Santa's Shop 2016 by mrigsby

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

This techno/art installation was constructed through the collaboration of Mike and Annelle Rigsby, a husband/wife team. Mike, an electrical engineer, and Annelle, an artist, spent over 2000 hours creating this display. Ten Arduino microcontrollers and dozens of motors were combined with hundreds of 3d printed parts to make this happen.
https://youtu.be/TpNaaJuHE2M
The 3d files included here are for Elmer the elf. More construction details can be found at: http://www.instructables.com/id/Elmer-Elf-Christmas-Display-2016/
Mike and Annelle are both authors and this project was created for the community to enjoy. Using clay, Annelle formed models for the Elf heads (and Santa), smaller elves, dozens of animals (riding the ferris wheel) and other parts. The clay models were 3d scanned, adjusted in size (or adapted to fit motor shafts), then 3d printed.
Annelle painted the figures and made the clothing. Servo motors (controlled by Arduino microcontrollers) allow the characters to “act” in a planned fashion. The “story” acted by the characters lasts about 3 minutes and is repeated.
Santa’s Shop will be on display daily this December, operating from 5 P.M. to 9 P.M. in the window at:
Brightway Insurance Agency; 9127 SW 52nd Ave, Gainesville FL 32608
More detailed instructions for many of the items in the display can be found at: https://hackaday.io/project/11397-santas-shop
The general story of the creation of this can be found at: http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Story-Santas-Shop-2016/