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Step 21Life Sized Animatronic Batman
A full scale Batman replica can cost thousands online, but I built mine for under $300. I purchased a used deluxe latex costume (product # RU90968 normally $429.99) on eBay right after Halloween last year for less than half price. The body was filled out with an inflatable mannequin that I found for $35 at www.inflatablemannequins.com (where else?)
I needed a face with a strong jaw, so I bought a child's Superman mask for $20, painted black around the eyes and filled the eye sockets with Acrylic Eyes for $10. A pvc skeleton frame (imagine a stick figure) held him in place on top of a custom wood box that housed an oscillating motor from a broken dj light fixture. I made it so the head could pivot on the neck, and hooked it up to the motor in the base with some wires going over some old pulleys (that were leftover after being cut out of the patio umbrellas to make my UFO display the year before).
The slowly turning head made it look like a million bucks. Many people thought that it was a real person standing on the roof ledge.
I needed a face with a strong jaw, so I bought a child's Superman mask for $20, painted black around the eyes and filled the eye sockets with Acrylic Eyes for $10. A pvc skeleton frame (imagine a stick figure) held him in place on top of a custom wood box that housed an oscillating motor from a broken dj light fixture. I made it so the head could pivot on the neck, and hooked it up to the motor in the base with some wires going over some old pulleys (that were leftover after being cut out of the patio umbrellas to make my UFO display the year before).
The slowly turning head made it look like a million bucks. Many people thought that it was a real person standing on the roof ledge.
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