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Ultimate Guide Links & resources 

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 As of 1/16/2023 the book is being reprinted and we hope to have it available by the end of February. We will be continuing to provide updated or replacements links as soon as possible.  

Chapter 1 – From the Beginning

Stan Winston School of Character Arts

YouTube –Stillbeasts Studios

My website and YouTube channels - http://bit.ly/Hauntech and http://bit.ly/Halstaff

EEVblog Soldering Tutorial - http://bit.ly/2NRurcD

Essential Mechanism Examples - http://bit.ly/2MKIVXc

Forums –http://bit.ly/2ldUxcg , http://bit.ly/2NRuHZ9

Books and Magazines –Servo Magazine -http://bit.ly/2D8p5pb,

Nuts and Volts Magazine - http://bit.ly/2RMwnBE  

DC Props prop building books - http://bit.ly/2phmQWY

Prop ideas - http://bit.ly/2D7ZZqr

Pandemic Cemetery Prop Plans - http://bit.ly/2NQWWr0

Charts for servo comparisons - http://bit.ly/2OCMbpd and http://bit.ly/2OHlnEg

ServoCity - http://bit.ly/2ODEi3b

Monster Guts - http://bit.ly/2OzFi8d

Spider Hill Prop Works - http://bit.ly/2D5LhQZ

McMaster Carr - http://bit.ly/2mxAnKy

Fright Props - http://bit.ly/2mj5d9p

Robot Shop - http://bit.ly/2NU2qkP

Spark Fun - http://bit.ly/2lipiNi

Making Custom Resealable Bags – http://bit.ly/BagMod

 

Chapter 2 – Setting Up Shop

Spray Can Grip - https://amzn.to/305dqPr

McMaster-Carr - http://bit.ly/2mxAnKy

My YouTube channel - http://bit.ly/Halstaff

My Website - http://bit.ly/Hauntech

 

Chapter 3 – Idea To Reality

Popsicle sticks for prototyping – http://bit.ly/2yyXo4p

Allen Hopps You Tube Channel – http://bit.ly/2xwOHpN

Robives Mechanisms - http://bit.ly/2PSf1lL

Brian Lincoln’s flying saucer build thread -http://bit.ly/2DbfsX4

Home Depot PVC Cutter - https://thd.co/2xyIn0W

Harbor Freight Heat Gun - http://bit.ly/2xyIrOe

Spider Hill Prop Works Joints - http://bit.ly/2D5LhQZ

ServoCity Actobotics - http://bit.ly/2NQo35E

 

Chapter 4 – Tips of the Trade

MakerPlace - http://bit.ly/2PHIE9k  

CorrosionX - http://bit.ly/2pkKH8h  

Allen Hopps airbrush tips video - http://bit.ly/2NRsDjW

9V Battery Containers - https://amzn.to/2Ykrin8

Servo Clips - https://amzn.to/2YibP7a

Pro-Poxy 20 - https://amzn.to/2Lx9oMx

Froggy’s Fog Scents - http://bit.ly/2MMJvDQ

My YouTube Channel –http://bit.ly/Halstaff

My Website - http://bit.ly/Hauntech

 

Chapter 5 – Wiper Motors

Wiper Motor tombstone video - http://bit.ly/2QBj6Mm  

Wiper Motor mechanism thread - http://bit.ly/2D7No6M

Updated tombstone controller - http://bit.ly/2pieZsf

Brian Lincoln’s table circuit videos - http://bit.ly/2xuLhDY , http://bit.ly/2D8fPRV , http://bit.ly/2QBkFtI   and http://bit.ly/2NnjrEz   

Monster Guts - http://bit.ly/2pig4Aj

Fright Props – http://bit.ly/2OxCrwB

McMaster-Carr - http://bit.ly/2mxAnKy

ScareFX Rocking Granny - http://bit.ly/2piSZ0h

Simple Circuit Boards – http://bit.ly/2NlFcEF

Scary Terry - http://bit.ly/2NRCAxP

Spider Hill Prop Works - http://bit.ly/2xp9bl7

Utilizing Motor Outputs of a Servo - http://bit.ly/2xE87cD

ServoCity - http://bit.ly/2xytZ8Y

My YouTube channel - http://bit.ly/Halstaff

My Website - http://bit.ly/Hauntech

 

Chapter 6 – More Motors

Robives Linkages - http://bit.ly/2PSf1lL

FrightProps PicoVolt - http://bit.ly/2NXkD0E

Scary Tinker Labs - http://bit.ly/2PJuBQw

Kindy’s Reindeer Motors- http://bit.ly/2MLetfK

ServoCity Motors- http://bit.ly/2pmL1Dl

Shiatsu Video - http://bit.ly/2xpbQLI

Shiatsu Thread - http://bit.ly/2xxx6xY

Flexible Screwdriver - https://amzn.to/2YkrZNg

My YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/Halstaff

My Website - http://bit.ly/Hauntech

 

Chapter 7 - Servos

HiTec Servo comparison chart - http://bit.ly/2OCMbpd  

Tyler’s Servo Tester thread - http://bit.ly/2Db5btO  

Servo Arms - http://bit.ly/2xjfTZZ

ServoCity Actobotics - http://bit.ly/2NQo35E

Hitec Programmer – http://bit.ly/2OxKMjH

Adafruit - http://bit.ly/2PPN91Q

RobotShop – http://bit.ly/2xvEkUf

SparkFun – http://bit.ly/2xneCkE

Parallax – http://bit.ly/2DdAbte

Pololu -- http://bit.ly/2DckyCj

RobotShop Servo Brackets - http://bit.ly/2Nli6y1

Sullivan Products - http://bit.ly/2xwRQG9

My YouTube channel - http://bit.ly/Halstaff

My Website - http://bit.ly/Hauntech

 

Chapter 8 - Pneumatics

Canyon Trail Cemetery slider - http://bit.ly/2xBQQRk  

Haunt Hackers - http://bit.ly/Hnthack  

Automation Direct - http://bit.ly/2O0T2vW

Monster Guts - http://bit.ly/2OzINvr

Helpful Pneumatic links list - http://bit.ly/2xueTkW

Fright Props Tutorials - http://bit.ly/2OEl11m

My website - http://bit.ly/Hauntech

My YouTube channel - http://bit.ly/Halstaff

 

Chapter 9 – Linear Actuators

ADA Robotic hand – http://bit.ly/2DfGNqX  

Linear Actuator using Arduino - http://bit.ly/2pnOlhG

Actuonix Motion Devices - http://bit.ly/2plPjuE

ServoCity - http://bit.ly/2NryiOc

Fright Props – http://bit.ly/2NpUMiv

My YouTube channel - http://bit.ly/Halstaff

My Website - http://bit.ly/Hauntech

 

Chapter 10 – Triggers and Sensors

Wired Pushbutton build - http://bit.ly/2NUnLdS  

Step Mat build - http://bit.ly/2NVikLB  

IR Modification – http://bit.ly/2OD44o3            

PIR Sensor - http://bit.ly/2pqRZr6  

PIR Enclosure video - http://bit.ly/PIRenclosure

PIR Floodlight hack thread- http://bit.ly/2MJhxc1  

Rangefinder build - http://bit.ly/2Nsg3Im  

Srvo mounts - http://bit.ly/2QITAVq  

Photocell project – http://bit.ly/2xzhNF8  

Photocell tutorial - http://bit.ly/2OCpB08  

Limit Switch thread - http://bit.ly/2D7No6M  

Wiper Motor with limit switch - http://bit.ly/2xvKzXb

Step Mat - http://bit.ly/2Dbb7mr

Parallax BASIC Stamp Carrier Board - http://bit.ly/2NrpUhA

Parallax Super Carrier Board - http://bit.ly/2NTuoNz

BASIC Stamp Editor - http://bit.ly/2PLPeM7

Ultrasonic Sensor Kit - http://bit.ly/2Da6fhq

Servo Mounts - http://bit.ly/2QITAVq

Arduino Uno - http://bit.ly/2xBJq0q

Extended Marker - https://amzn.to/305euTr

 

Chapter 11 – Prop Controllers

Fright Props Pico Volt – http://bit.ly/2OFQRei  

SparkFun Inventor’s Kit - http://bit.ly/2pqM9Ga  

MDFLY Audio Units - http://bit.ly/2mKo0If  

Scuba Board Button Banger – http://bit.ly/2xpO1DB   

Frankenstein Three-Axis Board - http://bit.ly/2PUuEJF   

Banshee – http://bit.ly/2rea2AZ   

Parallax Activity Board – http://bit.ly/2t0ykTB    

Vixen Software - http://bit.ly/2QII6S9   

Renard Plus - http://bit.ly/2MPxL3v  

Light-O-Rama - http://bit.ly/2pliaPY  

Haunt Bots – http://bit.ly/2ppFA6D  

EFX-TEK - http://bit.ly/2NR7KWf  

VenueMagic – http://bit.ly/2ppFImD   

My YouTube channel - http://bit.ly/Halstaff  

My Website - http://bit.ly/Hauntech  

 

Chapter12 - Audio

Continuous loop hack - http://bit.ly/2QSTB9G  

Fright Props PicoBoo Controller - http://bit.ly/2rgLqcO  

MDFLY - http://bit.ly/2mKo0If  

Banshee Controller - http://bit.ly/bancont  

Bluetooth Speaker Review - http://bit.ly/2seFQ84  

Papa VooDoo Video – http://bit.ly/PapaVoDo  

Big Red Video - http://bit.ly/bigredvid  

Witch Scene Video - http://bit.ly/witchskel  

Sinful Audio - http://bit.ly/sfaudio  

Audacity - http://bit.ly/AdctAd  

Freesound - http://bit.ly/2s7F25q  

Audioblocks - http://bit.ly/2qzU95F  

Motion Detector Sound System- http://bit.ly/2qt8tC4  

Coiling extension cords - http://bit.ly/2qtcpT7       

My YouTube channel - http://bit.ly/Halstaff  

My Website - http://bit.ly/Hauntechdiy

 

Chapter 13 - Power

RobotShop - http://bit.ly/2pmBcVU  

ServoCity - http://bit.ly/2xql3U5   

Hitec – http://bit.ly/2OFjzvL  

My Website - http://bit.ly/Hauntech  

My YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/Halstaff

 

Chapter 14 – Puppeteering

VSA – http://bit.ly/2OEyarh   

MonkeyBasic – http://bit.ly/2DgojXs   

ServoCity – http://bit.ly/2Dhy47H  

Parallax Activity Board - http://bit.ly/2t0ykTB  

Hitec Servos - http://bit.ly/2DhLJf7   

Actuonix Linear Servos - http://bit.ly/2MP2A8D  

Adafruit Electronic Eyes - http://bit.ly/2xpj5U0  

Vixen Software - http://bit.ly/2QII6S9  

Renard Plus - http://bit.ly/2MPxL3v  

All Electronics - http://bit.ly/2xzI1aD

Brian's Servo Recorder/Player Software - http://bit.ly/60BServo

My Facebook live video - http://bit.ly/2Ga4yzE

My YouTube channel - http://bit.ly/Halstaff  

My Website - http://bit.ly/Hauntech 

 

Chapter 15 – Moving Your Head

Servo Attachment - http://bit.ly/2OFfaZF   

Scary Terry Audio Circuit - http://bit.ly/2Dhk4uA  

Monster Guts 3 Axis Kit -  http://bit.ly/2lYq65x   

Halloween2Go - http://bit.ly/2OM3uUQ   

ServoCity Actobotics - http://bit.ly/2NQo35E   

My Webpage - http://bit.ly/Hauntech 

Audacity - http://bit.ly/2xBGSzn

 

Chapter 16 - Eyes

Animatronic Eyes - http://bit.ly/2OFnadf  

Halloween2go - http://bit.ly/2OM3uUQ  

ServoCity - http://bit.ly/2MQL3g0   

ProPoxy - https://amzn.to/2Lx9oMx

Stan Winston School - http://bit.ly/2xoYXBs   

Monster Guts - http://bit.ly/2pqlZ6t   

Adafruit - http://bit.ly/2xpj5U0  

Shapeways - http://bit.ly/2xpXryX 

Eye Blanks - https://amzn.to/2HaVVpp 

 

Chapter 17 - Hands

Brian’s Build Forum Thread - http://bit.ly/2OF16zs  

Stan Winston School of Character Arts - http://bit.ly/StanWin   

Tying the Palomar knot - http://bit.ly/2QMSxnK   

Reversing Servo Rotation video - http://bit.ly/2Dg3Ema   

Adafruit Flex Sensor Strips - http://bit.ly/2xA4K6r   

ServoCity Servo Recorder - http://bit.ly/2prVPjv  

My YouTube Channel – http://bit.ly/Halstaff 

My Website - http://bit.ly/Hauntech 

 

Chapter 18 – The Body

Spider Hill Prop Works - http://bit.ly/2D5LhQZ   

ServoCity Actobotics – http://bit.ly/2NQo35E  

All Scare – http://bit.ly/2xsm9OV   

Evil Ted - http://bit.ly/2QGQT6S  & http://bit.ly/2QLD33d  

Bill Doran - http://bit.ly/2DeCAE3  

Magnogrip - http://bit.ly/2QRBUau  

My YouTube channel - http://bit.ly/Halstaff  

My Website - http://bit.ly/Hauntech 

 

Chapter 19 - Face

Monster Guts Three-Axis Kit - http://bit.ly/3axis  

Teensy Eyes - http://bit.ly/TeensyEyes  

E6000 Glue - https://amzn.to/2Hb4yAD

Light Weight Stone Clay - https://amzn.to/2HaUpE0  

Apoxie Sculpt – https://amzn.to/2PSszim   

Allen Hopps Sculpting – http://bit.ly/Alsclp 

Distortions Unlimited - http://bit.ly/DistUn  

Ed Edmunds Sculpting - http://bit.ly/MLsculpt 

Tandy Leather Stain - http://bit.ly/Tndygel  

Allen Hopps Hair – http://bit.ly/Alhair  

Hitec Servos - http://bit.ly/HTservo  

 

Chapter 20 - Lighting

LED Wizard - http://bit.ly/LEDwzrd

Gantom tutorials - http://bit.ly/2DSAo4y

Voltage Drop Calculator — http://bit.ly/Voltdrop 

DIY Floods - http://bit.ly/2zavmvk  

Monoprice — http://bit.ly/mnpric  

Kill-A-Watt — https://amzn.to/31BiydT  

Lights Alive — http://bit.ly/litealv  

Fright Light Illuminations — http://bit.ly/frtlte  

Mini Spotlight — http://bit.ly/minspt  

Gantom — http://bit.ly/gntmlt  

DIY Christmas — http://bit.ly/Clight  

My YouTube channel — http://bit.ly/Halstaff  

My Website — http://bit.ly/Hauntechdiy  

 

Chapter 21 - Bandit

ServoCity - http://bit.ly/2ODEi3b  

Tenda Stereo Audio Board – http://bit.ly/2NZbl4o  

Parallax Passive Infrared Sensor – http://bit.ly/2pqRZr6   

Scary Terry’s Website - http://bit.ly/2Dhk4uA    

Picaxe Program Editor – hhttp://bit.ly/2DecfWs   

My Website - http://bit.ly/Hauntech 

Youtube Video: http://bit.ly/2qUPSwe

 

Chapter 22 – Papa VooDoo

Servo City - http://bit.ly/2NQo35E

Parallax - http://bit.ly/2t0ykTB

Simple IDE - http://bit.ly/2DhZI4n 

MDFLY Electronics - http://bit.ly/2NZbl4o

Red Tie Photography - http://bit.ly/2tZ0Ino

Completed Build Video - http://bit.ly/PapaVoDo

Brian's Servo Recorder/Player Software - http://bit.ly/60BServo

 

Chapter 23 - ParkerBot

ServoCity - http://bit.ly/2ODEi3b   

Electronics123 Audio Board - http://bit.ly/2Di0EFV   

Pololu Simple Motor Controller - http://bit.ly/2MP1LfR   

Sound Downloads - http://bit.ly/2QJuWUJ  

Audacity Audio Editor Download - http://bit.ly/2xBGSzn   

My Website - http://bit.ly/Hauntech

 

Chapter 24 – Big Red

OpenBuilds Part Store - http://bit.ly/2NpfEqe   

ServoCity – Actobotics - http://bit.ly/2NQo35E   

Parallax Activity Board - http://bit.ly/2t0ykTB   

Sparkfun - http://bit.ly/2POJYYb   

Monster Guts - http://bit.ly/2lYq65x   

Audacity - http://bit.ly/2xBGSzn

Brian's Servo Recorder/Player Software - http://bit.ly/60BServo  

Papa VooDoo code thread - http://bit.ly/2MXwozT

My Website - http://bit.ly/Hauntech

 

Chapter 25 - Jarvis

ServoCity – http://bit.ly/2OAuxT8  

RobotShop – http://bit.ly/2MPA32v  

Hitec – http://bit.ly/2OFVMMf  

Actuonix Motion Devices – http://bit.ly/2DpO6g2  

Adafruit - http://bit.ly/2xpj5U0  

Haunt Hackers - Banshee – http://bit.ly/2rea2AZ

Brian's Servo Recorder/Player Software - http://bit.ly/60BServo  

My YouTube channel - http://bit.ly/Halstaff  

My Website - http://bit.ly/Hauntech 

 

Chapter 26 – Witch Scene

ServoCity Actobotics - http://bit.ly/2NQo35E  

Hitec Servos - http://bit.ly/2DhLJf7  

Actuonix Linear Servos - http://bit.ly/2MP2A8D  

Monster Guts Three-Axis - http://bit.ly/2lYq65x  

Tandy Leather Stain - http://bit.ly/2DeCzQo  

Parallax Activity Board - http://bit.ly/2t0ykTB  

Adafruit Electronic Eyes - http://bit.ly/2xpj5U0   

Red Tie Photography - http://bit.ly/2tZ0Ino

Brian's Servo Recorder/Player Software - http://bit.ly/60BServo 

My YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/Halstaff  

My Website - http://bit.ly/Hauntech

 

Chapter 27 – Talking Skull

Scary Terry's website with the original circuit - http://bit.ly/2Dhk4uA   

 Free audio editing software - http://bit.ly/AdctAd   

 LAME software DLL that allows Audacity to import/export MP3 files - http://bit.ly/2z53uc5   

 ProPoxy - https://amzn.to/2Lx9oMx   

 Dr. Terror Eyes - http://bit.ly/2PmRnBo

YouTube Videos - http://bit.ly/2ENNykJ & http://bit.ly/2theyCZ  

 Build Components 

Skeletons and More Skull - http://bit.ly/hskull  

Hitech 425BB Servo - http://bit.ly/425bb 

Servo Bracket – http://bit.ly/2Nli6y1    

Eyes – http://bit.ly/2RdGkro   

LED Eye Cables - http://bit.ly/2yzfe7q   

LED’s – http://bit.ly/taydaled  

Rigid Wire – http://bit.ly/jawwire 

Red Tie Photography - http://bit.ly/rtphoto  

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