Peacock Parade Float
Peacock Parade Float
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I think my love for creating kinetic models comes from my love of stop motion animation. I used to do LEGO stop motion when I was in college, and I had a lot of fun with it. But when you're an adult with more responsibilities, its a time consuming process!!
I think my love for creating kinetic models comes from my love of stop motion animation. I used to do LEGO stop motion when I was in college, and I had a lot of fun with it. But when you're an adult with more responsibilities, its a time consuming process!!
So after seeing the Exotic Peacock set I thought to myself 'what if it could fan its beautiful feathers all on its own, in one fluid motion?
The first iteration of the design was simply a box that contained the gears to drive the 'fan' motion. It wasn't until after the first prototype that I decided it looked a bit like a parade float, and that i could squeeze in a drive motor next to the battery box.
The hardest part was actually trying to get this same motor to drive the dancing characters on top!
So after seeing the Exotic Peacock set I thought to myself 'what if it could fan its beautiful feathers all on its own, in one fluid motion?
The first iteration of the design was simply a box that contained the gears to drive the 'fan' motion. It wasn't until after the first prototype that I decided it looked a bit like a parade float, and that i could squeeze in a drive motor next to the battery box.
The hardest part was actually trying to get this same motor to drive the dancing characters on top!
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