The Interactive 3D Zoetrope: DIY Kits or hand painted Exhibits
Control the magic from the App and fathom the mystery. Exhibits for Collectors and Museums. Buy a Kit if you have a 3D Printer, or a Kit and a Box-of-Frogs if not.
To order, or for more info, contact by email or messenger. Price list below
Email info@4-mation.co.uk, or Message 4dashMation on Facebook
Prices in $US. Payment by card on Paypal invoice (what’s a paypal invoice?). Shipping Worldwide by DHL Express.
Zoetrope machine kits include everything except the animation and take < 10 minutes to assemble. Free pre-supported 3D print files for our animations at Cults3D and Thingiverse. If you don’t have a 3D printer add a Box-of-Frogs to any kit.
Besides discerning collectors, 4-Mation Exhibits are perfect for Illusion Museums. The App (iOS and Android) includes kiosk functionality, and an optional auto start/stop motion sensor that starts the machine on movement within 18ft. On motion timeout (eg 3 minutes), it resets the app controls and stops the machine.
Models and Prices
All models feature massive 216 Watts of LED strobes, no need for a dark room
4 broad, custom LED panels are hidden in the top frame crossbar over the animation. Each panel comprises 6 RGB LEDs of 9 Watts each. The control board includes extra powerful Japanese capacitors (2140 uF total) for the very high, but very short current draw of the strobes, and the power supply is a beefy 2.5A @ 24V (5A for Exhibits), working with the capacitors to provide the LEDs with enough juice-on-demand to make the animation work well in shade, or moderate ambient light. No need for a dark room!
Kit unboxing and time-lapse assembly this is an unboxing video of a Walnut kit with the optional Box of Frogs, unboxing & timelapse frame assembly also shows time-lapse assembly of the zoetrope machine.
STLs and pre-supported Lychee animation print file downloads Pre-supported Lychee files are free to download at Cults3D and bare STLS at Thingiverse
Power Supplies are universal voltage and work around the world. Power cords are supplied with US, EU or UK plugs depending on your location. US plugs are the default, so outside the US, UK, EU you’ll need a US plug adaptor or a PC monitor power cable with your local plug.
Shipping costs
All shipping is DHL Express. Shipping cost to mainland USA for Turntable kit is $45, for Walnut and Beech kits it’s $55, and Exhibits are $150. Enquire for Shipping costs to other destinations before you order.
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