Affordable Animatronics V1" A Visual Overview" Volume One
( Now Available in stock )

Affordable Animatronic V2 " A Visual Overview" Volume Two
( Now Available in stock )

Affordable Animatronics " A Visual Overview" Volume Three ( Coming 2008 )

Create Your Own Pirate Ship - Build a PVC 10' H x 12' L x 3' W Pirate Ship
( Now Available in stock )

Creative Effects for Your Model Railroad - A Beginner's Guide about electronics for models.

This handbook is designed to introduce various basic applications found in Animatronics. The book covers simple servo design, sound, lighting, mechanical concepts, basic pneumatic applications and some simple electronic principles such as LED's setup for lighting effects.There are many pages that show applications on how to set up controllers, hardware and parts for a specific application.
Information is shown in an easy to follow graphic format with many pictures and drawings showing how to.

Readers can use this handbook to help setup there own applications through the sample drawings shown.

Handbook showcases several Wizard, Puppet and Sound controller boards, available off the shelf.

118 pages total

9 Pages color

Resource page with parts and source listing.

Paperback book bound with spiral comb.

See YouTube Videos of the
Animatronic Characters
showcased in Volume Two

Affordable Animatronics Volume Two, introduce users to building animatronic characters. The book covers how to take several common puppets, toys and everyday off the shelf items found in most hardware and hobby stores and combine them with Blue Point Engineering electronics to building animatronics with motion, sound and lighting effects.

Users will learn how to take a simple Dragon Puppet and create a unique character, with sound, lighting effects and motion that bring the puppet to life. A Magic Writing Book, Talking Hat, and Owl that move and have sounds will be others items shown how to animate.

There are over 160 plus color pages that show applications, how to build props, set up controllers, electronics, hardware and parts for these characters and more. Information is shown in an easy to follow graphic format with many pictures and drawings.
Readers will be able to use this handbook to build, setup and operate their own animatronics through these sample drawings and assembly photographs.

Handbook showcases several Blue Point Engineering Wizard, Puppet and Sound controller boards, available off the shelf, all easy to use, no computer required.

160 + pages
All pages in color
Resource page with parts and source listing.
Paperback book bound with spiral comb.

Are you looking for that Halloween display that will wow the neighborhood, an inexpensive and mobile ship for a theater play? Perhaps you need a school display for Columbus Day or Thanksgiving, scouts or shop project, or a ship for a float in a parade? This book contains the following to provide you with instructions for making a ship for all purposes:

* Size: 10'H x 12'L x 3'W
* Building Material Cost: ~$ 200.00
..........( PVC Pipe, Hardware, Bubble Wrap )
* Easily Build in 24 hours or less
* Complete parts listing
* Full set of instructions augmented with actual photos
* Parts available in local stores or online
* No special tools or skills required
* Collapsible for easy storage and reuse
* Includes recommendations for enhancing impact
( Lighting, Fog Effects, Ship Movement, etc. )

All new book from Paul M. Newitt, author of the StarFleet Assembly Manuals. 200 pages of information about electronics for models. Several chapters are devoted to lighting models and all the technique including LEDs, flashing circuits, electroluminecent, fiber optics and more. There are chapters on basic electrical techniques, wiring, lighting FX, creative track design, animation, sound, scenery design, theatrical effects, creative operations, and a comprehensive resource guide that will be of value to every model railroader from novice to master scratch builder. This book is loaded with illustrations and 100's of photos from cover to cover.

Very good material for all modelers.