Jerry's solutions are ideal and simple and how most of the effects are completed in something like Something's Afoot, for example. If you have a student or maybe you yourself who wants to create a fun project.. a radio controlled car can be modified to create the effect you want. We built a moving turtle for example, while I was in grad school. Easiest thing to do is to find a car that has a moving head or something on the front so you can just sort of adapt the car mechanism. Buy two cars, BTW as it will take a couple of attempts.
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Michael Johnson, MA
Retired
Trinity High School
Trinity, NC
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-25-2024 10:07
From: Jerry Onik
Subject: Radio controlled cuckoo clock
Can a person be behind the mantle? can a hole be in the flat for a wooden grill stick to go through and a swivel cap be put behind the hole like in a peep hole on a hotel door? then a person could be behind to operate?
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Jerry Onik
V.P. Theatrical Supplies and Equipment
Heartland Scenic Studio
NE
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-25-2024 09:45
From: Wendy Arch
Subject: Radio controlled cuckoo clock
I should have clarified that to begin with, but it cannot be attached to the wall as it's carried onstage, placed on a mantle, then carried off. If it just stayed in on spot, I would put a hole through the flat and have crew member manually trigger the cuckoo from behind the flat. Unfortunately, it has to also be mobile.
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Wendy Arch
Language Arts/Drama Teacher
Indianola High School
IA
Original Message:
Sent: 07-25-2024 06:02
From: Jerry Onik
Subject: Radio controlled cuckoo clock
Does it need to be remote controlled, typically on a wall, there would be a person behind the wall it is attached to triggering the cuckoo bird in and out, this is the easiest, you could use an actuator and wire it up for a trigger button and run wire offstage to a switch, please calculate the stroke length properly as not to break the door on the clock, the actuators can be powerful. that's a couple of options
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Jerry Onik
V.P. Theatrical Supplies and Equipment
Heartland Scenic Studio
NE