice to have a community for DIY animatronics :) www.tim-hendriks.com/files/PhantomAnimatronic.blend Keep in mind that this has not been prepared to be reproduced in an easy way.

[@louabi7581]

@@timhendriks93 Thank you !!!!!

[@robomaster53]

@@timhendriks93 Can I get a hold of the audio file you used? I like what you did and would like to make one for myself. I have looking for a way to control servos with blender. Is the Arduino code available? You did a great job making this.

[@timhendriks93]

Thanks Tim, I used a mix of two audio tracks I found on KZbin: Background Music: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nX6wepuMfqplldU Phantom Laughter: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6malaykqJagnJo I made a specific video about how to control servos with blender and provided some example files / code which can be downloaded from Github: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5atqYCXg7Z0sMk Hope this helps :)

[@TheTopo2635]

@@timhendriks93 Thank you very much for sharing the file! Could you recommend a book of mechanism design? I would like to learn how to design audioanimatronics like yours

[@kaiqueryan8720]

Do you have the 3D model of the animatronic?

[@timhendriks93]

You can download the blend file here, but keep in mind that it hasn't been optimized for easy reproduction: www.tim-hendriks.com/files/PhantomAnimatronic.blend

[@stephenmnguyen]

What classes you need to take to get to this level?

[@timhendriks93]

So far I was able to get there by watching some great KZbin videos on all the different topics like micro controllers, 3D printing, Blender and electronics in general 🙂

[@stephenmnguyen]

@@timhendriks93 Hey Tim, I was wondering if you can give me recommended videos. just like to try one for fun. greatly appreciated

[@louabi7581]

Have you used analog or digital servomotors ?

[@timhendriks93]

I used a mix of both: the smaller ones are analog servos, whereas for example the one to tilt the upper body is a 25kg/cm digital servo.

[@louabi7581]

@@timhendriks93 what's the reference of blue servos ?

[@louabi7581]

@@timhendriks93 and, can I use digital servos ?

[@timhendriks93]

Do you mean what model / brand the small blue servos are? They are called PES GH-S37-A analog nano servos.

[@timhendriks93]

Sure, like I said I also used digital servos in my build. Keep in mind that they require more power but in return they have a better torque.

[@theolejeune6698]

Hi where have you find the skull model ?

[@timhendriks93]

I used this model from Thingiverse as a base and started sculpting more details to make it look like the Phantom: www.thingiverse.com/thing:518109

[@theolejeune6698]

@@timhendriks93 Ok thanks and how have you make to cut the jaw and the mandible and what logiciel have you used ?

[@timhendriks93]

The jaw has already been a separate object, but you can now have a look at the blend file yourself.

[@mitsuperboy]

hi where can i 3d Print this

[@timhendriks93]

I currently don't intend to publish the 3D model since this would require quite some preparation and adjustments. But maybe someone can come up with an even better design :)

[@timhendriks93]

Update: I can now provide the blend file, but keep in mind that I did not optimize the model for easy recreation ;) www.tim-hendriks.com/files/PhantomAnimatronic.blend

[@theolejeune6698]

It is possible to have the blender file ? please

[@timhendriks93]

I uploaded the blender file to my webspace, but keep in mind that this has not been prepared for someone to easily reproduce ;) www.tim-hendriks.com/files/PhantomAnimatronic.blend I'm also thinking about making some explanatory videos on DIY animatronics in the future if there is enough demand and as soon as I have optimized my techniques.

[@theolejeune6698]

@@timhendriks93Thanks for the file and im so excited to see this video. I love your animatronics 😍😍

[@theolejeune6698]

@@timhendriks93 Have you i instagram where i can follow you ? or a discord ?

[@timhendriks93]

Not yet, maybe in the future when I can post on a more regular basis. But until then I appreciate the subscription of my channel :)

[@theolejeune6698]

@@timhendriks93 I have a last question how do you make to transform a bvh file on a move on a servo motor ?

[@rsvk2144]

Is dit tekoop🤑

[@valentinvanbeveren3429]

Gg

[@cliffcoastcafe]

Hey tim, i am struggeling a lot on my own animatronic controll system, i want to make one for pneumatic animatronics and later support more types. I just started out and find it rater complex and a slow project. My goal is to eventually have a system thad animatronic fans can buy for diy animatronics on varius scales. I was wondering if you can help me on this journey. If so, can you chat via discord? And your name sounds dutch, is thad were your from?

[@timhendriks93]

Hi Aron, sorry for the late response, but unfortunately I'm not actively using Discord and also want to focus on my approach to control animatronics based on a 3D model. Maybe you have already seen it, but I also released a video about my Blender Add-On which can be used to export animation data to servo control positions. There you can also find a link to the source code repository of the Add-On which also includes an Arduino example code file showcasing how you could build a program to use the animation data. Maybe this can help you get started with your pneumatic control system, too :)