Dec 29, 2007 5:01 AM

DIY Halloween Animatronics

We got some very nice feedback to our last podcast, Episode 8: Psychedelic Bunnies, including the following piece from listener/reader Mike:

The grubs & I got excited about animatronics at the Wired NextFest and wanted to make something for Halloween — I figured it would be a perfect time to introduce them to Gorey’s Gashlycrumb Tinies.

Take a look below at the great little animatronic movie they made, and take a look at the project as a whole over at Instructables. Thanks, Mike!

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